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Luis Lorenzo Roldán (Barcelona, ​​April 13, 1946 - Tarragona, June 13, 2021) was a Spanish traumatologist and orthopaedic surgeon who carried out his work between Spain and India.

Biography
Born in Barcelona on April 13, 1946 to Tomas and Natividad. He had 7 brothers.

He studied at the Jesuit Institute of Sarrià in Barcelona. After completing his medical studies at the "Hospital Clínic de Barcelona" in 1974, he moved to England, United Kingdom, to specialize in Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology.

He worked there until 1980 in some of the most prestigious hospitals such as Great Ormond Street Hospital, The Royal National Orthopedic Hospital (RNOH) and Wrightington Hospital ] (where he worked at The Center for Hip Surgery with British orthopaedic surgeon, Sir John Charnley)

Upon his return to Spain, he continued his profession at the Joan XXIII Hospital and the Viamed Monegal Hospital, both in Tarragona.

He participated in humanitarian projects such as in N'Djamena (Chad) with the International Cooperation in COT and since 2003, with the Vicente Ferrer Foundation in Anantapur, India.

He is a founding member of The Association of Volunteer Orthopedic Surgeons/Association of Volunteer Orthopedic Surgeons (AVOS/ACOV).

In June 2021 he died of pancreatic cancer.

Distinctions

 * DKV Prize for Medicine and Solidarity (2014)