Navarra University Hospital (CUN) is a modern institution that provides medical services in 46 areas. The hospital has two large offices: the first is located in Pamplona and the second opened in 2018 in Madrid.
The University Hospital of Navarra in Madrid employs more than 2,800 nurses and doctors. It occupies 26,500 square meters and has 60 beds. There are seven operating rooms and four treatment rooms in the hospital.
The Hospital of Navarra is ranked first among private clinics in 17 specialities by the Health Reputation Monitor (MRS). It provides the best medical services in Spain in such referrals:
Active work with the University of Navarra is one of the advantages of this clinic. The close collaboration allows the Clinic of Navarra to apply new methods of diagnosis and treatment of diseases, among which are:
Doctors at the University Hospital of Navarra participate in:
The Hitachi cyclotron is a proton therapy device. It creates a beam of protons that irradiates the tumour, taking into account its boundaries, volume, and mobility. Proton irradiation is 60% safer because it preserves healthy tissue, reduces the number and severity of side effects, and reduces the risk of cancer recurrence. The proton therapy facility at the Navarra Clinic is as powerful and precise as those at the Mayo and Johns Hopkins hospitals.
In addition, the Navarra Clinic in Madrid is equipped with facilities for conducting:
Patients from over 50 countries come to CUN for treatment. The international department of the clinic organizes their comfortable stay and accommodation. Patients are met at the airport, brought to the clinic and provided with a personal interpreter. The hospital offers additional services:
Patients who are treated in the hospital are placed in comfortable rooms. Each one has a comfortable bed, nurse call button, separate toilet and shower, closet, and a safe for personal belongings. A companion can stay with the patient in the same room. There is a menu for each patient, which corresponds to his or her diet and personal preferences.
Navarra Medical Center has performed more than 60,000 diagnostic examinations. Doctors at the clinic can provide a 100% accurate diagnosis within 24 hours.
The benefits of CUN diagnostics:
For the patients who cannot come to the clinic for an examination, online consultation with a doctor from the Navarra Clinic is possible. The remote meeting takes place via Skype or another social network with video link. Before the consultation, patients must send their medical documents to the clinic.
Getting a second opinion is helpful for patients who have doubts about the diagnosis. Contacting a specialist at the Navarra Clinic can help them confirm or refute an earlier diagnosis. A second opinion can also be obtained online, without an in-person visit to the clinic.
The patient can check the general state of health. The examination is recommended for healthy people and those who have begun to show the first symptoms of a disease. A general check-up will be useful for all people over 45 years of age. The set of tests and examinations differs for patients of different sex and age. A basic checkup program for women includes:
A unique offer from the Hospital of Navarra in Madrid. During the examination, doctors analyze 566 of the patient's genes. This makes it possible to assess the risks of developing more than 650 hereditary diseases, including cancer, autoimmune pathologies, heart and vascular diseases. Additionally, the patient will learn about their tolerance to more than 300 medications and receive 50 genomic characteristics related to diet, longevity, behaviour, and immune system health. After the genomic screening, the person will also be able to find out what diseases his or her children may pass on. Genome analysis takes four months. As a result, a person receives recommendations that can help slow or stop the development of some deadly diseases.
Early diagnosis of cancer increases the chances of survival, reduces treatment costs and allows the choice of the most sparing therapy protocols. For this purpose, the University Hospital of Navarra in Madrid offers:
| Cancer Check-Up |
| Blood test for tumour markers |
| Biopsy |
| CT/MRI/PET-CT |
| Consultation with an oncologist |
An oncology checkup will be helpful for people after age 50 and for patients with a family history of cancer. The patient receives the results of the checkup within 2-3 days. If the cancer is confirmed, the patient can begin immediate treatment. If the diagnosis is negative, they get recommendations to prevent the development of cancer.
ICAP is a unique program that allows you to assess your risk of stroke, atherosclerosis or myocardial infarction within 48 hours. It is recommended for smokers and people over 50, as well as patients with obesity, diabetes and hypertension. The standard program includes:
The Navarra Medical Center in Madrid has the largest cancer institute in Spain. It accepts patients with tumours of the breast, prostate, stomach, lung, melanoma, head and neck oncology, blood cancer and other diseases. Available treatment options include:
The Navarra Clinic Prostate Center has the only radiopharmaceutical laboratory in Spain. It allows the production of PET-CT with Gallium PSMA. This method is the most effective for diagnosing the recurrence of prostate cancer. The use of Gallium PSMA allows detecting the site of recurrence accurately and initiating treatment promptly. Thanks to this, the survival rate of patients increases.
CUN specialists are creating their own immunotherapy medicine to treat melanoma, lung cancer, and kidney tumours. The drug has already passed the 1st stage of clinical trials.
| Prostatectomy |
| Complex medical examination |
| Consultation with an oncologist and a urologist |
| Total or partial removal of the prostate gland |
| Rehabilitation after surgery |
Doctors at the University Hospital of Navarra have created a new treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma. It is indicated for patients with an inoperable liver tumour who are contraindicated to chemoembolization. The new method combines radioembolization and immunotherapy with Nivolumab. Thirty-eight percent of patients, who underwent this treatment, achieved remission. For the remaining people, liver tumour resection became possible.
Dr Jesus San-Miguel received the prestigious Bob Pinedo Academy Cancer Care Award 2020. The doctor and his team have discovered a treatment that extends the life of patients with multiple myeloma at an early stage.
A clinic at the University of Navarra in Madrid was the first in the world to cure recurrent prostate cancer using a combination of robotic surgery and intraoperative radiation therapy. Oncologists removed a prostate tumour from a 73-year-old man and immediately irradiated him with a powerful dose of radiation. This approach shortened the rehabilitation time - the patient was discharged from the hospital in 48 hours. At the same time, the man saved on multiple sessions of radiation therapy. Doctors expect the new combination to dramatically reduce the risk of cancer recurrence.
On April 2, 2020, the Proton Therapy Center opened at the University Hospital of Navarra in Madrid. For the treatment of cancer patients, they use a Hitachi cyclotron - the same model that is at the American Mayo Clinic, which is considered to be the best proton therapy centre in the world. But unlike the American model, proton therapy at the Spanish clinic in Navarra costs 50-70% less. The modern Hitachi cyclotron allows the radiation time to be reduced to a few minutes, makes it possible to irradiate the tumour with 99% accuracy and ensures maximum safety and comfort for the patient. Proton therapy can be used on children and adults who are contraindicated to radiotherapy or who have not responded to traditional therapies. Proton therapy is the safest method of irradiating a tumour available because it causes no long-term side effects.
In six months, more than 70 patients were treated at the Proton Therapy Center. Among them is the famous soccer player Virginia Torrecilla, who was diagnosed with a brain tumour in May 2020. During the proton therapy courses, the athlete felt well and even attended training sessions in the afternoon.
The University Hospital of Navarra in Madrid provides medical care for children from other countries. Children with Kawasaki disease, Tetralogy of Fallot, osteosarcoma, acute leukaemia, Hodgkin lymphoma, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, Ewing's sarcoma and other pathologies are treated here.
CUN provides the safest treatment for children through the availability of proton therapy. One of the most famous cases is the treatment of a brain tumour in 13-year-old Gerard. He arrived at the clinic in a wheelchair. And after 29 sessions of proton therapy and chemotherapy, the boy left the hospital on his own. There was a surprise waiting for him: the clinic staff organized a gift for him from his idol - the famous soccer player Andrés Iniesta. The sportsman sent Gerard an encouraging video that motivates the boy to continue his fight against cancer.
CUN has installed a new generation cryoablation device for the treatment of atrial fibrillation. It is the first clinic in Spain and the eighth centre in Europe to have this system. Thanks to the new technology, atrial fibrillation can be cured in more than 80% of patients.
Specialists at the Hospital of Navarra are actively involved in the BRAVƎ project. Its goal is to combine stem cell treatment and bioengineering to restore the heart after myocardial infarction.
The University Hospital of Navarra in Madrid has developed a new method of treating knee osteoarthritis with stem cells. After the therapy, patients' condition improves and they stop feeling pain. The effect of treatment lasts more than a year.
Five-time Spanish karate champion Rodrigo Ibañez underwent arthroscopy at CUN. Doctors at the hospital operated on the athlete's shoulder injury. The surgery was successful and the patient was discharged from the hospital on the same day.
CUN's Neurosurgical Department is equipped with state-of-the-art fluorescence microscope models and neuronavigation systems. They allow you to plan the operation and perform precise interventions while preserving healthy tissue. Thanks to the use of the fluorescence microscope and neuronavigation systems, the doctors at the Navarra Hospital can completely remove brain tumours, including glioblastomas.
At the University Hospital of Navarra in Madrid, it is possible to treat Parkinson's disease with MRI-HIFU. Focused minimally invasive ablation does not require surgery and therefore has fewer contraindications. In 1 year, more than 100 patients have undergone this treatment.
| Procedure | Cost |
| Consultation with a specialist | from €300 |
| Second medical opinion | from €355 |
| Computed tomography | from €550 |
| Magnetic resonance imaging | from €900 |
| Biopsy | from €1,000 |
| General check-up | from €2,800 |
| Procedure | Cost |
| Cancer check-up | from €3,200 |
| Mastectomy | from €16,000 |
| Prostatectomy | from €15,000 |
| Da Vinci Surgery | from €25,000 |
| Focused MRI-HIFU ablation | from €22,000 |
| Proton therapy | from €55,000 |
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Dr Bernardino Miñana Lopez is co-director of the CUN Department of Urology. His main speciality is oncologic urology. Dr Lopez is an experienced specialist in laparoscopic and robotic prostate cancer surgery.
Member of organizations:
Specialization: Oncological urology.
Dr Oscar Beloqui Ruiz is the head of KUHN's diagnostic department and a specialist in internal medicine. His primary area of expertise is patient examinations, performing checkups, and planning recommendations for disease prevention.
Dr Ruiz has written 10 book chapters and issued more than 90 publications. He has been recognized 5 times by the CNEAI National Commission on Evaluation of Research in Medicine.
Dr. is a member of the National Cardiovascular Disease Network (RECAVA).
Specialization: diagnostics, internal medicine.
Dr Jose Lamo de Espinoza is a specialist in orthopaedic surgery and traumatology. His main area of interest is hip and knee surgery and sports medicine. The doctor was also involved in the creation of innovative treatment of osteoarthritis with stem cells.
Member of organizations:
Specialization: orthopaedics and traumatology.
Dr Bruno Sangro is head of the Department of Hepatology and specializes in the treatment of liver and biliary tract tumours. Dr Sangro performs chemoembolization, radioembolization and immunotherapy for liver cancer.
Member of organizations:
Specialization: liver cancer.
Dr. Isabel Rubio Rodriguez is the head of the Breast Cancer Unit. She specializes in oncologic surgery for breast tumors. She has experience in general and digestive cancer surgery. She was trained at the Breast Cancer Center at the Anderson Clinic.
Dr. Rodriguez performs lumpectomies, mastectomies, and intraoperative radiotherapy. She also does breast cancer prevention planning for her patients.
Member of organizations:
Specialization: breast cancer.
Dr Felipe Calvo is a radiation oncologist and director of the proton therapy department at CUN in Madrid. In 2019 he was included in the Forbes ranking of the best doctors in Spain.
Dr Calvo is one of the most experienced specialists in precision radiation therapy, radioimmunotherapy and intraoperative radiotherapy. He treats oesophagal cancer and recurrent tumours. He also specializes in pediatric radiotherapy.
Dr Calvo is a member of:
Specialization: radiation oncology.
Dr Jesús San-Miguel is an oncohematologist specializing in the treatment of multiple myeloma. In 37 years of practice, Dr Miguel has received 16 awards. His most recent award was given in 2020 for creating a blood cancer treatment that prolongs patients' lives.
Member of organizations:
Specialization: oncohematology.
