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Gabriela Guillén Burrieza

I am a pediatric surgeon, and since completing my specialist training I have subspecialized in the surgical treatment of pediatric and adolescent cancer. I am currently section head of the Oncological, Neonatal and Hepatobiliopancreatic Surgery unit of the Pediatric Surgery Department. My goal is to provide comprehensive care to our patients, which meets the highest quality standards, the incorporation of cutting edge technologies and the maximum scientific evidence, from a humanistic approach that puts the patient and their family at the center of care.

Institutions of which they are part

Predoctoral researcher
Childhood Cancer and Blood Disorders
Vall Hebron Institut de Recerca
Head of Section
Paediatric Oncological Surgery
Children's Hospital and Woman's Hospital

Gabriela Guillén Burrieza

Institutions of which they are part

Predoctoral researcher
Childhood Cancer and Blood Disorders
Vall Hebron Institut de Recerca
Head of Section
Paediatric Oncological Surgery
Children's Hospital and Woman's Hospital

I am a pediatric surgeon, and since completing my specialist training I have subspecialized in the surgical treatment of pediatric and adolescent cancer. I am currently section head of the Oncological, Neonatal and Hepatobiliopancreatic Surgery unit of the Pediatric Surgery Department. My goal is to provide comprehensive care to our patients, which meets the highest quality standards, the incorporation of cutting edge technologies and the maximum scientific evidence, from a humanistic approach that puts the patient and their family at the center of care.

Graduated in Medicine from the University of Salamanca, I did my specialty training in Pediatric Surgery at Vall d'Hebron Hospital. Since 2008 I have been part of the Pediatric Surgery department, first as an staff member and currently as head of section.
Between 2008 and 2017 I was also tutor for doctors in training.

My main area of ​​specialization is pediatric surgical oncology, where I have focused most of my clinical practice and research projects, although other areas of my interest are neonatal, hepatobiliary and thoracic surgery.

I have been a member of the European Pediatric Soft Tissue Sarcoma Study Group since 2012, first as part of the surgical subcommittee and since 2020, as part of the Board. In addition, I belong to and collaborate with other European pediatric cancer expert groups (SIOPEN, RTSG, EXPERT, SIOPEL), international (IPSO) and I am consultant for several national groups (SEHOP groups in soft tissue sarcomas, rare tumors and renal tumors ). Since 2024, I have been president of GRECOP (Spanish Group of Pediatric Surgical Oncology).

In 2023, I presented my PhD at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, ​​titled "Development of Orthotopic PDX (Patient-Derived Xenografts) for Pediatric Extracranial Solid Tumors", focused on the generation of preclinical models in childhood cancer, achieving an excellent Cum Laude qualification.

To date, I have published more than 70 scientific papers and book chapters, as an author or co-author, and I participate in several research projects both in pediatric cancer and in other areas of my specialty. I currently combine several research projects in pediatric cancer, as a member of the research group in Cancer and Children's Hematological Diseases of the VHIR, with more purely surgical projects (applications of intraoperative fluorescence, 3D reconstructions, development of minimally invasive techniques, projects of humanization in surgery, among others).

Projects

Implementation and new biomarker development for Personalised Medicine for Childhood Cancers in Spain

IP: Lucas Moreno Martín-Retortillo
Collaborators: Andrea Vilaplana Blanes, Aroa Soriano Fernández, Aroa Soriano Fernández, Margarita Ortega Blanco, Miguel Segura Ginard, Lorena Valero Arrese, Berta Campos Estela, Raquel Hladun Alvaro, Elena Antima Martinez Saez, Marta Sese Faustino, Estela Carrasco López, Gabriela Guillén Burrieza, Josep Roma Castanyer
Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Funding: 369260
Reference: PMP21/00073
Duration: 01/01/2022 - 30/06/2026

Next generation personalised medicine for childhood cancers

IP: Lucas Moreno Martín-Retortillo
Collaborators: Andrea Vilaplana Blanes, Aroa Soriano Fernández, Jessica Camacho Soriano, Lorena Valero Arrese, Raquel Hladun Alvaro, Next generation personalised medicine for childhood cancers, Gabriela Guillén Burrieza
Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Funding: 214170
Reference: PI21/01661
Duration: 01/01/2022 - 30/06/2026

Bioenginyeria, Ortopèdia i Cirurgia Pediàtriques (GRC)

IP: César Galo García Fontecha
Collaborators: Margarita Codinach Creus, Vicenç Martínez Ibáñez, José Luis Peiró Ibáñez, Carlos Giné Prades, Juan A. Porcel Vázquez, Francisco Soldado Carrera, Bioenginyeria, Ortopèdia i Cirurgia Pediàtriques (GRC), Mario Marotta Baleriola, Laura Fresno Bermejo, Gabriela Guillén Burrieza
Funding agency: Agència Gestió Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca
Funding:
Reference: 2014 SGR 1401
Duration: 01/01/2014 - 31/12/2016

Reparación fetoscópica uniportal del mielomeningocele utilizando células progenitoras amnióticas en oveja

IP: César Galo García Fontecha
Collaborators: Margarita Codinach Creus, Reparación fetoscópica uniportal del mielomeningocele utilizando células progenitoras amnióticas en oveja, Maite Avilés García, Gabriela Guillén Burrieza
Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Funding: 75020
Reference: PI10/02466
Duration: 01/01/2011 - 30/06/2014

Related news

The project’s 4th annual meeting was recently held as part of the Fortalece–Salud programme of the Carlos III Health Institute.

Vall d'Hebron is one of the centers that coordinate this network, which so far has enabled the detection of high-risk genetic alterations and the provision of personalized treatments that have already achieved remission in cases with very few therapeutic alternatives.

The projects, selected under the 2026 Health Research and CaixaImpulse Health Innovation calls, address topics ranging from new therapies for childhood neurological disorders and Parkinson’s disease to the treatment of mitochondrial diseases and cancer.

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