Dr. Julio Fernández del Álamo

El Dr. Julio Fernández del Álamo He is a specialist in the surgical treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia with extensive experience in Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP) since 2012.

Head of the Urology Department at the University Hospital of Torrejón.

Bachelor of Medicine from the Autonomous University of Madrid (1997-2003).

He completed his Urology residency at the Príncipe de Asturias University Hospital in Alcalá de Henares, Madrid (2004-2009). From 2009 to 2011, he worked at the Príncipe de Asturias University Hospital as an attending Urologist, and in September 2011, he joined the Urology Department at the Torrejón University Hospital.

He has been Head of the Urology Department at the University Hospital of Torrejón since 2018 and has been part of the ICUA team since 2016.

In 2012 he began to specialize in the minimally invasive surgical treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia, completing training periods with Dr. Gómez Sancha in 2012 and 2013 and at AddenBrooke Hospital (Cambridge University Hospitals) in 2014.

Current specialization

General and Oncological Urology Consultation.
Expert in Holmium Laser Enucleation of the Prostate (HoLEP) for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia, having performed more than 1000 procedures.

Academic activities and membership in organizations

Professor of Urology at the Francisco de Vitoria University in Madrid.
Trainer in the technique of laser prostate enucleation.
Member of the Spanish and European Association of Urology.
Member of the Oncology Committee at the University Hospital of Torrejón.

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Diseases it treats

Urinary Incontinence in Women

It consists of the involuntary loss of urine that causes a hygienic or social problem. It can significantly affect the quality of life of those who suffer from it.

Benign Prostate Hyperplasia

Growth of a benign tumor in the prostate gland as a result of aging. It produces urinary symptoms such as difficulty starting urination, weak stream, frequency, urgency, needing to get up to urinate at night, or incontinence.

Prostatitis, Chronic Pelvic Pain and Cystitis

Prostatitis means inflammation of the prostate gland. These can be acute (febrile) or chronic, and can be of bacterial origin (infectious prostatitis) or non-bacterial origin (abacterial prostatitis). Sometimes, there are only symptoms originating from the prostate without any other underlying condition.

Urinary Incontinence in Men

Urinary incontinence is the involuntary loss of urine that causes a hygienic or social problem. It has a significant impact on the quality of life of men who suffer from it.

Bladder Cancer

Very common in patients who smoke or who smoked in their youth, it usually presents with blood in the urine and irritative urinary symptoms. 80% of cases are curable.

Kidney Stones

The crystallization of waste products in urine can produce kidney stones. These stones can vary in composition and their elimination may occur naturally or require surgical treatment.

Urinary Tract Infections

Urinary tract infections are most often caused by bacteria that reach the urethra and then the bladder. They can also be associated with other diseases.

Techniques in which he specializes

Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP)

Intervention that allows the removal of benign prostatic hyperplasia with laser by vaporizing the hyperplastic tissue or by allowing the enucleation of all the tissue and subsequently extracting it in small fragments.

Ureteral stone surgery

Today, painful kidney stones can be treated with a simple procedure. A very thin instrument is inserted through the urethra, allowing the stones to be pulverized with a laser.