Oncologue, spécialiste du traitement du cancer de la peau
Dr. Francesc Graus is a neurologist with expertise in paraneoplastic neurological syndromes, gliomas, and primary brain lymphomas. He established the first strict diagnostic criteria for paraneoplastic syndromes. He also identified important antibodies that are now used in diagnosis. His research showed the link between tumors and autoimmune neurological attacks.
Dr. Graus earned his MD and PhD from Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. He completed his neurology residency in Barcelona and a neuro-oncology fellowship at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. He is an Emeritus investigator at IDIBAPS. He founded and served as president of the European Association of Neuro-Oncology. He is also the former chief of neurology at Hospital Clinic Barcelona.