13th APFSSH, 9th APFSHT & 8th APWA Congress (APFSSH 2023)

Dr. Marc Garcia-Elias

Position: International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand (IFSSH), Immediate Past-President, Spain
Categories: Meet the Masters
  • International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand (IFSSH)
    Immediate Past-President
  • Institut Kaplan, Hand and Upper ExtremitySurgery, Barcelona, Spain
    Co-founder and staff
  • Fernando Fonseca Foundation (FFF). Medicine & Cinema”
    Honorary President

Working activities

April 2021- present: Fernando Fonseca Foundation (FFF). Medicine, Honorary President

September 2003 – 2014: Associate Editor for The Journal of Hand Surgery (American volume)

November 2002-present: Honorary Consultant Pulvertaft Hand Center, Derbyshire Royal Infirmary. Derby, UK

January 1994-January 2018: Consultant Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery, Institut Kaplan (Hand Center). Barcelona (Spain)

January 1991-June 1996: Consultant in Orthopedics and Hand Surgery, Hospital General de Catalunya. Barcelona (Spain)

October 1992-Nov 1992: Visiting Scientist, Biomechanics Laboratory, Mayo Clinic. Rochester, Minnesota (USA)

November 1990-Dec 1990: Consultant in Orthopedics, Orthopaedics Surgery Service, Consorci Hospitalari Parc Taulí. Sabadell, Barcelona (Spain)

June 1989-Nov 1990: Chief Section, Orthopedic Surgery Service, Hospital General de Manresa, Unitat assistencial de Sant Joan de Déu. Manresa, Barcelona (Spain)

January 1987-June 1989: Visiting Scientist, Biomechanics Laboratory, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota (USA)

November 1983-Dec 1986: Consultant in Orthopedics and Surgery of the Hand, Hospital de Sant Joan de Déu de Manresa. Manresa, Barcelona (Spain)

July 1978-Nov 1983: Resident, Orthopedic Surgery Department, Centre Hospitalari de Manresa. Manresa, Barcelona (Spain)