Dr. Francisco Soldado Carrera has more than 15 years of experience in malformations of the upper extremity, tetraplegia, hand malformations and microsurgery, which have allowed him to be leader of the medical teams of prestigious health centers in Spain such as the Hospital Sant Joan de Déu in Barcelona, one of the leading medical centers in Europe for children and adolescents.  

He is an internationally recognized specialist, expert in the Brachial Plexus and Malformations, as well as other pathologies. He has at least 12 major projects to his credit thanks to his continuous training in various countries such as the United States, Taiwan, Egypt, or Finland and his multiple humanitarian missions with the participation of surgical interventions in Guatemala, Benin, Morocco and Vietnam. 

In addition to his healthcare work, he has worked as a university lecturer and researcher and his achievements include more than 120 indexed international articles related to clinical practice, research and teaching, as well as obtaining multiple FIS grants. In addition, he is a member of the research group Bioengineering, Cell Therapy and Surgery in Congenital Malformations (VHIR).  

• Specialist in Upper Extremity Surgery and Pediatric Microsurgery
• Director of the Upper Extremity Surgery and Pediatric Microsurgery Unit at the University Hospital Valle de Hebron
• Head of the Traumatology and Orthopedic Surgery Service at HM Nens Hospital
• Specialist in Traumatology and Orthopedic Surgery at Centro Medico Teknon 
• Head of Upper Extremity Surgery in the International Multidisciplinary Unit of Bone Dysplasias at UMAD
• Collaboration in the development of Orthopedic Surgery in Portugal with the Portuguese Society of Pediatric Orthopedics
• Director of the Upper Extremity and Pediatric Microsurgery Unit at the Hospital Sant Joan de Déu
• Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery at Enfants de Noma in Benin. Africa  
• Pediatric Upper Extremity Surgery at Guatemala Healing Hands Foundation
• Assistant Physician Specialist in Upper Extremity and Pediatric Microsurgery in the Pediatric Orthopedic Unit at the Hôpital des Enfants CHU. Toulouse France 
• Assistant Medical Specialist at the Pediatric Orthopedics Unit for Upper Extremity and Pediatric Microsurgery at ESSaude Lisbon, Hospital da Luz and Beatriz Angelo 
• Senior Researcher in Bioengineering, Cellular Therapy and Surgery in Congenital Malformations at Vall d'Hebron Research Institute 
• Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery Physician at the Children's Hospital and Women's Hospital Vall d'Hebron Hospital 
• Specialty in Upper Extremity and Pediatric Microsurgery in Philadelphia, U.S.A. 
• Lecturer in the Unit of Human Anatomy of the Locomotor System in the Faculty of Medicine at the Autonomous University of Barcelona
• Member:
  
  • Bioengineering, Cell Therapy and Surgery in Congenital Malformations research group (VHIR).