title: Surgery in Spain.
abstract: The Iberian Peninsula-the southwestern point of Europe, between the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean-was visited and settled in ancient times by a variety of peoples. Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Celts, Greeks, Romans, Visigoths, and Arabs all left their mark on the peninsula, and their cultures blended together to found, among other things, a rich tradition in medicine and surgery. During the Renaissance, the fluid exchange of technical skills and knowledge with the rest of Europe and the emergence of universities ensured the development of a high level of medical expertise. Today, surgery in Spain is at the forefront of innovations in the field.
authors.affiliation: Hospital de la Santa Creu I Sant Pau, Department of Surgery, Medical School of the University of Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Trias
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Targarona
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Moral
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pera
mesh_terms: D015510:Clinical Medicine; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D013502:General Surgery / Q000266:history / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D049669:History, 16th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D006761:Hospitals / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012109:Research Support as Topic; D012955:Societies, Medical; D013030:Spain