Dra. Cecilia Meliga Guijarro

• Fellowship in Esophagogastric and Bariatric Surgery. Esophagogastric Surgery Unit, Department of General and Digestive Surgery, Fundación Jiménez Díaz University Hospital (Madrid). (June 2024 – March 2025).•
• Consultant Surgeon, Esophagogastric and Bariatric Surgery Unit, Department of General and Digestive Surgery, Fundación Jiménez Díaz University Hospital (Madrid). (2025–present).

• Oncologic gastric and esophageal surgery
• Functional esophagogastric surgery (reflux, hiatal hernia, achalasia)
• Bariatric surgery

Research:

• EURECCA Study (European Registry of Cancer Care): Registry aimed at obtaining accreditation for esophagogastric surgery from national and/or international surgical societies.
• ESPY Study: Use of endoscopic vacuum therapy to prevent anastomotic leaks after esophagectomy.
• PROFUGO Study: Predictive model for early diagnosis of anastomotic leaks following esophagectomy and gastrectomy.

Teaching:

• Instructor in the course "Introduction to Surgical Practice," taught at the Skills Lab of the School of Medicine, Autonomous University of Madrid, academic year 2021–2022.
• Lecturer of the class "Wound care: a quick and practical guide," at the School of Medicine, Autonomous University of Madrid, April 2022, for fourth-year medical students.
• Faculty member for the course "Medical-Surgical Pathology I (PMQI)" at Alfonso X el Sabio University (UAX) for the 2024–2025 academic year.
• Instructor in the 22nd Esophagogastric Surgery Course for 4th- and 5th-year residents, organized by the Department of General and Digestive Surgery of Fundación Jiménez Díaz University Hospital and Hospital Clínico San Carlos (Madrid, October 16–18, 2024).

• Understanding CAR-T cell therapy and its role in ovarian cancer and peritoneal carcinomatosis from ovarian cancer. Víctor Domínguez Prieto et al., including Cecilia Meliga. Frontiers in Oncology. 2023 May 18;13:1104547. DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2023.1104547. PMID: 37274261; PMCID: PMC10233107.
• Value of three-dimensional reconstruction for non-invasive estimation of PCI in patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis of colorectal origin: A proof of concept. Víctor Domínguez Prieto et al., including Cecilia Meliga. Cirugía Española (English Edition). 2024 Jan;102(1):56–58. DOI: 10.1016/j.cireng.2023.02.003.
• Rectal prolapse and spontaneous perforation causing transanal evisceration of the small bowel: A case report. Clinical history may predict this condition. Cecilia Meliga et al. Annals of Case Reports. Volume 7, Article 875. DOI: 10.29011/2574-7754.100875.
• Cecal perforation in a COVID-19 patient treated with tocilizumab: A case report. Víctor Domínguez Prieto, Cecilia Meliga et al. Science Repository. 09/09/2021.
• Laparoscopic TAPP repair of inguinal tubo-ovarian hernia: an uncommon presentation of inguinal hernia in adult women. Cecilia Meliga et al. Cirugía Española. DOI: 10.1016/j.ciresp.2024.01.013.
• Inflammatory fibroid polyp (Vanek’s tumor): A retrospective multicenter analysis of 67 cases. Sánchez MM, Domínguez-Prieto V, Qian Zhang S, Meliga C, et al. Cancers. 2025;17(7):1209. DOI: 10.3390/cancers17071209.

She has participated as a speaker in 26 national and European congresses to date.