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Manuel Trias, MD; Eduardo M. Targarona, MD; Antonio Moral, MD; Cristóbal Pera, MD

Arch Surg. 1998;133:218-222.

The Iberian Peninsula—the southwestern point of Europe, between the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean—was visited and settled in ancient times by a variety of peoples. Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Celts, Greeks, Romans, Visigoths, and Arabs all left their mark on the peninsula, and their cultures blended together to found, among other things, a rich tradition in medicine and surgery. During the Renaissance, the fluid exchange of technical skills and knowledge with the rest of Europe and the emergence of universities ensured the development of a high level of medical expertise. Today, surgery in Spain is at the forefront of innovations in the field.

From the Services of General and Digestive Surgery, Hospital de la Santa Creu I Sant Pau (Dr Trias) and Hospital Clinic (Drs Targarona, Moral, and Pera), and the Department of Surgery, Medical School of the University of Barcelona (Drs Trias and Pera), Barcelona, Spain.

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