Background
Cos, Marc Garcia-Elias was born on October 6, 1954 in Terrassa, Spain. Son of Roc Garcia-Elias and Roser Cos.
orthopedics consultant hand surgeon
Cos, Marc Garcia-Elias was born on October 6, 1954 in Terrassa, Spain. Son of Roc Garcia-Elias and Roser Cos.
Doctor of Medicine, University Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain, 1978. Doctor of Philosophy in Medicine magna cumm laude, University Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain, 1985.
Consultant in orthopedics, Hospital General, Manresa, Spain, 1983-1990;
chief department hand surgery, Hospital General Catalunya, Spain, since 1991;
member of staff, co-founder, Institute Kaplan for Hand Surgery, Barcelona, since 1994. Visiting scientist biomechs. Laboratory, Mfayo clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, 1987-1989, 1992.
Consultant Centro Medico Teknon, since 1994, Hospital de Sant Joan de Deude Manresa, 1983-1986, Orthopedic Surgery Superior vena cava syndrome, Consorci Hospital Parc Tauli, Barcelona, 1990, Hospital General de Catalunya, since 1991. Assistant clinician Center Hospital de Manresa, 1981-1983. Presenter numerous conferences, speaker in field.
With Spanish Army, 1974-1976. Member International Federation Societies for Surgery of the Hand (chairman anatomy and biomechs. committee since 1995), European Federation Hand Surgeons (examiner European diploma program since 1996), American Society Surgery of the Hand (correspondent, award 1989), Spanish Society Surgery of the Hand, Mayo Hand Club, Academy Ciencies Mediques de Catalunya i Balears (associate), Society Española de Cirugia Ortopedica y Traumatologia, Association Española de Microcirugia.
Married Maria Magdalena Heras, December 29, 1976. 1 child, Anna.