Dr. Andrea Pastor: new Coordinator of the Residents’ Team of the Barraquer Ophthalmology Center
17/07/2025
18/06/2025
On June 17, the Barraquer Institute held its long-awaited Annual Meeting, a day dedicated to recognizing the commitment, excellence and work of the entity's collaborators and the residents of the center. This event not only strengthens the ties that unite us as a community, but also gives us the opportunity to review the achievements and progress made during the last year.
Prof. Rafael I. Barraquer was in charge of welcoming the attendees, inaugurating a day full of recognitions, emotional moments and reflections on the path taken.
Recognising commitment and strengthening alliances with our partners
The event took place in the emblematic Auditorium II and began with the delivery of diplomas to the “Collaborators of the Year 2024”. This distinction honours the tireless work of those who, with their daily efforts, actively contribute to the growth and prestige of the institution. The winners, unanimously selected by the Governing Board of the Barraquer Institute, were:
- For the relationship with the Barraquer Ophthalmology Center: QSOFT, the developer of SALUS sofftware, a fundamental tool to promote technological change in the Center since its implementation in June 2017, with the digitization of Clinical History.
- For the relationship with the Barraquer Foundation: Health and Persona Foundation, for its generous collaboration with the cataracts program, in addition to the personal commitment of its president, Mr. Javier Mirallas, member of the board of trustees of the Barraquer Foundation and Mr. Joan Piñol, general director of the foundation and member of the advisory board of the Barraquer Foundation.
- For the relationship with the area of Teaching and Research: Hospital Sant Rafael, Germanes Hospitalàries, and its Medical Director Dr. Francesc Fatjó Hurios, recognizing the work of their team of ophthalmologists, led by Dr. Jordi Folch Ramos, and the members of their team, Dr. Gonzalo García de Oteyza and Dr. María Iglesias Álvarez, to promote and carry out the collaboration with our center to expand the teaching training of our MIR residents.
Barraquer Institute Awards to Residents
During the ceremony, the excellent trajectory of our residents was also recognized with the delivery of the Barraquer Institute Awards, an example of the institution's commitment to excellence training, innovation and ophthalmology research, which were:
- Award for the best poster: Dr. Clara Pons, Presented at the International Congress ESCRS 2025.
- Award for the best oral or video communication: Dr. Javier Pérez, Presented at the ARVO 2024 International Congress.
- Award for the best publication outside the Journal Citation Report: Dr. Nuria Cintas and Dr. Anna Bruix, for Chapter 39 of the book Pseudoexfoliation.
- Resident of the Year Award: Dr. Andrea Pastor, for his professionalism, involvement and fellowship.
These recognitions reflect the Institute's firm intention to support young talent and foster a culture of continuous learning.
The presentation by Gonzalo Bernardos
One of the highlights of the day was the intervention of the renowned economist and professor, Gonzalo Bernardos, a polemicist, sincere, fun, direct and even visionary, who offered an x-ray of current affairs and tried to predict everything that is to come, through his talk “The world in which we are and the world that comes”.
Finally, Prof. Rafael I. Barraquer closed the event with a few words of thanks and offering an aperitif to the participants, putting the finishing touch to an unforgettable day for the Barraquer community.