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Dr. Luis Palacios Díaz
Specialist in Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology.
Primarily dedicated to the study and treatment of shoulder and elbow conditions.
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Professional career
Degree in Medicine from the University of Navarra (2020). Specialist in Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, trained at La Paz University Hospital, Madrid (2026).
PhD in Medicine and Surgery from the Autonomous University of Madrid (2026), awarded the highest distinction (sobresaliente cum laude).
University Master's Degree from the Spanish Society for Shoulder and Elbow Surgery and CEU San Pablo University (2026).
He has received two competitive training grants, including the Mediterranean Travelling Fellowship of the Spanish Society for Shoulder and Elbow Surgery (2026).
Clinical Associate in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology at the Clínica Universidad de Navarra.
RESEARCH AREAS
- Shoulder and elbow traumatology and orthopaedics.
- Elbow stiffness.
AREAS OF INTEREST
- Diagnosis and treatment of shoulder conditions.
- Diagnosis and treatment of elbow conditions.
Activity
In teaching
- Author of two chapters in reference books on shoulder and elbow surgery.
- Author of 11 chapters in monographs published by Spanish scientific societies.
In research
- He has taken part in 5 competitive research grants and projects, among them a FIS project funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation / Instituto de Salud Carlos III and the 17th Basic Research Grant of the European Society for Surgery of the Shoulder and the Elbow (SECEC-ESSE).
- He has taken part in one clinical trial.
- Contributor to the International Consensus Meeting on Periprosthetic Joint Infection (ICM 2025).
- He has published 11 articles in indexed journals, 7 of them as first author.
- He has presented 17 oral communications and posters at international congresses and 38 at national congresses in the specialty.
- Reviewer for the Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery (JSES) and the Revista Española de Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología (RECOT).
Scientific organizations
- Spanish Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (SECOT).
- Spanish Society for Shoulder and Elbow Surgery (SECHC).
- European Society for Surgery of the Shoulder and the Elbow (SECEC-ESSE).
Awards
- Richard J. Hawkins Award, American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES), 2025.
- Best Oral Communication Award at the Congress of the Spanish Society for Shoulder and Elbow Surgery (SECHC), 2026.
- Best Poster Award at the Global Elbow Network Conference, 2025.
- Two special mentions for best oral poster presentation at the 26th EFORT Congress, 2025.