Down Medical Centre

The FCSD has always paid particular attention to the medical aspects of DS, since good physical condition is necessary to begin a proper educational intervention. For this reason, the Down Medical Centre (-CMD- Centre Mèdic Down) was created in 1986

You can ask for the specific growth tables for girls and boys with DS through the CMD’s e-mail address.

The foremost objective of the CMD is to provide medicare in the following specialities:

• Cardiology (Dr. J. Casaldàliga)
• Dermatology (Dr. J. Ferrando)
• Dietetics and Nutrition (N. Egea)
• Endocrinology (Dr. A. Goday)
• Genetics (Dr. A. Serés)
• Gynaecology (Dr. J. Cararach)
• Internal Medicine (Dr. A. Garnacho)
• Neurologia pediátrica (Dr. A. Nascimento)
• Adult Neurology (Dra. M. Gomis)
• Paediatric Odontology (Dra. M.A. Mayoral)
• Adult Odontology (Dr. A. Monner)
• Paediatric Ophthalmology (Dra. A. Galán)
• Adult Ophthalmology (Dr. J. Puig, Dr. S. Simón)
• Orthodontics (Dra. M.A. Mayoral)
• Ear, Nose and Throat (Dr. J. Domènech)
• Paediatric (Dr. J.M. Corretger)
• Clinical Psychology (B. Garvía, C. Gallart)
• Psychiatry (Dr. J. Barba)
• Traumatology and Orthopaedics (Dr. F. Torner)
• Subspecialties: provided in cooperation with local hospitals.

Alongside the health care programme, the CMD also began publishing a magazine called Síndrome de Down . Trabajos y Resúmenes Científicos, This magazine was published continuously for 10 years; it has now changed its name, original format and size. Its new name is DS . International Medical Review on Down Syndrome (with English abstracts). The CMD has also promoted clinical research on DS, taking part in various research projects either directly or indirectly.

Fruit of the work of the CMD, the following publication has been edited:

Síndrome de Down : aspectos médicos actuales


Su hijo con síndrome de Down de la A a la Z. Guía práctica para padres de los aspectos médicos del síndrome de Down