Education

• Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery, University of Valencia 1992.
• Diploma in Statistics, UNED.
• PhD in Medicine and Surgery, University of Valencia 1996. His doctoral thesis entitled “Administración intraventricular aguda y crónica de valpreato en un modelo de epilepsia farmacorresistente" was qualified with excellent "cum laude".

Clinical specialty

• General and Digestive Surgery residency (MIR) at the University Hospital La Fe (1995-2000)
• He participated in training programmes abroad at the Diabetes Reseach Institute at Miami University (Dr. Camillo Ricordi) and at the Unit of Surgery and Hepatic and Cellular Transplantation at King's College, Hospital of London.

Career

• He has developed his professional career at the General and Digestive Surgical Services at Hospital La Fe in Valencia, Hospital La Marina de Denia, and at the General University Hospital of Valencia. Special dedication to Bilio- Hepato-Pancreatic Surgery and Bariatric and Laparoscopic Surgery.
• Nowadays, he is a Medical Specialist in General and Digestive Surgery at Clínica Dr. Serralta providing healthcare and surgical assistance at hospitals NISA Valencia Group.

Publications

• Serralta A, Donato MT, Martinez A, Pareja E, Orbis F, Castell JV, Mir J, Gómez-Lechón MJ. Influence of preservation solution on the isolation and culture of human hepatocytes from liver grafts. Cell Transplant.2005;14(10):837-43.
• M.J. Gómez-Lechón, A. Serralta, M.T. Donato, N. Jiménez, E. O’Connor, J.V. Castell, J. Mir. The immunosuppressant drug FK506 prevents Fas-induced apoptosis in human hepatocytes. Biochemical PharmacologyVolume 68, Issue 12, 15 December 2004, Pages 2427–243.
• Bueno, Jose MD; Serralta, Alfonso MD, PhD; Planells, Manuel MD, PhD; Rodero, David MD. Inguinodynia After Two Inguinal Herniorrhaphy Methods. Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques. August 2004 - Volume 14 - Issue 4 - pp 210-214.