Oriol Martín Solé, MD, PhD, FEAPU
I am a senior specialist in the Paediatric Urology Unit of the Paediatric Surgery Department at Hospital Sant Joan de Déu Barcelona, where I have worked since 2013.
I care for children and adolescents with urinary and genital conditions. My current practice is based at Hospital Sant Joan de Déu Barcelona through the CatSalut public healthcare pathway, and at its Institut Pediàtric for private care for patients from Spain and other countries.
Qualifications and fellowships
- FEAPU · Fellow of the European Academy of Paediatric Urology (UEMS) — 2025.
- MSc · Master’s in Research Methodology: Design and Statistics in Health Sciences, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona — 2020.
- Diploma in Statistics in Health Sciences, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona — 2018.
- FEBPS · Fellow of the European Board of Paediatric Surgery (UEMS) — 2017.
- PhD in Medicine, Universitat de Barcelona, cum laude — 2016.
- Specialist in Paediatric Surgery, MIR residency at Hospital Sant Joan de Déu Barcelona — 2013.
- Degree in Medicine and Surgery, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona — 2007.
Teaching
- Associate Professor of Medicine at Universitat Pompeu Fabra, since 2013.
- Professor on the Master’s in Surgical Techniques in Paediatric Surgery at Universitat de Barcelona, since 2013.
- Professor on the Master’s in Paediatric Urology at Universitat de Barcelona, since 2017.
- Faculty member on Hospital Sant Joan de Déu’s European paediatric urology fellowship programme, recognised by the European Board of Paediatric Urology, since 2018.
- Professor on the “Máster en Cirugía Mínimamente Invasiva en Pediatría” at TECH Universidad Tecnológica, since 2021.
- Professor on the “Máster en Cirugía Pediátrica” at TECH Universidad Tecnológica, since 2024.
- Professor on the “Máster en Urología Pediátrica” at Universidad Internacional de Andalucía (UNIA), since 2026.
Research and scientific responsibilities
- Research coordinator for the Paediatric Surgery Department at Hospital Sant Joan de Déu Barcelona, since 2019.
- Member of the hospital’s Research Committee since 2019 and its Research Ethics Committee for Medicines (CEIm) since 2020.
- Deputy HCP Representative for Hospital Sant Joan de Déu within the European Reference Network eUROGEN from 2020 to 2025, and Lead HCP Representative and local principal investigator for the eUROGEN registry since 2026.
- Local principal investigator for the CovidSurg and GlobalSurg studies (2020–2022), HIPPO (2023), Alligator (2025) and SurgWeek2 (2026).
I participate in research on paediatric urology, urinary microbiota, surgical planning using virtual reality and 3D printing, and simulation for surgical training.
Selected publications
- Predicting Differential Renal Function in Children With Vesicoureteral Reflux Using Ultrasound. The Journal of Urology, 2025.
- Retrocaval ureter: a narrative review. Translational Andrology and Urology, 2025.
- Risk and protective factors for secondary procedures after endoscopic dilatation of primary obstructive megaureters. World Journal of Urology, 2024.
- Value of supranormal function on Tc-99m-mercaptoacetyltriglycine renal scan in paediatric patients with obstructive hydronephrosis. BJU International, 2019.
My aim is to combine clinical care with teaching and research to provide appropriate, evidence-based treatments.