Co-directors

Two senior surgeons. Equal standing. Combined cover.

Cases are assigned by clinical fit, not by hierarchy.

Dr López-Píriz, Co-director · Oral surgeon — portrait
Co-director · Oral surgeon

Dr López-Píriz

  • +25 years of clinical experience in complex oral and implant surgery
  • +15 years researcher at the CINN-CSIC (Spanish National Research Council)
  • +10 years university professor in Implant Dentistry at CEU-San Pablo University, Madrid
  • +40 peer-reviewed publications and textbook contributions
  • Former President of the Spanish Society of Minimally Invasive Dentistry
  • Fellow and member of multiple international scientific and surgical organisations, including the Spanish Society of Oral Implants and the International Congress of Oral Implantologists (ICOI)
  • Several patents in Implant Dentistry and Associate Researcher at EIC Horizon 2020 (European Innovation Council)
  • MD and PhD, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
  • Areas of focus: severe maxillary atrophy, including zygomatic, pterygoid, tilted, nasal and subperiosteal implants
Dr Madruga, Co-director · Oral surgeon — portrait
Co-director · Oral surgeon

Dr Madruga

  • +20 years of international clinical and academic experience in oral surgery, implantology and advanced hard and soft tissue management
  • +10 years Associate Professor and Director of postgraduate programmes in Advanced Implantology and Tissue Regeneration, URJC, Madrid
  • Senior Honorary Lecturer, Queen Mary University of London
  • +7 peer-reviewed publications and international visiting researcher at multiple European institutions
  • MSc in Implant Dentistry (University of Leeds, UK) and International PhD (Rey Juan Carlos University, Madrid)
  • Diploma and Advanced Certificate in Implant Dentistry from the Royal College of Surgeons of England
  • Fellow and member of multiple international scientific and surgical organisations, including the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and the Higher Education Academy (UK)
  • Areas of focus: advanced implant surgery, full-arch rehabilitation, hard and soft tissue regeneration, immediate loading protocols and complex aesthetic rehabilitation

When we work a case together, you are not accompanied by just a surgeon. You are accompanied by two teachers accustomed to explaining every technical decision. That is the difference between delegating and learning.

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