Professor Antonio Llombart-Bosch M.D.

Profesor Emérito de la Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad de Valencia

Born in San Sebastian, Spain, (20/08/35). Married with four children.

Education

  • MD degree in Medicine and Surgery, University of Valencia, Spain, 1959
  • PhD doctorate, University of Valencia, Spain 1965.

Current research interests

  • PROTHETS. European Consortium. Grant of the EU. Contractor Nº: 503056 (2005-2008). Prognosis and therapeutic targets in the “Ewing family of tumors”.
  • EUROBONET, European Network to Promote Research into Uncommon Cancers in Adults and Children.
  • EUROCAN-NETWORK. European Consortium Grant of the EU. Contractor nº
  • FISS project Madrid: Nº P1040822 (2005-2008). Study of differential diagnostic markers, and mechanisms of tumor progression in undifferentiated sarcomas of bone and soft tissues, with special reference to the ES/PNET family of tumors.
  • Conselleria de Empresa, Universidad y Ciencia. Proyecto Nº ID-2004/GV/4B208. (2005-2006): Characterization of biological factors associated with human renal carcinogenesis induced by prolonged exposure to low-dose ionizing radiation following the Chernobyl nuclear accident (Ukraine).

Current positions

  • Honorary Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Medicine, University of Valencia, Spain.
  • Invited Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla, Colombia.
  • Invited Professor, Instituto Superior de Ciencias Medicas, Habana, Cuba.
  • President, Fundación Instituto Valenciano de Oncología (IVO).
  • President, Real Academia de Medicina de la Comunidad Valenciana.

Co-operation in joint international investigations with centers in:

  • France, USA, Germany, Cuba, Ukraine and Russia.

Principal areas of developed lines of research:

  • Experimental and Human Urological and Renal Carcinogenesis.
  • Biopathology of Undifferentiated Sarcomas in Bone and Soft Tissue.
  • Experimental and Human Liver Cancer.
  • Cytogenetics and Molecular Biology of Solid Neoplasms in Humans.
  • Breast Cancer.
  • Descriptive Pathology of Human and Experimental Neoplasms.

Current appointments and awards

  • Executive Committee member International Union Against Cancer (UICC).
  • Scientific Advisor Asociación de Ligas Latinoamericanas contra el Cáncer, (ALICC).
  • Advisor, EFEC Ecole de Formation Européenne en Cancérologie, FNCLCC, France
  • Member of several Editorial Boards of International Scientific Journals and honorary member of many Scientific Societies and Royal Academies of Medicine.
  • Officer of the Order of the French Legion of Honor (France, 2002).

Previous appointments and activities

  • Professor of Pathology, University of Valencia, (1975 to 2005).
  • Dean of Medical School, (1980-83, 1990-93)
  • Director of Pathology Department, (1983-90, 1993-1999). Directed 54 PhD degree theses.
  • Former President and Chairman of several National and International Pathology Organizations
  • Principal investigator in several national and international projects
  • Organizer of several International Congresses

Publications

  • Books and Book Chapters in 27 scientific publications
  • 625 scientific articles published in National (293) and International Journals (332).

 

Junio
17
2014
17:00pm

“Epidemiologia, prevención, diagnóstico y tratamiento del cáncer de próstata”

Valencia

La Cátedra de Innovación y Gestión Sanitaria, con el patrocinio de Janssen, les presenta el Seminario “Epidemiologia, prevención, diagnóstico y tratamiento del cáncer de próstata” que tendrá lugar el día 17 de junio en la Real Academia de Medicina de la Comunidad Valenciana.