Dra. Hernández Pérez

Distinguished surgeon with extensive experience in Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery. She is an associate professor at the Complutense University of Madrid and has contributed to research on obesity. Since 2013, she has been leading CLA and is the Head of Unit at Ruber Internacional.

Team Leader of the Bariatric Surgery Unit at Ruber Internacional.

Who is it?

Carmen Hernández Pérez

  • Head of the Bariatric Surgery Unit at Ruber Internacional Hospital

  • Attending Physician at the HCSC in Madrid, since May 2001

  • Member of the Robotic Surgery Program of the Surgery Service I (2007)

  • Since 2012, FEA of the Esophagogastric Surgery Section at the HCSC.

Researcher and educator, Dr. Carmen Hernández balances her medical vocation with an extensive research activity involving national and international projects that have enabled her to develop her outreach career.

AWARDS

Much more than a bariatric surgery specialist Doctor

Carmen Hernández Pérez’s career is rounded out with various distinctions, nominations, and awards that she has received over the years.

  • Radio Capital Third Sector Awards for the Surgical Project “Surgery in Turkana”, Madrid, November 2015.

  • Honor Medal from the Department of Surgery, UCM. March 2016.

  • Career Achievement Award, Club de las 25, Madrid, October 24, 2016.

  • Mapfre Foundation Award for Best Project for its Social Impact: Surgery in Turkana. June 12, 2019

  • I Complutense Awards for Volunteering UCM & Social Council 2021.

  • Forbes Magazine 2021: The Other 100 Greatest Fortunes of Spain.

Otras actividades

  • Graduate in Medicine and General Surgery (Complutense University of Madrid, June 1993).

  • Specialty: MIR in General Surgery and Digestive System (April 1996-2001, San Carlos Clinical Hospital).

  • University Expert Title in Minimally Invasive Surgery (Complutense University of Madrid, 1998-1999).

  • Master in Health Management and Healthcare Companies (UCM, 2008-09).

  • Member of the Bariatric Surgery Unit at the San Carlos Clinical Hospital since 1996.

  • Associate Professor of Health Sciences at the Complutense University of Madrid (since 2008).

  • Doctoral thesis: Analysis of the outcomes of surgical treatment of morbid obesity through pure restrictive techniques and mixed derivative procedures.

  • Da Vinci Robotic Surgery Training Program, IRCAD-EITS Training Center Strasbourg, France (June 2007).

  • Head of the Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery Unit at San Carlos Clinical Hospital since 2008.

  • Specialist in obesity surgery since 1997.

  • Specialist in laparoscopic techniques since 1997.

  • Publications in national and international journals related to obesity surgery. Public profile of Ruber International Hospital.