Dr. Christian Dürsteler
Description
Dr. Christian Dürsteler Tatxé Christian Dürsteler Tatxé is a specialist in Anesthesiology and an expert in pain treatment with more than two decades of experience in national reference centers. He has led pain units in hospitals of maximum complexity such as the Hospital Clínic de Barcelona and is currently the Head of the Pain Unit of the Hospital Clínic de Barcelona. Head of the Pain Unit of the Sagrat Cor Hospital (Quirónsalud Group)..
His career integrates care, teaching, research and health management, with a solid background in pain medicine, neuropharmacology and hospital management. He has directed award-winning doctoral theses, participated in strategic committees and published numerous scientific articles in international journals. His practice is oriented to multidisciplinary models and the development of innovative programs in chronic pain.
Professional Experience
- 2025 - Present: Coordinator of the Pain Unit MIVI Vilanova
- 2025 - Present: Chief of Service (Level D), Pain Unit - Hospital Sagrat Cor, Quirónsalud Group, Barcelona
- 2024 - 2025: Chief of Service (Level D), Anesthesiology - CSAPG
- 2022 - 2024: Consultant-2, Anesthesiology - Hospital Clínic of Barcelona
- 2017 - 2024: Head of Section, Pain Unit - Hospital Clínic de Barcelona.
- 2017 - 2024: Director of the Pain Unit - Barnaclinic+.
- 2017 - 2023: Consultant-1, Anesthesiology - Hospital Clínic de Barcelona
- 2001 - 2016: Assistant Operating Room Physician - Hospital del Mar, Barcelona.
- 2001 - 2016: Assistant Physician of the Pain Unit - Hospital del Mar, Barcelona.
- 2018 - 2019: Adjunct of the Pain Group - Institut Barceloní de Traumatologia (IBT)
- 2017 - 2018: Assistant of the Pain Group - Delfos Medical Center.
- 2018 - 2020: Consultant - A. Menarini Industrie Farmaceutiche Riunite S.r.l.
Training
- 2023 - 2025: Master's Degree in Hospital and Health Services Management - Universitat de Barcelona (UB)
- 2022: Empowered Relief Instructor Certification - Stanford University
- 2018 - 2019: Executive Education: Excellence in Hospital Management and Health Value Program - ESADE Madrid
- 2012: Leading for Success in Science (Senior Leaders Edition) - Johns Hopkins Fall Institute in Health Policy and Management
- 2010: Fellowship in Chronic and Acute Pain - UMC St. Radboud, Nijmegen (The Netherlands)
- 2008 - 2010: Master in Pathophysiology and Treatment of Pain - Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)
- 2009: Doctor of Medicine (Excellent Cum Laude), Neuropharmacology of Pain - Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)
- 1997 - 2001: MIR Specialty in Anesthesiology and Resuscitation - Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain.
- 1996: Degree in Medicine and Surgery - Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)
Academic and research experience
- 2018 - 2025: Associate Professor - Department of Surgery and Medical-Surgical Specialties, University of Barcelona (UB).
- 2018 - Present: Doctoral Thesis Tutor - Universitat de Barcelona (UB)
- 2018 - 2025: Subject Coordinator - Universitat de Barcelona (UB)
- 2011 - 2017: Associate Professor - Surgery Area, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB).
- 2011 - 2015: Resident Tutor - Hospital del Mar, Barcelona (Internal and External Accreditation, GenCat).
- 2001 - 2011: Clinical Professor - Surgery Area, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)
- 2022 - 2024: Member of the Research Committee - Institut Àrea Quirúrgica, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona
- 2017 - 2024: Research Coordinator - Pain Section, Anesthesiology Service, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona.
- 2015 - 2017: Member of the Grup de Recerca en Medicina Perioperatòria i Dolor - IMIM-PRBB.
- 2001 - 2015: Member of the Research Group in Physiopathology and Treatment of Pain - IMIM-PRBB
Publications
- 2025: A multidisciplinary pain management program for chronic low back pain - BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
- 2024: Costs of Palliative Care in Oncological and Non-Oncological Patients - Diseases
- 2024: Acceptability of multimodal, multidisciplinary program for chronic low back pain - Physiotherapy Theory and Practice
- 2024: PAIN-COVID randomized clinical trial - Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim
- 2024: Palliative Care Costs (Systematic Review) - Pharmacoeconomics
- 2022: Pain-related patient-reported outcomes registry (10 countries) - European Journal of Pain
- 2022: Chronic pain in critical COVID-19 survivors - European Journal of Pain
- 2022: Opicat project on strong opioids in Catalonia - Pharmaceutics / IJERPH
- 2021: Conditioned pain modulation predicts persistent pain - Pain Reports
Awards
- 2023: Winner - Research Awards for Social and Health Care, Fundació Mutuam Conviure
- 2017: Extraordinary Doctoral Thesis Award - Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.
- 2022: Award for Best Doctoral Thesis - CAMFiC
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