These past few days, I’ve had the privilege of experiencing one of the most exciting moments of my professional career. Together with my team at ROC Clinic, we have led the first telesurgery ever performed in Spain between two different locations in Madrid, and the first telesurgery between two European Union countries (Belgium–Spain), carried out
There are moments that mark a before and after in the history of medicine — and this has been one of them. Our team at ROC Clinic has performed the first robotic surgery telementoring in Europe, a milestone that demonstrates how far technology can go in connecting knowledge, bridging distances, and improving patient care. The
On May 2, 2025, I received with great emotion and deep gratitude an official letter from the American Confederation of Urology (CAU), signed by its Secretary General, Dr. Alejandro Rodríguez. In it, I was informed that I have been distinguished as an Honorary Member of the CAU, in recognition of my professional career, my contribution
I am honored to have been named one of the Top 50 Doctors in Spain in the Top Doctors Awards 2024, a distinction I receive with humility and deep gratitude. This recognition highlights many years of work, commitment, and dedication to my patients and to the field of urology, and it adds to the appreciation
Dr. Javier Romero Otero has recently been appointed as Academic Urologist of the European Association of Urology (EAU), a recognition that marks a new milestone in Dr. Romero-Otero’s outstanding contributions to the field of urology. Dr. Romero Otero has expressed his deepest gratitude to all those who have played a fundamental role in his professional
Dr. Javier Romero Otero has been appointed as a member of the Board of Trustees of the International Medical Sciences Award Doctor Juan Abarca (Abarca Prize). The Abarca Prize is an annual award granted by the HM Hospitales Research Foundation to recognize the work of an internationally renowned scientist who has achieved a biomedical breakthrough
The ninth edition of the Merco Healthcare Reputation Monitor 2023 (MRS), places Dr. Javier Romero-Otero-Otero among the urologists with the best reputation in Spain, occupying the fourth place in the ranking. Likewise, the Urology Service of Hospital Universitario HM Sanchinarro, which Dr. Romero-Otero-Otero heads, is in thirteenth place among the hospital services with the best
Forbes magazine publishes its new edition of Best Doctors 2023 in which, once again, I have been recognized as one of the best urologists in Spain. Medicine requires great dedication, commitment and passion for the health and well-being of patients. In the field of Urology, excellence is the standard, so being recognized as one of
On the occasion of World Prostate Cancer Day, celebrated on June 11th, ROC Clinic held the 1st Prostate Cancer Forum in collaboration with the newspaper La Razón at the newspaper’s headquarters last Wednesday at 17:30. The event is available online for those who wish to watch it later through this link. The newsletter supplement “A
More than 1,000 patients have been operated on with the Da Vinci robot since 2007 and more than 70 cases have been operated on with Hugo RAS since its incorporation into our therapeutic arsenal in September 2022.
The Executive Committee Members of the European Society for Sexual Medicine (ESSM), of which I have the honor of being a member, have held a virtual meeting to discuss the issues concerning the ESSM in the Covid-19 era.
ESGURS, the EAU Section of Genitourinary Reconstructive Surgeons, organizes the ESGURS meeting, an annual event that gathers the best in the field to deliver the latest and most relevant developments.
