Dra. Susana Duch

Medical license number: 20222

Head of the Glaucoma Unit and the Ocular Trauma Unit. 

Works in the Ocular Genetics Unit and is Scientific Director of the group.

Academic training:

• Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery from the Autonomous University of Barcelona, 1983.
• Ophthalmology Specialty Training at Bellvitge University Hospital (formerly Ciudad Sanitaria y Universitaria de Bellvitge) (1984-1987).
• Doctor of Medicine from the University of Barcelona (1995).
• Postgraduate Glaucoma training at University of California, San Francisco (1990 and 1993).
• Certificate of Research Proficiency from the University of Barcelona (2000).

Teaching activity:

• Associate Professor in Ophthalmic Pathology at the Faculty of Ophthalmology of the University of Barcelona (1992-1999).
• Associate Professor in Ophthalmology at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Barcelona. (1999- 2004).
• Responsible for Ophthalmology Specialty Training for Occupational Medicine Registrars at the “Mateu Orfila” Teaching Unit and member of the advisory board of this teaching unit. June 2006-2010.
• Chair of the Training Commission of the Barcelona Chamber of Commerce, 2010-2014.
• Head and teacher of Ophthalmology for the Master in Occupational Health of the Department of Experimental and Health Sciences. Pompeu Fabra University since 2008.
• Director of Open Clinical Sessions at CEM, 2005-2013.

Work activity:

• Specialist of the Glaucoma Unit at Bellvitge University Hospital (formerly Ciudad Sanitaria y Universitaria de Bellvitge) (1988-2004).
• Founder of the Condal Institute of Ophthalmology in 1989.
• Medical Director of the Ocular Trauma Unit - ASEPEYO, 1989-2010. 
• Director of the Glaucoma Unit of the Condal Institute of Ophthalmology since 1989.

Areas of interest:

• Anterior Segment Pathology: Cornea, Cataracts and Glaucoma, with special interest in Glaucoma and Ocular Trauma.
• Particular interest in Advanced Glaucoma surgery.

Affiliations:

• Member of the Catalan Society of Ophthalmology
• Member of the Spanish Ophthalmology Society
• Member of the Spanish Glaucoma Society
• Member of the European Glaucoma Society
• Member of ARVO - The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology

Research activity:

• Collaborator in two FIS grants (992 and 1210)
• Participation in twelve clinical trials, nine as principal investigator

Presentations and Courses at Ophthalmology Congresses and Symposiums:

• 235 national and 37 international presentations
• 21 video surgeries and live surgery courses

Publications and books:

• 33 national and international publications within the field of Ophthalmology.
• 28 chapters of Ophthalmology books.