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Dr Enrique Sandoval

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Dr Enrique Sandoval

Specialist in

  • Minimally invasive total hip replacement via an anterior approach.

  • Simultaneous bilateral hip surgery.

  • Hip arthroscopy.

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Professional profile

An orthopaedic surgeon specialising in hip surgery, with a career spanning national and international university hospitals. His clinical practice focuses on the surgical treatment of degenerative and complex hip conditions, with a particular emphasis on advanced prosthetic surgery and joint-preserving techniques such as hip arthroscopy.

Throughout his career, he has developed a clinical approach based on surgical judgement, continuous professional development and individualised decision-making, aimed at improving patients’ functionality and quality of life.

Education

He has a solid medical background, having undertaken international placements and advanced specialisation programmes in hip reconstructive surgery.

2022–2023 | Master’s degree in the Assessment of Personal Injury and Disability. Miguel Hernández University.
2016–2017 | Fellowship in Reconstructive Hip and Knee Surgery and Sports Surgery. Ottawa Hospital, Canada.
2014 | Doctor of Medicine. Complutense University of Madrid.
2008 | Fellowship of the European Board of Orthopaedics and Traumatology. Geneva, Switzerland.
2002 – 2007 | Specialist in Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (via MIR). 12 de Octubre University Hospital, Madrid.
1995 – 2001 | Bachelor’s Degree in Medicine and Surgery. Complutense University of Madrid.

Professional experience

He has practised as a hip surgeon at leading hospitals, combining public and private clinical practice.

2025 – Present | Hip surgeon. HIP Institute. Madrid.
2017 – 2024 | Specialist surgeon. Ibermutua Central Services. Madrid.
2017 – 2024 | Private clinical practice at various hospitals in Madrid.
2016 – 2017 | Surgeon undergoing specialist training. Ottawa Hospital. Canada.
2015 – 2016 | Specialist in Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology. Severo Ochoa University Hospital. Leganés.
2008 – 2015 | Specialist in Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology. Jiménez Díaz Foundation University Hospital. Madrid.
2002 – 2008 | Resident in Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology. 12 de Octubre University Hospital, Madrid.

Scientific publications

He is the author and co-author of scientific articles published in leading international journals on hip surgery, arthroscopy and osteoarticular infectious diseases.

2019 | Culliton K, Louati H, Sandoval E, et al. Early femoral component migration: comparing the anterior and posterior approaches to the hip. Hip International. 30(2):160–166. DOI: 10.1177/1120700019848103 · PMID: 31081380
2017 | Prieto-Borja L, Rodríguez-Sevilla G, Sandoval E, et al. Evaluation of a commercial multiplex PCR designed for the diagnosis of bone and joint infections using prosthetic-joint sonication. Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology. 35(4):236–242. DOI: 10.1016/j.eimc.2016.09.007 · PMID: 27769681
2016 | Ordás Bayón A, Sandoval E, Valencia Mora M, et al. Acute pectoralis major rupture captured on video. Case Reports in Orthopaedics. DOI: 10.1155/2016/2482189 · PMID: 27595030
2016 | Lora-Tamayo J, Euba G, Cobo J, et al. Short- versus long-duration levofloxacin plus rifampicin for acute staphylococcal prosthetic joint infection managed with implant retention. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents. 48(3):310–316. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2016.05.021 · PMID: 27524103
2016 | Sandoval E, Martín-Ríos MD, Cimas D, et al. Hip arthroscopy for the treatment of femoroacetabular impingement: a comparative study between the classic and outside-in approaches. Hip International. 26(3):290–294. DOI: 10.5301/hipint.5000336 · PMID: 27013491

Areas of special focus

His clinical practice focuses in particular on the following conditions:

  • Hip osteoarthritis.

  • Adult hip dysplasia.

  • Femoroacetabular impingement and labral tear.

  • Hip replacement revision.

  • Hip conditions in athletes.

Techniques and procedures

The techniques and procedures he routinely uses include:

  • Minimally invasive anterior total hip replacement surgery.

  • Simultaneous bilateral hip surgery.

  • Anterior hip resurfacing.

  • Hip-preserving surgery, including periacetabular osteotomy and hip arthroscopy.

  • Complex prosthetic revisions via an anterior approach.

Accreditations and memberships

It maintains links with leading scientific societies in the field of orthopaedic and hip surgery.

  • Spanish Arthroscopy Association (AEA).
  • Spanish Society of Hip Surgery (SECCA).
  • Spanish Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (SECOT).

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