Hospital General Universitario Doctor Balmis
Led by Dr. Antonio García López, MD, Medicine and Surgery, University of Alcalá de Henares; MIR specialist training, Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid; cum laude doctorate, Universidad Complutense de Madrid; master's degrees in clinical management and evidence-based medicine. Chief (Jefe) of the Orthopedic Surgery & Traumatology Service — confirmed current in Oct 2025 coverage
What this score measuresThis is the public score for the entire hospital — wards, admissions, emergency department — not for its limb reconstruction unit. Read it as a comment on the building, not on the surgery.
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About Hospital General Universitario Doctor Balmis
Hospital General Universitario Doctor Balmis in Alicante is a public hospital co-designated with La Fe in October 2025 as a Valencian-Community reference unit for bone lengthening and complex bone deformity. Antonio García López is Chief of the Orthopedic Surgery & Traumatology Service, and Ismael Díaz Llopis heads the Rehabilitation Service that supports the unit. The unit takes about 20 new complex cases a year, paediatric to adult, and works with ISABIAL and the University of Alicante's BioFAB unit on biomedical design. Ilizarov is the method on record.
The public record is limited: named surgeons are not confirmed on the hospital's own page, and verification rests on the official designation plus regional news. This is reconstructive work, not cosmetic tourism. No unit-specific phone, email or price is published, and no international-patient service is listed. Google shows 3.3 from 948 reviews for the hospital as a whole.
VERIFIED — upgraded from the candidate's independentSourceCount:1. Confirmed across multiple independent sources: official Generalitat/La Fe designation, plus independent regional news (TodoAlicante names García López as 'jefe de Traumatología' and Díaz Llopis as 'responsable de Rehabilitación' with the same methods/volume), ConSalud and elPeriodic. Antonio García López additionally verifiable via Orphanet professional listing and University of Alcalá alumni appointment notice. Both leads confirmed CURRENT. No cosmetic-tourism / marketing-front red flags — public NHS unit. Website corrected to the Departamento de Salud Alicante-Hospital General domain (dep19.san.gva.es) rather than left null; no unit-specific phone/email or price published — left null, not guessed. No high-confidence surgeon photos located — omitted. | official reference unit but named surgeons unconfirmed | Added 2026-07-11 via company-research (batch-2 deepen/gap); codex web-search cross-checked.
What the clinic states
Taken directly from the clinic’s own website. Details can change — confirm with the clinic before you travel.
- Notes
- Public Valencian health-service hospital (Departamento de Salud Alicante-General, GVA). No contact email, phone or pricing published on the fetched landing page; site is heavily image-based. Not a private/cosmetic pricing provider.
Source: clinic website · verified 2026-07-11.
Why we listed this clinic
Public hospital in Alicante co-designated (Oct 2025) with La Fe as a Valencian-Community reference unit for bone lengthening and complex bone deformity. ~20 new complex cases/year; reconstructive, pediatric-to-adult. Collaborates with ISABIAL and the University of Alicante (BioFAB mixed unit) on biomedical design/manufacturing. Independent sourcing confirms department head Antonio García López has coordinated Spain's national reference unit (CSUR) for brachial plexus since 2012 and is an associate professor at Miguel Hernández University — additional credentialing beyond the existing record.
Methods offered
- IlizarovRead about Ilizarov →
- TSFRead about TSF →
Rehabilitation & physiotherapy
In-house Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Service is integrated into the reference unit's multidisciplinary team; previously headed by Ismael Díaz Llopis, now by Vicente Marimón Hoyos per the 2026 succession (see new_surgeons).
Source: todoalicante.es, consalud.es. Reflects clinic and public sources, not an independent audit.
Surgeons
- Dr. Antonio García López, MD, Medicine and Surgery, University of Alcalá de Henares; MIR specialist training, Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid; cum laude doctorate, Universidad Complutense de Madrid; master's degrees in clinical management and evidence-based medicineChief (Jefe) of the Orthopedic Surgery & Traumatology Service — confirmed current in Oct 2025 coverage
- Dr. Ismael Díaz Llopis, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation specialist; publication record under Hospital General Universitario de Alicante (ResearchGate)Head/responsable of the Rehabilitation (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) ServiceNo longer shown on the clinic’s team page (checked 2026-09) — kept for the record; confirm before booking.View profile →
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Accreditations
- ●Designated reference unit (autonómica, CSUR-type) for limb lengthening and high-complexity bone deformities by Conselleria de Sanidad, Generalitat Valenciana — announced Oct 2025, valid 5 years
- ●Designated reference unit (CSUR-type) for limb lengthening and complex bone deformity by Conselleria de Sanidad, Generalitat Valenciana, effective Oct 2025 for 5 years
Common questions about Hospital General Universitario Doctor Balmis
Answers are built from this clinic's verified record — not from the clinic's marketing.
How do patients rate Hospital General Universitario Doctor Balmis?
Across independent platforms Hospital General Universitario Doctor Balmis holds Google 3.3/5 (969 reviews). We show each platform separately rather than blending them into one score; figures were last checked 2026-09-11. Read the reviews themselves, not just the number — limb lengthening reviews cluster at the extremes.
How much does limb lengthening cost at Hospital General Universitario Doctor Balmis?
Hospital General Universitario Doctor Balmis does not publish a price, and we do not invent one. Comparable Spain clinics in this directory range widely by method; use the cost estimator or contact the clinic for a written quote before travelling.
Which limb lengthening methods does Hospital General Universitario Doctor Balmis offer?
Hospital General Universitario Doctor Balmis lists Ilizarov, TSF. The lead surgeon on record is Dr. Antonio García López (MD, Medicine and Surgery, University of Alcalá de Henares; MIR specialist training, Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid; cum laude doctorate, Universidad Complutense de Madrid; master's degrees in clinical management and evidence-based medicine). Each method page on this site explains how the device works, typical gain and the trade-offs.
What does recovery look like after surgery at Hospital General Universitario Doctor Balmis?
Distraction runs at roughly 1 mm per day for 4–8 weeks, consolidation takes another 3–6 months while the new bone hardens, and physiotherapy-led return to full activity is usually 6–12 months from surgery. Hospital General Universitario Doctor Balmis uses external fixation (Ilizarov, TSF); the frame stays on through consolidation, which means daily pin-site care and a longer period before the device comes off. On rehabilitation specifically: In-house Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Service is integrated into the reference unit's multidisciplinary team; previously headed by Ismael Díaz Llopis, now by Vicente Marimón Hoyos per the 2026 succession (see new_surgeons).
Does Hospital General Universitario Doctor Balmis treat international patients?
Hospital General Universitario Doctor Balmis did not explicitly advertise international-patient services on its website when we verified it. Consultation languages on record: English. Confirm travel logistics, translation and follow-up arrangements directly before booking.
How was Hospital General Universitario Doctor Balmis verified for this directory?
Hospital General Universitario Doctor Balmis is listed at Tier 3 — limited public data was available when we listed it. We hold 7 source URLs for this entry. Last verified 2026-09-11. The clinic cannot pay to change its tier, ranking or reviews; paid options only affect presentation and are always labelled.
Where is Hospital General Universitario Doctor Balmis and where are operations performed?
Hospital General Universitario Doctor Balmis is in Alicante, Spain. Hospital affiliation on record: Public hospital; Hospital General Universitario Doctor Balmis, Alicante (Generalitat Valenciana health system); collaborates with ISABIAL and Universidad de Alicante (BioFAB unit) on biomaterials research
How we verified this clinic
- Tier
- Tier 3 — limited data
- Last verified
- 2 days ago
- Hospital affiliation
- Public hospital; Hospital General Universitario Doctor Balmis, Alicante (Generalitat Valenciana health system); collaborates with ISABIAL and Universidad de Alicante (BioFAB unit) on biomaterials research
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