Dr. Javier Cortés
Address: Carrer de Vilana, 12, 08022 Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain
Gender: Male
About the Doctor / Professional
Dr. Javier Cortés is the Head of Breast Cancer Unit in Teknon Medical Center and International Breast Cancer Centre (IBCC) in Barcelona. He is also a Senior Clinical Investigator of the Breast Cancer Research Program at Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology and the founding partner of Medica Scientia innovation Research (MedSIR).
He completed his degree in Medicine and Surgery from Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Autonomous University of Madrid) in 1996 and did further specialization from the Clínica Universitaria de Navarra where he was awarded the title of Doctor in Medical Oncology by the University of Navarra in 2002.
Dr. Cortés also has master's degrees in "Medical Direction and Clinical Management” from the Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED), and “Research methodology in Health Sciences” and “Statistics in Health Sciences” by the Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona.
Dr. Cortés has published more than 350 publications and 800 communications at different conferences, mainly on breast cancer and new drugs. He also actively participates in many international clinical trials, and is an ad hoc reviewer of various oncology journals, including, New England Journal of Medicine, Lancet, Lancet Oncology, Annals of Oncology or Journal of Clinical Oncology, and many others.
View Contact DetailsDegree: Universidad Autónoma de Madrid -1996
- Head of Breast Cancer Unit in Teknon Medical Center - Quironsalud Hospitals - to date
- Senior Clinical Investigator of the Breast Cancer Research Program at Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology - to date
- Head of IBCC - International Breast Cancer Center - 2020 to date
- President - Fundación Contigo - 2020 to date
- Vicepresident and Co-Founder - Medica Scientia Innovation Research (MEDSIR) - Jul 2012 to date
- Head Breast Cancer Program - Complejo hospitalario Ruber Juan Bravo - 2016
- Head of the Breast Cancer and Gynecological tumors - Ramon y Cajal University Hospital in Madrid - Sep 2015 to Oct 2018
- Head of the Breast Cancer Program at IOB Institute of Oncology - Quironsalud group, in both Madrid and Barcelona - 2011 to 2020
- Head of Breast Cancer and Melanoma Programs - Jan 2008 to Dec 2015
- Head of the Breast Cancer Program - Jul 2006 to Aug 2015
- Coordinator of the Teaching and Training Program for Residents in Oncology - Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona - Jun 2003 to Jul 2015
- Collaborating Clinician - Centro Médico Teknon - Grupo Quirónsalud - Jul 2004 to Aug 2007
- Benign Breast Lumps
- Breast Cancer Treatment
- Cancer Screening
- Cancer Staging
- Cancer/Oncology Consultation
- Carcinomas
- Chemotherapy
- Clinical Trials
- Core Biopsy
- Gynecological Cancer
- Immunotherapy
- Mammogram
- Medical Oncology
- Metastasis
- Sentinel Node Biopsy
- Member of Spanish, European, and American Societies of Medical Oncology (SEOM, ESMO, ASCO)
- Member of Scientific Committee of the European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO)
- Chair of the Committee for Breast Cancer, local therapy, ESMO 2020
- Co-Chair of the American Association for Cancer research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2021 Program Committee