Pere Romero Aroca, first Ophthalmology Professor at URV

Dr. Pere Romero Aroca, Director of Ophthalmology at Sant Joan de Reus Hospital, achieves professorship, becoming the first in his specialty at the Universitat Rovira i Virgili.

Ophthalmology microscope with a blurred eye in the background.
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Ophthalmology microscope with a blurred eye in the background.

Dr. Pere Romero Aroca, Director of Ophthalmology at the Hospital Universitari Sant Joan de Reus, has been appointed the first full Professor of Ophthalmology at the Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV).

Dr. Romero Aroca, who holds a doctorate in Medicine and Surgery and specializes in ophthalmology, has reached this academic milestone after an extensive professional career.
In teaching, he has accumulated over 4,600 hours of university teaching and has supervised 17 doctoral theses. His research focuses on diabetic retinopathy, with 204 publications indexed in Web of Science and recognized with 12 research awards.
His clinical experience, which began in 1990, is particularly dedicated to retinal diseases. He has also served as Head of the Ophthalmology Department since 2000 and was Director of the Hospital Universitari Sant Joan de Reus in 2014 and 2015.
In university management, he has held the position of Secretary of the Department of Medicine and Surgery at URV since 2021.
Based on information from the official source: Salut Sant Joan de Reus (Hospital Universitari Sant Joan) (06/10/2026)