Dr. Bartolomé Oliver
Address: Carrer de Vilana, 12, 08022 Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain
Gender: Male
About the Doctor / Professional
Dr. Oliver is the co-director of two internationally renowned units located at the Centro Médico Teknon Grupo Quirónsalud, Oliver & Ayats Institute, and the Chiari and Craniocervical Hypermobility Unit, the first specialized unit for the surgical treatment of craniocervical hypermobility present in Europe. He has extensive experience in spinal surgery and neurosurgery and is renowned for his surgeries at the base of the skull as well as his operations on brain tumours, spinal surgeries, and OCD surgery. He is a pioneer in the implementation of robotic technology as a minimally invasive technique.
Dr. Oliver studied Medicine at the Autonomous University of Barcelona. He began his specialization in Neurosurgery in 1977 at the National Neurosurgery Department in Madrid under the supervision of Dr. Sixto Obrador, the internationally renowned neurosurgeon. After completing his Neurosurgery studies in Madrid, Dr. Oliver joined the newly set up Neurosurgery Department at the Sant Pau Hospital of the Autonomous University of Barcelona. During the initial stage at this Department, Dr. Oliver took up the responsibility to introduce new techniques learned in Stockholm (Sweden), Montreal (Canada), and San Luis and Pittsburgh (USA). Until April 2012, he was the Director of the Neurosurgery Department at the Mútua de Terrassa University Hospital and Parc Taulí Hospital.
Degree: Degree in Medicine and Surgery from the Autonomous University of Barcelona with Outstanding (1976)
Residency: National Neurosurgery Service in Madrid
- Director of Neuroinstitut Oliver-Ayats at Teknon Medical Center (since 2002)
- Coordinator of Neurosurgery and member of the faculty of Teknon Medical Center since its foundation (1994)
- Co-director of the Brain Tumor Center at Teknon Medical Center, dedicated to the multidisciplinary treatment of brain tumors (since 1998)
- Head of the Neurosurgery Service of the Mutual Hospital of Terrassa (2002-2012)
- Head of the Neurosurgery Section of the Hospital de Sant Pau in Barcelona (1994-2002)
- Astrocytoma Treatment
- Brain Tumors
- Chondrosarcoma Treatment
- Chordoma Treatment
- Craniopharyngioma Treatment
- Dysembryoplastic Neuroepithelial Tumor Treatment
- Ependymoma Treatment
- Ganglioglioma Treatment
- Glioblastoma Multiforme
- Medulloblastoma Treatment
- Meningioma Treatment
- Oligodendroglioma Treatment
- Schwannoma Treatment
- Skull Base Surgery
- Skull Base Tumors
- Teratoma Treatment
- Acoustic Neuroma Treatment
- Angioma
- Arachnoid Cysts
- Arteriovenous Malformation
- Back and Neck Pain Treatment
- Back Pain
- Brain Abscess
- Brain Tumors
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Chiari Malformation Treatment
- Chronic Pain
- Cluster Headaches
- Congenital Malformations
- Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS)
- Ependymoma Treatment
- Epilepsy Consultation and Treatment
- Epilepsy Surgery
- Essential Tremor
- Glioblastoma Multiforme
- Glioma
- Hemifacial Spasm
- Hydrocephalus Treatment
- Intraoperative Neuromonitoring (IONM)
- Lumbar Disc Disease Treatment
- Meningioma Treatment
- Meningocele
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Myelopathy
- Neurofibroma
- Neurology Consultation
- Parkinson's Disease Consultation and Treatment
- Plagiocephaly
- Radiculopathy
- Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
- Sciatica Treatment
- Seizures
- Skull Base Tumors
- Spina Bifida Consultation
- Spinal Cord Stimulator
- Spinal Cord Tumor Treatment
- Spinal Fusion Surgery
- Syringomyelia
- Tic Douloureux
- Trigeminal Neuralgia Treatment
- Vagus Nerve Stimulation
- Acoustic Neuroma Treatment
- Acromegaly Treatment
- Adult Hydrocephalus
- Aneurysm Clipping
- Aneurysms
- Angioma
- Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF)
- Arachnoid Cysts
- Arteriovenous Malformation
- Back and Neck Pain Treatment
- Brachycephaly
- Brain Abscess
- Brain Mapping
- Brain Metastasis
- Brain Tumor Surgery
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Cavernoma
- Cavernous Angioma
- Cervical Disc Disease Treatment
- Cervicalgia
- Chiari Malformation Treatment
- Chondroma Treatment
- Chondrosarcoma Treatment
- Chordoma Treatment
- Chronic Pain
- Colloid Cyst
- Congenital Malformations
- Cranial Cervical Instability
- Craniopharyngioma Treatment
- Craniosynostosis Treatment
- Craniotomy
- Cushing's Disease
- Dermoids
- Disc Degeneration
- Disc Herniation and Disc Disease Treatment
- Discography
- Embolization
- Encephalocele
- Ependymoma Treatment
- Epidermoid Cyst
- Epilepsy Surgery
- Failed Back Syndrome
- Fluorescence Guided Brain Tumor Surgery
- Ganglioglioma Treatment
- Germinoma
- Glioblastoma Multiforme
- Glioma
- Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia
- Hemifacial Spasm
- Hemispherectomy
- Hydrocephalus Treatment
- Intracranial Hematoma
- Kyphoplasty
- Laminectomy
- Laminoplasty
- Laminotomy
- Medulloblastoma Treatment
- Meningioma Treatment
- Meningocele
- Microdiscectomy
- Microsurgery
- Microvascular Decompression (MVD)
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Myelomeningocele
- Myelopathy
- Neurofibroma
- Neurolysis
- Neuropathic Pain
- Neurosurgery Consultation
- Occipital Neuralgia
- Oligodendroglioma Treatment
- Palmar Hyperhidrosis
- Parkinson's Disease Consultation and Treatment
- Pediatric Neurosurgery
- Peripheral Nerve Stenosis, Injuries and Tumors
- Pituitary Adenoma
- Plagiocephaly
- Post Laminectomy Syndrome
- Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (PLIF)
- Radiculopathy
- Radiosurgery
- Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Scaphocephaly
- Schwannoma
- Sciatica Treatment
- Seizures
- Shunt Surgery
- Skull Base Surgery
- Skull Base Tumors
- Spina Bifida
- Spinal Cord Stimulator
- Spinal Trauma
- Spinal Tumors
- Spondylolisthesis
- Spondylolysis
- Syringomyelia
- Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
- Teratoma Treatment
- Tic Douloureux
- Transsphenoidal
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Trigonocephaly
- Ulnar Nerve Decompression
- Vagus Nerve Stimulation
- Venous Angioma
- Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF)
- Back Pain
- Laminectomy
- Laminotomy
- Lipoma Removal
- Microdiscectomy
- Myelopathy
- Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
- Childhood Epilepsy
- Congenital Malformations
- Craniosynostosis Treatment
- Encephalocele
- Hydrocephalus Treatment
- Neurosurgery
- Palmar Hyperhidrosis
- Spina Bifida
- Back Pain
- Cervical Disc Disease Treatment
- Costotransversectomy
- Discectomy
- Foraminotomy
- Herniated Disc Treatment
- Kyphoplasty
- Laminectomy
- Lumbar Disc Disease Treatment
- Lumbar Fusion
- Microdiscectomy
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (PLIF)
- Sciatica Treatment
- Spinal Cord Injury Treatment
- Spinal Cord Tumor Treatment
- Spinal Fusion Surgery
- Spinal Stenosis Treatment
- Spinal Surgery Consultation
- Spondylolysis
More Information
Education:
- Degree in Neurosurgery from the Autonomous University of Madrid (1979)
- MIR of Neurosurgery at the Hospital La Paz in Madrid (1977-1980)
- PhD in Neurosurgery after completing the residency at the National Neurosurgery Service in Madrid (1986)
Working group and institutions:
- Co-founder of the Spine Institute for comprehensive spine treatment
- Co-founder of the Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery in 1987
- Start of the epilepsy surgery program, pioneer in the Spanish state and the one with the greatest accumulated experience
- Co-founder of the Fundació per la Neurocirurgia Funcional in 1995 and start of the Parkinson's Disease Surgery program at Centro Médico Teknon, second in the Spanish state
- Coordinator of the Functional Neurosurgery working group of the Spanish Society of Neurosurgery (1997-1999)
Training Abroad:
- Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
- Montreal Neurological Institute, Montreal, Canada
- Washington University, St. Louis. Missouri, USA
- Northwestern University Medical Center, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, USA