Vicente Carratalá
Dr. Vicente Carratalá Baixauli is a national reference in arthroscopic and reconstructive surgery
of the upper limb. As Chief of the Hand and Upper Limb Surgery Unit at Quirónsalud Valencia, he leads a highly specialised team and performs over 1,000 surgeries per year, making him one of the most active surgeons in his field.
He has trained at prestigious institutions such as Stanford University, Mount Sinai Hospital, and The Hand Institute in the USA. Dr. Carratalá is Editor-in-Chief of the *Revista Iberoamericana de Cirugía de Mano (RICMA)* and sits on the board of the Spanish Society for Hand Surgery
(SECMA).
Education
• Medical Degree – Rovira i Virgili University, Tarragona (2000)
• Residency in Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology – La Fe University Hospital, Valencia
(2002–2007)
Clinical Experience
• Chief of the Hand and Upper Limb Surgery Unit – Quirónsalud Valencia (2016–present)
• Consultant – Quirónsalud Valencia (2007–present)
• Consultant – Unión de Mutuas (2007–2017)
• Fellowships at:
– Stanford University – Hand and Wrist Surgery
– Mount Sinai Hospital – Upper Limb Unit
– Badia Hand to Shoulder Center (USA)
– The Hand Institute (USA)
Languages
• Spanish (native)
• Valencian (native)
• English (advanced)
Other Information
• Board Member – Spanish Society for Hand Surgery (SECMA)
• Editorial Committee – *Revista Española de Artroscopia y Cirugía Articular*
• Organising Committee – Shoulder Expert Forum Valencia
• Award – Best Publication in *Revista de la Asociación Española de Artroscopia* (2011)