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

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

• Cardiology (Dr. J. Casaldàliga)
• Dermatology (Dr. J. Ferrando)
• Dietética-nutrición (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)
• Otorrinolarringologia (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.