Dr. Marina Paradela is a Consultant Thoracic Surgeon at the Department of Thoracic Surgery, Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge in Barcelona, Spain, where he has served since 2023.
She has held prominent roles within the field, notably serving as the Chair of the Congress Committee of the Spanish Society of Thoracic Surgery since 2022.
He graduated in Medicine from the University of Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, in 2004, and subsequently completed his Medical Residency in Thoracic Surgery at Hospital Universitario de A Coruña, A Coruña, from 2006 to 2011.
Furthering his expertise internationally, Dr. Paradela was a Clinical Fellow at the Centre Chirurgical Marie Lannelongue in Le Plessis-Robinson, France, from 2011 to 2013. Upon returning to Spain, he served as a Consultant Thoracic Surgeon at Hospital Clínic in Barcelona and as an Associate Professor at the University of Barcelona from 2013 to 2016. From 2016 to 2023, he held the position of Consultant Thoracic Surgeon at Hospital Universitario de A Coruña.
Dr. Paradela’s areas of clinical and research interest are focused on uniportal minimally invasive thoracic surgery, superior thoracic outlet surgery, T4 resections and lung transplantation. Her contributions continue to advance these areas, enhancing patient care and surgical outcomes in thoracic surgery.
Selected publications from PubMed
Robotic thoracic surgery: association between operative time and complications in 454 patients.
Serratosa I, Déniz C, Macia I, Rivas F, Muñoz A, Paradela M, García-Reina S, Ojanguren A
Cir Esp (Engl Ed). 2026 Jul;104(7):800329 doi: 10.1016/j.cireng.2026.800329.
Advancing minimally invasive thoracic surgery: comparative insights into uniportal and multiportal robotic approaches for non-small cell lung cancer.
Serratosa I, Déniz C, Macia I, Rivas F, Muñoz A, Paradela M, García-Reina S, Moreno C, Ojanguren A
Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2026 Apr;74(4):400-409 doi: 10.1007/s11748-025-02226-y.
Robotic-assisted left carinal sleeve pneumonectomy with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support for adenoid cystic carcinoma.
Moreno C, Paradela M, Rivas F, Déniz C, Muñoz A, Macia I, Mendez E, Herrera R, Toral D, Ojanguren A, Gonzalez-Rivas D
JTCVS Tech. 2025 Dec;34:222-225 doi: 10.1016/j.xjtc.2025.07.025.
Artificial intelligence in thoracic surgery consultations: evaluating the concordance between a large language model and expert clinical decisions.
Déniz C, Marcè J, Macia I, Rivas F, Muñoz A, Paradela M, García S, Moreno C, Serratosa I, García M, Rodríguez-Martos T, Ojanguren A
Front Digit Health. 2025;7:1633278 doi: 10.3389/fdgth.2025.1633278.
Pathologic Upstaging in Early-stage Non-small Cell Lung Cancer: Predictors and Clinical Impact of Sublobar Resection.
de Ribot A, Muñoz A, Paradela M, Macía I, Rivas F, Moreno C, Serratosa I, García M, Martos T, Marcé J, Ojanguren A, Déniz C
Open Respir Arch. 2025 Apr-Jun;7(2):100434 doi: 10.1016/j.opresp.2025.100434.
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