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Dr. Clara Montagut

Medical Oncologist - Precision Medicine
Dr. Clara Montagut

Dr. Clara Montagut

Medical Oncologist
+100 publications
2 patents
Top 25 oncologists Spain

About Me

Clara Montagut is a medical oncologist, Head of the Gastrointestinal Cancer Section at the Hospital del Mar Oncology Department and Deputy Director of the Hospital del Mar Research Institute, where she also leads the Precision Medicine in Colorectal Cancer Group. She is an associate professor at the Pompeu Fabra University.

After training as a medical oncologist at the Hospital Clinic de Barcelona (2000-2004), she completed her translational research training at the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center - Harvard School of Medicine, in Boston (2007-2008), where she worked on biomarkers and resistance mechanisms to biological drugs. She later completed a Fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York (2017-2018).

She is internationally recognized in the field of precision medicine, biomarkers, resistance to targeted therapies, and the implementation of liquid biopsy in colorectal cancer. Her group investigates the clinical utility of liquid biopsy to guide treatment and resistance to anti-EGFR drugs.

Training and Professional Career

Internationally recognized as an expert in precision medicine and colorectal cancer, Dr. Clara Montagut combines clinical practice with cutting-edge research.

2017
Fellowship - Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York
2009
Doctorate in Medicine - University of Barcelona (Cum Laude)
2007
Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center - Harvard School of Medicine

Doctor Information

Position

  • Medical oncologist, Quenet Torrent Institute.
  • Head of the Gastrointestinal Cancer Section, Hospital del Mar.
  • Deputy Director of the Hospital del Mar Research Institute.
  • Leader of the Precision Medicine in Colorectal Cancer Group.
  • Associate Professor, Pompeu Fabra University.

Qualifications and Training

  • Medical Oncology Specialization, Hospital Clinic de Barcelona (2004).
  • Doctorate in Medicine, University of Barcelona (2009, summa cum laude).
  • Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center - Harvard School of Medicine, Boston (2007-2008).
  • Fellowship, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York (2017-2018).

Areas of Specialization

  • Colorectal cancer.
  • Precision medicine.
  • Biomarkers and liquid biopsy.
  • Resistance to targeted therapies.
  • Gastrointestinal tumors.
  • Academic clinical trials.

Memberships

  • ESMO gastrointestinal tumors scientific committee.
  • TTD scientific committee (Digestive Tumor Treatment Group).
  • SEOM (Spanish Society of Medical Oncology).
  • Former President of the Spanish Ministry of Health Scientific Committee (2018-2023).

Contact and Location

Dr. C. Montagut sees patients at:

Quenet Torrent Institute, Barcelona. Spain.

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