Preferential dedication to headaches, neuro-ophthalmology, cognitive impairment, gait disorders and second opinions.
Dr. Oriol Franch is the Head of the Neurology Department at the Ruber Internacional Hospital. He is a reference in clinical neurology and an expert in second opinions in the field of neurology. His knowledge and experience in the diagnosis and treatment of all types of neurological disorders and diseases are always intended to meet the expectations of patients and families looking for the best neurologist.
Dr. Franch initiated in 1984 the project that is currently the Neurology Service of the Ruber International Hospital. This team has developed with the progressive incorporation of neurologists specialized in different fields of neurology, which, as a team, makes it possible to provide the best neurological care to patients who require it. Since its inception, this project has evolved in accordance with the growth that neurosciences have experienced in recent years, becoming a reference center for neurology, with care, teaching and research activities.
The Neurology Service of the Ruber International Hospital has recently been recognized as one of the best neurological centers in the world.
The Clinical Neurology Unit that he directs attends patients with neurological disorders and diseases, both acute and chronic, dealing with both outpatient and inpatient care. In this unit he studies highly complex cases, always aiming to offer the best neurology that allows the correct diagnosis and the best therapeutic options.
- Degree in Medicine and Surgery
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 1976 - Doctor of Medicine
Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, 1997 - Internist
Hospital Clínico de San Carlos, Madrid 1977 - Internist
Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid 1977-1978 - Resident Physician
Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid 1978-1981 - Provincial Coordinator of the National Plan for the Toxic Syndrome, Madrid 1982
- Assistant Neurologist
Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid 1982-1993 - Assistant Neurologist
Clínica Ruber, Madrid 1984-1986 - Assistant Neurologist
Hospital Ruber Internacional, Madrid 1986-1992 - Head of the Neurology Department
Hospital Ruber Internacional, Madrid since 1993. - Stay at the Neuro-Ophthalmology Unit, Ophthalmology Department, Hospital de Bellvitge, Barcelona 2011
- Member of the Spanish Society of Neurology since 1980.
- Clinical Associate Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology from 1990 to 2018.
- Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology from 2019 to present.
- Member of the European Neurological Society from 1994 to present.
- Member of the European Neuro-Ophthalmology Society from 2011 to present.
- Member of the Iberian Neuro-Ophthalmology Club from 2011 to present.
