Palomo Torrero, Daniel

Speciality

General and Gastrointestinal Surgery

Registration No

29/29/8607

Training

1994 – 2000 Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery, University of Málaga.

Summary

Dr Daniel Palomo Torrero is a general and gastrointestinal surgeon.
 
During his years as a surgeon at Hospital de Ronda, he has focused professionally on advanced laparoscopic surgery (splenectomy, adrenal glands, nephrectomy, hysterectomy, etc.) introducing laparoscopic surgery for hiatus hernia followed by surgery for achalasia. As a result he has become the most experienced surgeon in achalasia surgery in the province of Malaga with more than 30 surgical cases. He has also undertaken more than 400 cases of simple and complex hiatus hernias, in addition to launching the laparoscopic colonic surgery unit.
 
Dr Palomo is a specialist in laparoscopic right and left hemicolectomy including laparoscopic pancolectomy, laparoscopic lower anterior resection, abdominoperineal resection, and very low (intersphincteric) resection.
 
He has extensive experience in gastric cancer surgery performing open and laparoscopic gastrectomies (total and partial gastrectomy) in oncology cases. He has performed more than 300 laparoscopic surgeries in oncological colorectal cases, also performing TAMIS and TEM in less advanced tumours.
 
In recent years he has introduced new procedures using innovative diode laser techniques for haemorrhoids and complex perianal fistulas.
 
He also performs complex proctological surgery and laparoscopic pelvic floor surgery, laparoscopic inguinal hernia surgery (both PET and TAPP) and laparoscopic surgery for abdominal wall diastasis.
 
He has been accredited since 2012-2013 by SECO (Spanish Society of Obesity Surgery) in metabolic and obesity surgery and has performed both gastric bypass and gastric sleeve surgery.

Employment History

Currently General and Gastrointestinal Surgeon at HC Marbella.
 
Chief of General Surgery at Hospital de Ronda (Malaga) since 2021.
 
General Surgeon at Hospital Quiron Marbella and Quiron Campo de Gibraltar since 2020.
 
Representative of the Medical Association in the Medical Council of Ronda since 2016.
 
2017-2019 – Head of Studies at Hospital de Ronda
 
2011-2019 – Professor of Pathophysiology
 
2009-2019 – Professor of Anatomy
 
2016-2022 – Associate Professor at the University School of Nursing, Ronda (associated with the University of Malaga).
 
2006-2019 – General Surgeon at Hospital de Ronda (Malaga)
Specialist in General and Gastrointestinal Surgery for 15 years at Hospital de Ronda, Málaga.
 
2001-2006 – Resident Medical Intern, Hospital Regional Universitario Carlos Haya de Málaga. Training in advanced laparoscopic surgery. Obtained the title of Specialist in General and Gastrointestinal Surgery July 19, 2006.

Courses

– Integration into a laparoscopic bariatric surgery unit for 2 weeks, Letterkenny University Hospital (Ireland) 2019.
 
– Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery (Da Vinci) course in advanced colorectal surgery, Porto (Portugal) 2013.
 
– I course of bariatric and metabolic surgery (SECO), third phase of accreditation in obesity surgery, Madrid, March 2010.
 
– Accreditation in Obesity Surgery. Training in the speciality of obesity surgery by the Spanish Society of Obesity Surgery (SECO), with a training scholarship at the Hospital Regional Universitario Carlos Haya in Malaga 2009-2011
 
– Theory course in obesity surgery (SECO). First phase of accreditation. (January-March 2010).
 
– Course in laparoscopic suturing, Seville (October 2009).
 
– Practical course in bariatric surgery (SECO), second phase of accreditation, Málaga 2009.
 
– Course in laparoscopic colon surgery (Dr. Targarona), Barcelona, February 2007.
 
– International refresher course in general surgery (Dr. Enrique Moreno), Madrid, June 2005.
 
– VII National Meeting of Abdominal Wall Surgery, Badajoz, April 2003.