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Jaume Capdevila graduated in medicine at the University of Lleida. In 2000-2001 he completed a fellowship at the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of the University of Lleida. From 2002 to 2006 he completed a specialization in medical oncology at the Hospital Universitario de la Santa Creu y Sant Pau in Barcelona and since 2006 he has been practicing as a medical oncologist at the Vall d'Hebron University Hospital and the Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO) in Barcelona. Since early 2013, he has also headed the gastrointestinal and endocrine tumor unit at the Cancer Institute of the Teknon Medical Center. He is involved in the research and treatment of patients with gastrointestinal cancer and endocrine tumors, as well as in early drug development. He has published more than 80 articles in specialized journals and several book chapters.
He is an active member of several oncology societies (ASCO, ENETS, EORTC, SEOM, TTD, GEMCAD, GETNE and GETHI) and actively participates in national and international trials. He is a member of the advisory board of the European Neuroendocrine Tumor Society (ENETS), secretary and treasurer of the Spanish Neuroendocrine Tumor Group (GETNE) and founding member and treasurer of the Spanish Group of Orphan and Infrequent Tumors (GETTHI). He is also the medical oncologist member of the Thyroid Cancer Working Group of the Spanish Society of Endocrinology and Nutrition (SEEN).