Born in Barcelona, Spain. Graduated from Barcelona University Medical School.  Specialty training in thoracic surgery at the Jimenez Diaz Foundation, Madrid, Spain. Board-certified in thoracic surgery in 1985. PhD degree in 1986 from the Autonomous University of Madrid. Attending thoracic surgeon at Mutua Terrassa University Hospital, in Spain, since 1989, and clinical chief since 2017. He has authored over 150 articles in indexed journals.  Major interests: lung cancer and Graham Greene.