Ferran Torner Rubies
Investigador
Research group
Research line:
Skeletal dysplasia and development of new techniques in orthopedic surgery.
The researcher Ferran Torner Rubies graduated in Medicine and Surgery in 1995 from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and obtained his specialist medical degree in Traumatology and Orthopedic Surgery in 2002. He has been a PhD from the Universitat de Barcelona since 2016.
He is currently studying for the Master in Hospital Management and Health Services at the Universitat de Barcelona.
Between the years 2007-2008, he made a stay at St. Jude Children's Hospital in Memphis (USA) where he expanded his knowledge in Oncological Orthopedic Surgery, Salvage and Reconstruction of Limbs.
Since 2013, he is an Associate Professor at the Universitat de Barcelona, where he is the director of the subject "The Growing Locomotor System" and the Master-Fellowship in Pediatric Orthopedics and Traumatology. He is the director and tutor of different doctoral theses and final degree projects.
He currently holds the following healthcare positions at the SJD Barcelona Children's Hospital:
- Surgical coordinator of the Orthopedic and Traumatology Surgery Service.
- Head of the Tumors, Infections, Bone Dysplasias and Lengthening Unit.
- Head of the Traffic Accident Unit.
He is a member of the Musculoskeletal Tissue Advisory Commission of the Organització Catalana de Trasplantaments.
SJD Barcelona Children's Hospital Last Publications
- Zamora T, Botello E, Jenkins T, Jeys C, Laitinen M, Puri A and Jeys L Global and regional disparities in access to specialist sarcoma services. Bone and Joint Open . 6(4): 425-431.
- Jeys LM, Morris GV, Kurisunkal VJ, Botello E, Boyle RA, Ebeid W, Houdek MT, Puri A, Ruggieri P, Brennan B and Laitinen MK Identifying consensus and areas for future research in chondrosarcoma : a report from the Birmingham Orthopaedic Oncology Meeting. Bone and Joint Journal . 107-B(2): 246-252.
- Brunet Ll, Torner-Rubies F, Suñol M, Martínez J, Gracia I, Peiró A and Machado P Chondroblastomas in Children and Young Adults: Revision of 55 Cases JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC ORTHOPAEDICS . 44(2): 184-191.
Projects
- Project name:
- Rare Commons: Desarrollo de una plataforma online para facilitar líneas de investigación en osteogénesis imperfecta
- Leader
- Rosa Bou Torrent
- Funding entities:
- Sociedad Española de Reumatología Pediátrica (SERPE)
- Code
- PCP00168
- Starting - finishing date:
- 2016 - 2018
- Project name:
- Desarrollo de nuevas técnicas de diagnóstico genético mediante secuenciadores de alto rendimiento y su aplicabilidad al diagnóstico de la ostegénesis imperfecta
- Leader
- Rosa Bou Torrent
- Funding entities:
- Sociedad Española de Reumatología Pediátrica (SERPE)
- Code
- PCP00137
- Starting - finishing date:
- 2015 - 2016