Dr. Antonio Russi Tintoré

Top neurologist and epileptologist not only of Barcelona, but in the whole Spain. Leading Specialist in the Treatment of Epilepsy in Teknon Children Clinic. He graduated from the University of Barcelona. Specialization in neurology and clinical neurophysiology received on the basis of the Hospital del Mar (Barcelona). Antonio Russi worked at the Sagrado Corazón hospital and the clinic of Nuestra Señora de la Esperanza. Also practiced in the Antiepileptic Center of Barcelona. Currently he is the head of the department of epilepsy, electroencephalography service, and also the head of the epilepsy surgery program at the Medical Center Teknon. He is also the director of the Barcelona Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery. Antonio Russi participated in the clinical trials of new antiepileptic drugs. Since 1987, the doctor has specialized in the diagnosis and treatment of complex epilepsy cases in patients of all ages, including the surgical intervention program.

Membership in professional organizations:

• Spanish Bureau for Epilepsy (President);
• Catalan Society of Neurology;
• Catalan Society of Clinical Neurology;
• Spanish Society of Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology;
• Spanish Society of Neurology;
• Spanish League Against Epilepsy (ex-president);
• American Society for the Prevention of Epilepsy.

Specialization of the doctor: neurology, surgery for epilepsy, treatment of epilepsy in children and adolescents.