Joan Borràs receives the award for professional excellence from the COMB

Joan Borràs receives the award for professional excellence from the COMB

Dr. Joan Borràs Marcet has been recognised for his career and dedication in general and digestive surgery and for his role in training new professionals.

BY Compartir | 14 January 2026

The Barcelona Professional Association of Doctors (COMB in Spanish) has handed out its awards at a new edition of the Prizes for Professional Excellence, which since 2004 have distinguished the doctors and teams who epitomise the essential values of the profession. 

At this edition Dr. Joan Borràs Marcet, a surgeon from the General and Digestive Surgery Service at the Hospital de Barcelona, was distinguished in the hospital medical care category, in acknowledgement of his career and exemplary dedication.

 

Excellence in hospital surgery

Dr. Borràs, who has been coordinating the centre’s emergency surgery team, has been a benchmark in the implantation of efficient and safe surgical protocols, as well as in the training of new professionals in the digestive surgery field. 

At the Hospital de Barcelona, this recognition is seen as a sample of the talent, commitment and human quality of the professionals who form part of the institution. 

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