I was trained as an orthopedic surgeon at the Vall d’Hebron University Hospital in Barcelona and obtained a PhD “cum laude” in 1994. Since 1995 I am entirely dedicated to the surgical treatment of spinal disorders with special interest in scoliosis and other spinal deformities. I am the Chief of Spine Surgery at the Vall d’Hebron University Hospital, Head of the Spine Research Group at Vall Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Director of the Spine Service at Hospital Quirón Barcelona and Professor of Orthopedics with Tenure at the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona.
Selected publications from PubMed
Surgical Versus Nonoperative Treatment for Adult Spinal Deformity : A Multicenter Propensity Score-Matched Study of Two-Year Patient-Reported Outcomes.
Baroncini A, Boissiere L, Roscop C, Larrieu D, Takemoto M, Vila L, Pellisé F, Alanay A, Kleinstueck F, Pizones J, Charles YP, Bourghli A, Obeid I, European Spine Study Group
Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2026 Sep 1;51(17):1197-1208 doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000005770.
Understanding the Research Needs and Educational Methods of Surgeons to Help Guide Future Spine Deformity Research: A Survey of AO Spine Members.
Morawska MM, Lewis N, Smith JS, Polly DW, Basu S, Klineberg E, Kato S, Berven S, Pellise F, Qiu Y, Alanay A, Yilgor C, Kelly M, Kwan K, Lenke LG, Lewis SJ, AO Spine Knowledge Forum Deformity
Global Spine J. 2026 Aug 28;:21925682261482073 doi: 10.1177/21925682261482073.
Nonoperative Management of the Adult Spinal Deformity Patient: A Biopsychosocial Intervention Versus Care-as-usual - A Comparative Treatment-Based Cohort Study With One-Year Follow-Up.
Hoevenaars EHW, Beekhuizen M, Alanay A, Charles YP, Kleinstueck F, Obeid I, O'Dowd J, Pellisé F, Pizones J, Spruit M, de Kleuver M, van Hooff ML
Global Spine J. 2026 Aug 25;:21925682261481061 doi: 10.1177/21925682261481061.
Examination of DNAm PhenoAge as an epigenetic biomarker for perioperative risk in adult spinal deformity surgeries.
Kelly MP, Hills J, Smith JS, Lenke LG, Kim HJ, Bess S, Line B, Lafage V, Lafage R, Klineberg E, Pellise F, Kebaish K, Gupta MC, Schwab FJ, Shaffrey CI, Ames CP
Geroscience. 2026 Oct;48(5):6289-6298 doi: 10.1007/s11357-026-02481-8.
Postoperative thoracic kyphosis is associated with clinically significant pain improvement at 1-year follow-up in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a multicenter study.
Gomez-Rice A, Núñez-Pereira S, Haddad S, Raganato R, Charles YP, Pérez-Grueso F, Kleinstück F, Obeid I, Alanay A, Pellise F, Pizones J, European Spine Study Group E
Eur Spine J. 2026 Aug;35(8):4581-4590 doi: 10.1007/s00586-026-09747-x.
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