The specialist

Dr. Antonio Rodríguez

Urologist with over 25 years of experience, specialising in minimally invasive surgery and functional urology. He heads the Urology Department at Hospital de Figueres and holds a private practice in the city.

Antonio Rodríguez Casado, specialist in urology and sexual health

25+: years of experiencepractising urology
500+: laparoscopic surgeriesas first surgeon
2016: Head of DepartmentHospital de Figueres
17-4665: Registration numberCOMG

The specialist

Professional career

Where he has practised, in what role, and since when.

2016 — present
Head of the Urology Department
Hospital de Figueres
2001 — 2023
Head of the Urology Department
Hospital de Sant Celoni
Since 2001
Associate Urologist, Urology Department
Hospital de Figueres
Previous positions
Associate Urologist
Hospitals of Santa Caterina (Girona), Olot, Palamós and Mataró
Private practice
Urodynamic studies, urological ultrasound and functional urology
Clínica Sagrada Familia (Barcelona) and Clínica Girona
1996 — 2001
Urology Specialist via MIR
Hospital Clínic i Provincial de Barcelona
1994
Degree in Medicine and Surgery
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Dr. Antonio Rodríguez at the console of a Da Vinci surgical system

The specialist

Surgical experience

Associate Urologist in the Urology Department at Hospital de Figueres since August 2001.
Over 500 laparoscopic procedures as first surgeon and a similar number as second surgeon.
Radical prostatectomies, partial and total nephrectomies, laparoscopic reconstructive surgery and pyeloplasties.
Extensive experience in open oncological surgery.
Over 100 laser prostate enucleations.

Training and societies

Qualifications, teaching, continuing professional development, and the societies he belongs to. Expand the section that interests you.

University Diploma in Laparoscopic Surgery from the Université de Strasbourg (Université Louis Pasteur).
Lecturer in the laparoscopic surgery development programme for district hospitals.
Teaching surgeon on international courses. The most recent was the Live Surgery Urogynecology Course (Lisbon, May 2024).
Basic urology refresher courses for primary care physicians.
Certificate of Excellence, 2016.
Proctorship in laser enucleation of the prostate. Olympus, 2026.

Accredited courses in imaging techniques (ultrasound) and laparoscopic surgery, with placements at the Centro de Cirugía Mínimamente Invasiva de Cáceres and in Strasbourg.
Robotic surgery (Da Vinci) and single-port surgery (LESS).
Andrology, female urinary incontinence and functional urology.
Continued attendance at national and international urology update congresses.
Participation in clinical trials for the development of new drugs.
Organiser of the XVIII Jornada of the Associació d'Uròlegs de Comarques. Platja d'Aro, 14, 15 and 16 May 2010.