Our professionals
Dr. Victor Rodrigo Paradells
Director of the Department of Neurosurgery.
Primary focus on the study and surgical treatment of spinal and myeloradicular disorders.
Professional career
Graduated in Medicine from the University of Navarra.
Specialist in Neurosurgery at the “Lozano Blesa” Clinical Hospital in Zaragoza. PhD in Medicine from the University of Zaragoza.
Completed international training stays at the Baptist Hospital of Miami, Florida, USA (Dr. S. González-Arias); at Hochtaunus Kliniken in Bad Homburg, Frankfurt, Germany (Dr. D. Rosenthal); and at Tirol Kliniken in Innsbruck, Austria (Prof. C. Thomé).
Has participated in medical social projects in Jacaltenango, Guatemala, and is a member of the NED Foundation (Neurosurgery, Education and Development), where he took part in one of its missions in Mombasa, Kenya (Coast General Hospital).
Completed the “European Spine Course Diploma Curriculum” from EUROSPINE (European Spine Society). Master’s Degree in Spinal Surgery from the CEU Cardenal Herrera University.
IESE Management Program, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, 2025.
Director of the Department of Neurosurgery since November 2025.
AREAS OF INTEREST
His main interest is in spinal pathology.
He is dedicated to the diagnosis and surgical treatment of both degenerative and tumoral pathology of the spine.
Activity
In teaching
He has been a medical associate professor at the University of Zaragoza.
He is currently a Professor of Medicine at the University of Navarra.
In research
Author of 8 articles in national and international magazines and 11 bokk chapters related to his specialty.
He has presented 25 communications to national and international congresses of the specialty.
Awards
- First prize for best oral communication. "Serious complications in anterior approach of cervical spine". XI National Congress of the Spanish Society of Neuroraquis. Albacete. March 2011.
- Award for best oral communication. "Long-term follow-up of patients who have undergone surgery for anterior cervical discectomy with placement of the Inion S1 resorbable plate" XIV National Congress of the Spanish Society of Neuroraquis. Almeria. March 2014.
- José Barberá" Neuroraquis Award 2015. To the best work related to the spine published during 2014 in an international magazine. "Esophageal, pharyngeal and hemorrhagic complications occurring in anterior cervical surgery: Three illustrative cases". March 2015.
Scientific organizations
- Member of the Spanish Society of Neurosurgery (SENEC).
- Member of the Spanish Society of Neuroraquis.
- Member of the European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS).
- Member of the European Society of Spine (Eurospine).