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Dra. Morena Sallabanda
CV of Dr. Morena Sallabanda Hajro, MD, PhD, MSc
Dr. Morena Sallabanda is a Radiation Oncologist at IRCA and complements her professional work at the Proton Therapy Centre of Quirón Salud.
She studied Medicine and Surgery in Madrid, at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid and at the Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, receiving her PhD in 2021 after a 5-year research thesis.
During this time he also completed a Master’s Degree in Radiosurgery, to which, over the years, he has ended up contributing his experience and participating as a teacher.
He has extensive experience as a specialist in Radiation Oncology, having held this position within Genesis Care in emblematic hospitals such as the Hospital la Milagrosa in Madrid and the Cyberknife Unit in Madrid.
She completed her residency in Radiation Oncology at the Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro in Majadahonda.
His career abroad includes,
- Proton therapy at the Penn Medical University Health System in Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, U.S.A.
- Radiation Oncology Rotation at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, U.S.A.
Dr. Morena speaks 5 languages: English, Italian, French, and as a native speaker, Spanish and Albanian.
🩺 Innovation in IRCA and the ZAP-x technology in which Dr. Morena is a part of
As we have highlighted on different occasions, the ZAP-x technology used at IRCA is technologically cutting-edge and does not generate polluting waste.
If you want more information about this innovation, you can find out more by clicking on this link
However, this has not always been the case in radiosurgery in the past.
Therefore, among her many areas of expertise within this field, Dr. Morena obtained her training as a Radioactive Facility Supervisor in 2016. As we say, at IRCA this is not required.
🩺 Academic background
🔵 Doctorate in Medicine from Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Dr. Morena Sallabanda obtains her PhD in January 2021 with a distinction CUM LAUDE.
The doctoral topic was OLIGOMETASTIC SURVIVORS: SOCIOSANITARY DEPENDENCE AFTER INTENSIVE CRANIAL CRANEAL THERAPY.
The directors of the doctoral thesis were Felipe Calvo Manuel, María Isabel García Berrocal.
International Master in Central Nervous System Radiosurgery June 2019 at the Complutense University of Madrid.
Internship in Gammaknife unit (Hospital Ruber Internacional) and Cyberknife unit (Genesis Care, Madrid).
Part of the teaching staff of the master’s degree in the 2019-2020, 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 editions.
🔵Degree+ Master’s Degreein Medicine at Universidad Complutense de Madrid 2007-2013
2012: 5-week external rotation: Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA. Radiation Oncology Department.
2011-2013: Collaborator in the Department of Oncology (Radiation Oncology Service) at the Gregorio Marañón University Hospital.
🩺Work experience
🔵Dr. Moreno is currently a Medical Specialist in Radiation Oncology at the Institute of Advanced Radiosurgery (IRCA).
🔵She also currently holds this position of Specialist Doctor in Radiation Oncology at the Quirónsalud Proton Therapy Centre.
Medical Specialist in Radiation Oncology June 2019 – September 2021 Genesis Care Cyberknife Unit Madrid
Unit coordinator from October 2019
Medical Specialist in Radiation Oncology June 2018 – May 2019
Genesis Care Tomotherapy Unit Hospital La Milagrosa Madrid
Genesis Care Toledo – Guadalajara
🔵Resident Medical Intern in Radiation Oncology May 2014 – May 2018
Puerta de Hierro University Hospital Majadahonda
🔵 External Rotation at University Hospital of Philadelphia: PENN MEDICINE. September – October 2017
Protontherapy Centre (IBA Protontheray), Gammaknife and Cyberknife.
🔵External rotation in Brachytherapy at Hospital Clínico San Carlos April – June 2017.
High-rate brachytherapy in prostate, gynaecological and breast tumours.
Professional skills
– Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT), Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT).
– Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT), Fractionated Stereotactic Radiotherapy and CNS Radiosurgery in Novalis units (BrainLab), Cyberknife, Gammaknife, Tomotherapy, ZAP-X and Protontherapy.
– Protontherapy.
– Intraoperative Radiotherapy (IORT).
– High rate brachytherapy.
– Total Skin Irradiation (TSI).
– Total Body Irradiation (TBI).
– Conformal External Radiation Therapy (3DCRT).
Academic achievements included in Dr. Morena Sallabanda’s CV
COLLABORATION IN BOOK CHAPTERS
- Sallabanda K, Sallabanda M, Gerszten P. Intradural spinal lesions (2020). In Conti A, Romanelli P, Pantelis E, et al.
E, et al. CyberKnife NeuroRadiosurgery. A practical guide (1st ed., pp 473-483). Springer Nature Switzerland. - Sallabanda K, Sallabanda M, García R, Calvo FA. Radiosurgery in brain metastases (2019). In
Sallabanda K, Radiosurgery. Fundamentals, technological advances, indications and results (2nd ed., pp
317-336). Madrid: Aran. - Yañez ML, Mehta M, Sallabanda M, Sallabanda K. Radiosurgery as salvage treatment of high-grade brain gliomas.
high-grade brain gliomas (2019). In Sallabanda K, Radiosurgery. Fundamentals, technological advances,
indications and results (2nd ed., pp 337-350). Madrid: Aran
PUBLICATIONS IN INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS
Dr. Morena Sallabanda’s publications are listed below:
- Lovo EE, Moreira A, Barahona KC, Ramirez J, Campos F, Tobar C, Caceros V, Sallabanda M, Sallabanda
K. Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Recurrent Glioblastoma Multiforme: A Retrospective Multi-Institutional
Experience. Cureus. 2021 Oct 4;13(10):e18480. doi: 10.7759/cureus.18480. - Sallabanda M, Garcia R, Lorenzana L, Santaolalla I, Abarca J, Sallabanda K. Treatment of Chordomas
and Chondrosarcomas With CyberKnife Robotic Hypofractionated Radiosurgery: A Single Institution
Experience. Cureus. 2021 Aug 8;13(8):e17012. doi: 10.7759/cureus.17012. - Sallabanda K, Sallabanda M, Barrientos HD, Santaolalla I, Garcia R. Trigeminal Trophic Syndrome
Secondary to Refractory Trigeminal Neuralgia Treated with CyberKnife® Radiosurgery. Cureus.
2020;12(4):e7670. Published 2020 Apr 14. doi:10.7759/cureus.7670 - Sallabanda M, García-Berrocal MI, Romero J, García-Jarabo V, Expósito MJ, Rincón DF, Zapata I,
Magallón MR. Brain metastases treated with radiosurgery or hypofractionated stereotactic radiotherapy:
outcomes and predictors of survival. Clin Transl Oncol. 2020 Mar 2. doi: 10.1007/s12094-020-02321-x. - Sallabanda K, Yañez L, Sallabanda M, Santos M, Calvo FA, Marsiglia H. Stereotactic Radiosurgery for the
Treatment of Recurrent High-grade Gliomas: Long-term Follow-up. Cureus. 2019 Dec 31;11(12): e6527. doi:
10.7759/cureus.6527. - Garcia R, Sallabanda K, Santa-Olalla I, Lopez JL, Aviles L, Sallabanda M, Rivin E, Samblas J. Robotic
Radiosurgery for Treatment of Intramedullary Spinal Cord Metastases: A Case Report and Literature Review.
Cureus 2016;8(5):e609. doi: 10.7759/cureus.609. - Krengli M, Calvo FA, Sedlmayer F, Sole CV, Fastner G, Alessandro M, Maluta S, Corvo R, Sprek E, Litoborski M, Pisani C, Fusconi F, Osti MF, Tomio L, Marsiglia H, Ciabattoni A, Polkowski W, Di Grazia A, Kuten A, Iotti C, Gonzalez C, Sallabanda M, Dubois JB, Catalano G, Valentini V. Clinical and technical characteristics of intraoperative radiotherapy. Analysis of the ISIORT-Europe database. Strahlenther Onkol. 2013;189(9):729-37.
doi: 10.1007/s00066-013-0395-1. - Calvo FA, Alonso-Murillo L, Sallabanda M, Villanueva-Martinez J, Herranz R, Sole CV. Intraoperative Radiation Therapy, opportunities for clinical practice normalization: MEDTING, a Scientific Platform. Rep Pract Oncol Radiother. 2013;19(4):253-8. doi: 10.1016/j.rpor.2013.08.009.
- Calvo FA, Sallabanda M, Sole CV, Gonzalez-San Segundo C, Alonso-Murillo L, Villanueva-Martinez J.
Intraoperative Radiation Therapy Opportunities for Clinical Practice Normalization: Data Recording and Innovative Development. Rep Pract Oncol Radiother. 2013;19(4):246-52. doi: 10.1016/j.rpor.2013.07.010.4 - Calvo FA, Alonso-Murillo L, Sallabanda M, Villanueva-Martínez J, Pascau J, Sole CV. Imaging opportunities for treatment planning in intraoperative electron beam radiotherapy (IOERT): Developments in the context of RADIANCE system. Rep Pract Oncol Radiother. 2013;19(4):239-45.
Dr Morena Sallabanda’s CV also includes:
- Papers presented at national and international conferences (ESTRO, SEOR, SER): 15 papers between 2015
y 2023. - Training course for supervisors of radioactive installations in the field of radiotherapy with
obtaining a training certificate. CIEMAT. May 2016. - Participation in more than 20 continuing training courses (2014-2020).
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