The Team
Our FACIALTEAM family is an example of a truly multi-disciplinary approach to patient care. Every professional, not just the facial feminization surgeons, understands the importance of their role in supporting you in the FFS process. In addition to the best possible surgical results, we are jointly focused on your well-being at every stage so that you too feel like a part of our “family”.
The Team
Surgical team
ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL HEAD SURGEON
With an undergraduate degree in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Granada (2000), he obtained the title of specialist in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery via the exclusive MIR system (2006) after 5 years of residency at the University Hospital Virgen de las Nieves of Granada. Later he continued studies in Tissue Engineering, receiving his Master Degree in 2006.
Dr. Capitán then focused his specialization in Orthognathic and Craneofacial Surgery, completing fellowship at the Institute of Maxillofacial Surgery and Implantology of Clinica Teknon in Barcelona , as well as in the Unit of Craneofacial Surgery and Dento-facial Deformities at the Morriston University Hospital of Wales (U.K.).
Since 2007 he has centered his specialization on Facial Feminization Surgery, completing more than 650 FFS procedures together with Dr. Daniel Simon, developing new and pioneering techiniques in this surgical field.
Dr. Capitán is an active member of the Spanish Society for Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery.
He is also registered as an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon with the Colegio de Médicos of Málaga (Spain).
ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL HEAD SURGEON
Dr. Daniel Simon began his specialization in Oral Surgery in Sao Paulo, in 2001. He specialized in Surgical Anatomy of the Face (University of Sao Paulo) and in 2002 began a 3-year residency in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.From 2005 to 2007, Dr. Simon completed a Fellowship in Belgium for the Department of Oral and Craniomaxillofacial Surgery of the Eewfeestkliniek in Antwerp.
In 2007, he received his MA from the University of Gent (Belgium).
Since then he has centered his specialization on Facial Feminization Surgery, completing more than 650 FFS procedures together with Dr. Luis Capitán, developing new and pioneering techniques in this surgical field
ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGEON
After completing studies within the Faculty of Medicine in Complutense University of Madrid (2004), Dr. Raul Jimenez Bellinga obtained the title of specialist, MIR , in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal in Madrid (2010). In 2009 he also qualified as a Specialist in Aesthetic and Cosmetic Medicine , with honors , at the Complutense University of Madrid and in 2010 obtained the Diploma of Advanced Studies with the highest score in the Department of Surgery of the University of Alcalá de Henares.
After obtaining his degree as a specialist, he went to Mexico City for training in the field of ambulatory rhinoplasties under local tumescent anesthesia with the inventor of the technique, Dr. Hector Manuel Marín Méndez. He later expanding his knowledge regarding rhinoplasties with the Drs Rorich, Gunter and Guyuron in Dallas, Texas ).
He has worked as the Medical Officer in the Department of Maxillofacial Surgery at the University Hospital of Navarra (Pamplona) and in 2012 obtained the prestigious position for a Fellowship in Facial Cosmetic Surgery with Dr. Maurice Mommaerts of the illustrious Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel in Brussels (Belgium), therefore completing the highest level in training in orthognathic surgery and facial cosmetic surgery.
Dr. Raul Jimenez Bellinga is now dedicated exclusively to cosmetic facial surgery and is the medical director of Rinoestética in Madrid.
With an undergraduate degree in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Granada (2006), he obtained the title of specialist in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery via the exclusive MIR system (2012) after 5 years of residency at the University Hospital Virgen de las Nieves of Granada. Later he continued studies in Tissue Engineering, receiving his Master Degree in 2013.
Dr. Bailón then focused his specialization in Orthognathic and Craneofacial Surgery, completing fellowship at the Institute of Maxillofacial Surgery and Implantology of Clinica Teknon in Barcelona.
He developed a fellowship with Facial Team during 2012- 2013
Now, Dr. Bailon is a surgical member of FACIALTEAM
Dr. Bailón is a member of the Spanish Society for Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery.
Dr. Javier Gutiérrez obtained his degree in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Navarra (Pamplona) in 2007, followed by a medical specialization in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Vall d’Hebron University Hospital (Barcelona) in 2013. During his specialization studies, he collaborated at a number of medical centers around the world: Saint Jean Hospital (Bruges, Belgium, Dr. M. Mommaerts, 2011), the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center (Maryland, U.S., Dr. E. Rodríguez, 2012), the Teknon Clinic (Barcelona, Spain, Dr. F. Hernández Alfaro, 2012), the Cosmetic Facial Surgery Clinic (Virginia, U.S., Dr. J. Niamtu III, 2014), Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital (New York, U.S., Dr. S. Aston, 2014) and RinoFast Polanco (Mexico City, Mexico, Dr. H.M. Marín Méndez, 2016). The constant focus of his medical education has been Orthognathics and Facial Aesthetic Surgery.
Dr. Gutiérrez worked as a consultant for the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the Vall d’Hebron University Hospital from 2013 to 2017, where he headed the Orthognathics and Craniofacial Deformities Unit. He also worked as a professor in the School of Medicine at the Autonomous University of Barcelona.
Dr. Gutiérrez just completed a two-year fellowship in Facial Feminization Surgery with FACIALTEAM.
Graduated as a Professional Nurse from the National University of San Augustin Arequipa in Peru (1990).
She previously completed her internship at the Burn Unit in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery of the Hospital Workers of Arequipa in Peru (1989). She was later certified as a Nurse Practicioner in Europe by the Ministry of Education and Science in Spain (1993).
With extensive experience as a scrub nurse in Aesthetic and Plastic Surgery since 1995, she has pursued a successful career as an instrumentalist nurse in Maxillofacial Surgery at in the private large-scale hospitals of Marbella such as U.S.P. (2008-2012) and more recently with Quirón Hospitals in southern Spain. Grassyt has been the lead surgical nurse for FACIALTEAM since 2008.
Eva Gómez earned the title of Assistant Nursing Care Technician (TCAE) from I.E.S. González Cañadas (Madrid) in 2005. This included completing an internship as Nurse Surgery Assistant in the Gynecology and Obstetrics Unit of the USP San José Sanatorium (Madrid). She has since gained extensive profesional experience in operating theatres, developing her career mainly as a Nurse Assistant in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Hospital USP (2007-2012) and more recently at Hospital Quironsalud and HC International Hospital, both in Marbella (Málaga). Nurse Gómez has been a member of FACIALTEAM's surgical team since 2015, joining in the efforts to improve all aspects of facial gender confirmation surgery for transgender patients.
Hair trasplant unit
Dr. Antonio Alcaide took his degree in Medicine and Surgery at the University of Malaga (1998-2005), where he graduated with one of the best academic records. Between 2006 and 2010 he got his specialization in Dermatology and Venereology in the University Hospital Virgen de la Victoria, where his interest in the study of hair and scalp diseases started, with special emphasis on alopecia and its medical and surgical treatment.
Since then, he has taken part in many national and international conferences of Dermatology and, especially, of Trichology, and he has done lots of courses and seminars. He has performed many scientific communications and published a significant number of scientific papers in prestigious journals. He is a member of several scientific societies: Spanish Academy of Dermatology, European Academy of Dermatology and Trichology Spanish group.
Dr. Alcaide is, together with Dr. Meyer, the head of the FACIALTEAM Hair Transplant Unit, performing hair transplant procedures in the context of facial feminization surgeries, responding by this way to a growing demand of patients who require this type of hair restoration procedures
Doctor Teresa Meyer took her degree in Medicine and Surgery at the Medical University of Malaga. Her expertise in Dermatology was further developed at the University Hospital Virgen de la Victoria in Malaga and at the College of Physicians and the University of Barcelona where she completed her Masters in Laser and Light Therapy Aesthetic Dermatology and Pathology.
Doctor Teresa Meyer developed her interest in hair transplant through specializing in burns and diseases of the scalp and studying various reconstructive techniques, also having a paper published in the Spanish Journal of Dermatology on the use of Body Hair into scalp scar tissue.
Her interest brought her to BHR Clinic where she has learned and master hair transplant technics since 2008 with medical excellence and artistic design and a is a member of the ISHRS -International Hair Transplant Society for Surgeons-.
Her experience has brought the development of FACIALTEAM Hair Transplant Unit and the evolution of the treatment in Hairline Feminization and Simultaneous Hair Transplant (SHT).
Ana Mota Burgos studied Medicine at the University of Malaga (2003-2008) before focusing on Dermatology and Medical-Surgical Venereology at the University Hospital of Malaga. She began her professional career at Vithas Xanit International Hospital where she first became interested in studying and specializing in the field of Hair Transplant and Trichology, working at the BHR Clinic Spain under Dr. Teresa Meyer and Dr. Antonio Alcaide.
A member of the Spanish Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (AEDV), she has actively participated in a number of national and international meetings and conferences on Dermatology, Trichology and Hair Transplant.
Hair transplant technicians
Anaesthesiology unit
Research & development
Dr. F. Capitán obtained both his undergraduate degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences and his MSc in Molecular and Cellular Immunology at the University of Granada, Spain. In 2009 he obtained a research contract to conduct a PhD in the field of Biomedicine, successfully completing his Thesis in December 2013.
Dr. Capitán Cañadas has published his research in international peer-reviewed journals and co-edited several book chapters, as well as presented several scientific posters and oral communications at national and international conferences. During the predoctoral stage, he built strong collaborations with biotech companies and liaised with KOL and other experts in the clinical medicine and drug discovery field. Dr. Capitán Cañadas was awarded two internships at renowned international research centres in Europe: firstly at the Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine (IGMM) of the University of Edinburgh, UK, and secondly at the Core Facility for Germ-free Research of the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden.
Among the formal recognitions received is the “Official College of Pharmacists of Granada Award” granted by the Royal Academy of Medicine and Surgery of Eastern Andalusia in 2013 and the “Dr. Modesto Laza Palacios Award” to the Best PhD Thesis granted by the Official College of Pharmacists of Málaga in 2015. He is proud to have been granted several fellowships for attendance to courses, seminars and other scientific events, attending more than 35 congresses and specialization courses.
Dr. Anabel Sánchez García obtained her undergraduate degree in Biochemistry at the University of Córdoba, Spain, in 2004. After completing her studies she worked as a researcher at the Dpt. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the same university during one year. In 2005, she started her MSc in Pharmacology and Therapeutic at the Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM) and was granted with a postgraduate scholarship in Programa Nacional de Formación de Profesorado Universitario (FPU-2005) by the Ministry of Education and Science of Spain. In 2015 she obtained her PhD in the field of Biomedicine with the highest score.
During her predoctoral stage she collaborated with several pharmaceutical laboratories in the screening of new molecules to be potential drugs and she performed two predoctoral stays in the prestigious Dpt. of Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology of the University College London (UCL), London, United Kingdom. She has presented several scientific posters and oral communications at national and international conferences and has participated in the publication of several scientific papers.
Dr. Anabel Sánchez also performed a Master’s degree in Clinical Research Monitoring in 2010. She has worked as Clinical Research Associate in the Pharmacy industry during the last 5 years, monitoring clinical trials in phase II-IV in different medical areas (Oncology/Hematology, Renal Transplant, Allergy, Dermatology and Cellular Therapy areas), gaining extensive medical knowledge in them.
Dr. Anabel Sánchez García is now dedicated to scientific advising and medical writing in FACIALTEAM.
Administration
Patient coordination
Marketing & institutional relations
Postoperative care
An experienced therapist, she holds a degree in psychology (University of Málaga in 2006) and a master's degree in sexology and sex therapy with a specific gender approach, earning also a postgraduate degree in social and community intervention in 2009. She specialized in Systemic Family Therapy during the years 2009 to 2012 and has been a member in good standing of the Official College of Psychologists of Eastern Andalusia since 2006.
She began work under the public administration in 2007, focusing on disadvantaged groups and later in clinical psychology. In 2010 she began providing services to patients in private practice at Quirón Hospital in Málaga. In regards to professional development, she has amplified skills in therapy for transgender patients and their families, including earning credentials from the Official College of Psychologist in "Mental Healthcare for Transgender & Gender Non-conforming people". She actively collaborates with other professionals (endocrinology, speech therapy, and ear-nose-throat specialists) in the aim to offer comprehensive care for these patients.
She has been FACIALTEAM´s principal therapist since 2016, leading the growth of the postoperative care department in which she is now the coordinating psychologist. She became a WPATH member in 2017.
Fran Ortiz was born in Malaga where he began his studies as a Technical Assistant in Nursing Care in Marbella. He completed a residency at the Costa del Sol Hospital Emergency Unit, completing qualifications in 2009. His thesis presentation received the award “ Hygiene in Marbella” from the dental school Unión Denticale for it´s work in local schools educating on new techniques in oral hygiene.
Thereafter, he gained a wide range of professional experience in oncology, dialysis, cosmetic surgery, traumatology, internal medicine, external consultations and psychiatry. He also continued training in special services such as ICU, operating theatre, dialysis and emergency services, culminating in a masters in patient nutrition. He is currently adding neonatology to his nursing expertise.
Medical facilites in both private and public sectors where Fran has provided services include HC Hospitales, Sanyres Senior, Hospital Costa del Sol and has been with the FACIALTEAM nursing team since 2015.
He has always combined his sanitary side with music, studied in CGM Manuel Carra in Malaga, in the singing specialty.
Antonio Romero Moreno obtained a diploma in Physiotherapy from the Alfonso X el Sabio University in Madrid in 2008 and is a registered member of the Andalusia Association of Physiotherapists. After becoming interested in bodywork, he obtained a degree in Chiromassage in 2004 prior to his advanced studies. In 2009, he obtained a master’s degree in Manual Therapy from the European University of Madrid and a second master’s degree in Manual Lymphatic Drainage that same year.
His interest in the treatment of the human body using manual therapies led him to train as a Pilates instructor and personal trainer and obtain a master’s degree in Nutrition and Sports Dietetics in Madrid. At the same time, he held internships with the Principe Felipe Sports Complex in the special needs and high performance physical therapy unit and with the Ability Center in Madrid.
After completing his education, he worked for the Therapy Center at HC Marbella International Hospital and operated his own government-registered clinic.
Professional Accreditations
A graduate in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Granada’s Medical School, Dr. Jiménez specialized in Clinical Neurophysiology at the Virgen de las Nieves Hospital in Granada. He has a Master of Advanced Studies (doctoral coursework/research proficiency) also from the Granada Medical School and a master’s degree in Sleep, Physiology and Medicine from the Pablo de Olavide University in Seville. He has diplomas in Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Craniopuncture and Auriculotherapy from CML Lasvi College in Madrid and in Lifting with Acupuncture from two schools, IEN El Vergel, working under Jason Smith, and CML Lasvi.
Professional Experience
Specialist in Clinical Neurophysiology, Head of Clinical Neurophysiology Area, Neurosciences Clinical Management
Unit; Jaen Hospital Complex, Andalusia Health Service.
Specialist in Clinical Neurophysiology and Medical Acupuncturist, M Clinic, Jaen.
Scientific Associations
Spanish Society of Clinical Neurophysiology (SENFC)
Andalusia Society of Clinical Neurophysiology (SANFC) (member of the Board of Directors and the Scientific Commission)
Andalusia Epilepsy Society (SADE)