Dr. Daniel Alcolea obtained his Medical Degree at Universidad de Navarra in 2003 and specialized in Neurology at Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau (Barcelona). He received his PhD from Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) with a thesis focused on cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers for the study of the pathophysiological pathways in Alzheimer’s disease. … Read more
Dr Juan Fortea is the director of the Memory Unit of the Neurology Department at Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau. He is a trained neurologist with extensive experience in neurodegenerative diseases, both in clinical practice and research. Dr Fortea obtained his PhD in the study of preclinical Alzheimer’s disease in sporadic and … Read more
Dr. Rafael Blesa obtained his medical degree from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona in 1975 and specialized in Neurology at Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau. After completing his Ph.D. in Medicine at the Universitat de Barcelona (1989) he worked at the National Institute of Health in Bethesda, Maryland (USA) as an associate … Read more
Our Team Our Memory Unit attends more than 2000 patients every year and is composed of a multidisciplinary team of experts including neurologists, neuropsychologists, biologists, engineers, laboratory technicians, and research nurses. This multidisciplinary structure, which is unique in Spain and an exception in Europe, allows us to combine laboratory and clinical studies, thus positioning our … Read more
Dr. Alberto Lleó is the director of the Neurology Department at Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau. After obtaining his Medical degree from the University of Barcelona, he completed his specialization in Neurology at Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau in 2000. Two years later, he obtained his PhD in Medicine … Read more