Dr. Xavier Bonet is the Director of Andrologia Mallorca, a urologist and specialist in prostate cancer, erectile dysfunction, and Peyronie’s disease.
Urology and Andrology
Dr. Xavier Bonet Puntí
Meet the urologist in Palma de Mallorca, Dr. Xavier Bonet
Dr. Xavier Bonet Puntí holds a degree in Medicine from the University of Barcelona and is a specialist in Urology from the Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, where he served as an attending physician in the Oncology unit until November 2021. His areas of special interest include prostate cancer, laparoscopic and robotic surgery, as well as sexual medicine, andrology, and infertility. He currently practices in the private healthcare sector in Barcelona and Mallorca.
He is a Fellow of the European Board of Urology (FEBU) and the European Committee of Sexual Medicine (FECSM) and completed training at the Clinique Saint Augustin (Bordeaux, France) and the Global Robotics Institute of Florida Hospital (Orlando, USA). Dr. Bonet is a speaker at national and international congresses and serves as a reviewer for the International Urology and Nephrology Journal and the Revista Internacional de Andrología. He is also the coordinator of the Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery Courses and the Prosthetic Surgery Course for Erectile Dysfunction and Urogenital Reconstructive Surgery.
EXPERIENCE
EDUCATION
TECHNIQUES
TEACHING
PUBLICATIONS
PRESENTATIONS
RECOGNITIONS
EXPERIENCE
- Resident Physician in Urology (5 years) – Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge (2010–2015)
- Attending Urologist – Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge (2015–2021)
- Attending Andrologist – IXMA Institute of Andrology and Male Sexuality (2015–2017)
- Attending Urologist – Clínica Sagrada Familia (Barcelona) (2015–2021)
- Attending Andrologist and Urologist – AndrologiaBarcelona (2017–present)
- Medical Director – AndrologiaMallorca (2023–present)
EDUCATION
- Degree in Medicine from the University of Barcelona (Hospital Clinic Campus) – 2009
- Resident Physician in Urology at Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona – 2010–2015
- Fellowship in Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery at Clinique Saint Augustin, Bordeaux, France, under Professor Richard Gaston – October–December 2013
- Fellow of the European Board of Urology (FEBU) – 2015
- Fellow of the European Committee of Sexual Medicine (FECSM) – 2016
- Research Fellowship in Robotic Surgery for Prostate Cancer at the Global Robotics Institute, Celebration, Florida, USA, under Professor Vipul Patel – June–October 2016
- PhD in Medicine at the University of Barcelona: “Robotic radical prostatectomy as salvage after radiotherapy or prostate ablation for prostate cancer: analysis of the learning curve of the surgical technique and oncological and functional outcomes” – 2018–present
- Da Vinci Robotic System Experience Certificate as a “console surgeon” – 2018
TECHNIQUES
- Urological, Laparoscopic, and Robotic Surgery
- Uro-oncological Surgery
- Andrological Surgery
- Prosthetic Surgery
- Infertility Surgery (TESE and microTESE)
TEACHING
- Undergraduate and postgraduate teaching in the Medicine Teaching Unit at the Bellvitge Campus – Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge – University of Barcelona (2010–2021)
- Teaching of Urology residents – Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge – University of Barcelona (2015–2021)
- Scientific coordinator and professor of the Course on Prosthetic Surgery for Erectile Dysfunction and Urogenital Reconstructive Surgery, Editions I–VII – Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge (2014–2021)
- Scientific coordinator and professor of the International Course on Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery in Urology, Editions I–III – Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge (2017–2019)
- Scientific coordinator and professor of the 1st Update Course in Urology for Primary Care – Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge (2019)
- Scientific coordinator and professor of the International Course on Robotic Surgery in Prostate Cancer, Editions I–II – Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge (2018–2019)
PUBLICATIONS
- A Phase 3, Multinational, Randomized, Open-Label, Three Parallel-Arm Study of PF-06801591, an Anti-PD-1 Antibody, in Combination With Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG Induction With or Without BCG Maintenance) Versus BCG (Induction and Maintenance) in Participants With High-Risk, BCG-Naïve Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer.
- Orthotopic robot-assisted kidney transplantation: first case report. World J Urol. 2021 Jul;39(7):2811-2813. doi: 10.1007/s00345-020-03269-x. Epub 2020 May 28. PMID: 32468111.
- A pelvic mass 21 years after a Wilms tumour: late recurrence or new tumour? 2021 Jun 25:3915603211026103. doi: 10.1177/03915603211026103. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34171983.
- The surgical learning curve for salvage robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: a prospective single-surgeon study. Minerva Urol Nefrol. 2020 Dec 1. doi: 10.23736/S0393-2249.20.04077-1. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33256361.
- Targeted biopsies using magnetic resonance imaging/ultrasonograpgy fusion compared with sistematic biopsies prostate cancer detection. Initial experience. Arch Esp Urol. 2020 Apr;73(3):192-201. Spanish. PMID: 32240109.
- Comparison of standard vs. palliative management for bladder cancer in patients older than 85 years: multicenter study of 317 de novo tumors. Urol Oncol. 2020 Feb;38(2):40.e9-40.e15. doi: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2019.09.007. Epub 2019 Oct 2. PMID: 31586544.
- Positive margins after partial nephrectomy in renal cell carcinoma: Oncological outcomes of conservative management after long-term follow-up. Actas Urol Esp (Engl Ed). 2019 Oct;43(8):414-418. English, Spanish. doi: 10.1016/j.acuro.2019.03.002. Epub 2019 Jun 3. PMID: 31171378.
- Health-related quality of life in men with prostate cancer undergoing active surveillance versus radical prostatectomy, external-beam radiotherapy, prostate brachytherapy and reference population: a cross-sectional study. Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2019 Jan 14;17(1):11. doi: 10.1186/s12955-019-1082-4. PMID: 30642340; PMCID: PMC6332524.
- Nerve-sparing in salvage robot-assisted prostatectomy: surgical technique, oncological and functional outcomes at a single high-volume institution. BJU Int. 2018 Nov;122(5):837-844. doi: 10.1111/bju.14517. Epub 2018 Sep 14. PMID: 30126045.
- Safety of Live Robotic Surgery: Results from a Single Institution. Eur Urol Focus. 2019 Jul;5(4):693-697. doi: 10.1016/j.euf.2017.08.004. Epub 2017 Aug 30. PMID: 28869204.
- Robotic rectovesical fistula repair: a successful approach. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2014 Aug;24(8):567-70. doi: 10.1089/lap.2014.0002. PMID: 25062340.
- Oncological outcomes and prognostic factors after nephron-sparing surgery in renal cell carcinoma. Int Urol Nephrol. 2016 May;48(5):681-6. doi: 10.1007/s11255-016-1217-z. Epub 2016 Feb 9. PMID: 26861062.
Revisor de las revistas científicas:
- Journal International Urology and Nephrology. 2016 – actualidad.
- Revista Internacional de Andrología. 2017 – actualidad.
PRESENTATIONS
Communications: > 40 communications in congresses
Lectures and Congress Moderations:
In Andrology:
- Experiència al nostre centre en l’implant de pròtesis penianes. XVIII Simposi de la Societat Catalana d’Urologia. Roses. November 2012. Oral communication.
- Cas clínic: fractura de cossos cavernosos bilateral associada a secció completa d’uretra. XVIII Simposi de la Societat Catalana d’Urologia. Roses. November 2012. Poster.
- Análisis de factores relacionados con las complicacions de las pròtesis penianas en una series de 206 pacientes. XVIII Reunión Nacional de Trabajo del Grupo Uro-Andrológico. A Coruña. January 2013. Oral communication.
- Experiencia inicial en el implante de prótesis de pene hidráulicas de 3 componentes tipo AMS 700 LGX. XVIII Reunión Nacional del Grupo Uroandrológico. Cádiz. 12–13/02/2015. Oral communication.
- Impacte de la corba d’aprenentatge i la funció sexual basal en la recuperació de la potència sexual després d’una Prostatatectomia Radical Robótica (PRR). III Congrés Català en Urología. Vilaseca. May 2015. Poster.
- El declivi dels nivells de testosterona i el risc de fractura de maluc. XVII Simposi de la Societat Catalana d’Urologia. Lleida. 24–26 November 2011. Oral communication.
- Corporoplàstia 16 punts en malaltia de Peyronie. Simplificant la tècnica. XVIII Simposi de la Societat Catalana d’Urologia. Roses. November 2012. Video.
- Implant doble simultani de pròtesi peniana i esfínter artifical urinari per incisió única transescrotal. II Congrés Català en Urología. Castelldefels. May 2014. Video.
- Estudio Microbiológico de las prótesis de pene tras retirada por fallo mecánico. XVIII reunión del Grupo Uroandrológico. Cádiz. 12–13/02/2015. Oral communication.
- Recambio de prótesis de pene y reparación con malla de avulsión apical de cuerpo cavernoso. XVIII reunión del Grupo Uroandrológico. Cádiz. 12–13/02/2015. Video.
- Implante de prótesis de pene AMS 700 LGX por vía infrapúbica. XVIII reunión del Grupo Uroandrológico. Cádiz. 12–13/02/2015. Video.
In Urology:
- Experiencia Inicial en el Trasplante Renal Robótico. XXIX Reunión Nacional del Grupo de Trasplante. Valladolid. January 2019. Oral communication.
- Salvage Robot Assisted Radical Prostatectomy after Primary Radiation or Ablation Treatment: What have we learned? Assessing the Learning Curve in Terms of Morbidity, Oncological and Functional Outcomes. 2017 AUA Annual Meeting. Boston. May 2017. Podium session.
- Robotic Assisted Radical Prostatectomy in Metabolic Syndrome Patients. Stratification by number of Metabolic Risk factors. 2017 AUA Annual Meeting. Boston. May 2017. Poster.
- Safety of live surgery in urology. Propensity scored matched analysis. 32rd Annual EAU Congress. London. March 2017. Poster.
- Impact of Metabolic Syndrome on Robotic Assisted Radical Prostatectomy outcomes: Stratification by number of Metabolic Risk factors. 32rd Annual EAU Congress. London. March 2017. Poster.
- Experiencia inicial en el implante de prótesis de pene hidráulicas de 3 componentes tipos AMS 700 LGX. LXXX Congreso Nacional de Urología. Salamanca. June 2015. Poster.
- Impacto de la curva de aprendizaje y la función sexual basal en la recuperación de la potencia sexual después de una Prostatectomia Radical Robótica (PRR). LXXX Congreso Nacional de Urología. Salamanca. June 2015. Poster.
- Análisis de factores predictives de recurrència y supefivencia en pacientes sometidos a Nefrectomía Parcial por Cáncer de Células Renales (CCR). LXXX Congreso Nacional de Urología. Salamanca. June 2015. Oral communication.
- Biochemical disease-free Survival and Overall Survival of treatments for Localized Prostate Cancer (PC). Cohort study with 7 years of follow-up. VI Rising Stars in Urology. Granada. March 2015. Poster.
- Complicació atípica després d’una Nefrectomia de Ronyó natiu en un pacient trasplantat. Sessió de Residents de la SCU. Societat Catalana d’Urologia. Barcelona. February 2015. Oral communication.
- Supervivencia global y supervivencia libre de recidiva bioquímica… LXXIX Congreso Nacional de Urología. Tenerife. June 2014. Poster.
- Metástasis a vejiga. Órgano diana infrecuente. LXXIX Congreso Nacional de Urología. Tenerife. June 2014. Poster.
- Biochemical disease-free Survival and Overall Survival… 2014 Annual Meeting of the American Urological Association. Orlando. May 2014. Poster.
- Biochemical disease-free Survival and Overall Survival… 29th Annual Congress of the European Association of Urology. Stockholm. April 2014. Poster.
Lectures and Congress Moderations:
- Moderator of the session “Cancer Renal. Videos”. XXIII Simpossi de la Societat Catalana d’Urologia. Barcelona. October 2020
- Moderator of the session “Prostatectomía Radical de Rescate”. World Robotic Symposium 2020. Society of Robotic Surgery. Online. 31/07/2020
- Speaker in the session “Biopsias de próstata por fusión de imagen US/RMmp”. II Curso Internacional en cirugía laparoscópica y robótica en Urología. Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge. 26–27/09/2019
- Speaker in the session “Hiperplasia benigna de próstata, cáncer de próstata y manejo del PSA en atención primaria”. I Curso de Actualización en Urología para Atención Primaria. 28/06/2019
- Speaker in the live surgery session “Implante de prótesis de pene con reservorio ectópico”. VI Curso de cirugía protésica para la disfunción eréctil. 13–14/03/2019
- Moderator of the session “SV14 – Riñón oncológico”. LXXXIII Congreso Nacional de Urología. Gijón. June 2018
- Moderator of the session “Videos 1”. XXI Simpossi de la Societat Catalana d’Urologia. Barcelona. 13/04/2018
- Speaker in the session “¿Es posible mejorar los resultados actuales de la prostatectomía radical con nuevas tecnologías?”. V Curso de cirugía protésica. 12–13/03/2018
- Speaker in the session “Nuevos materiales, tecnologías y plataformas en cirugía robótica prostática”. I Curso Internacional en cirugía robótica. 23/02/2018
- Moderator of the session “Posters 3”. XX Simpossi de la Societat Catalana d’Urologia. 31/03/2017
- Speaker in the live surgery session “Implante de prótesis de pene hidráulica de 3 componentes”. IV Curso de cirugía protésica. 6–8/03/2017
- Speaker in the forum “Nuevas tecnología e innovaciones”. XXXV Congreso de la Confederación Americana de Urología (CAU). Panamá. 4–8/10/2016
- Speaker in the live surgery session “Implante de prótesis de pene hidráulica de 3 componentes”. III Curso de cirugía protésica. 3–4/03/2016
- Speaker in the session “Novedades en el tratamiento con IPDE5”. I Jornada de actualización en disfunción eréctil. 11/12/15
- Speaker in the session “Algorítmo terapéutico para la disfunción eréctil”. I Jornada de actualización en disfunción eréctil. 11/12/15
- Moderator of the block “Riesgo cardiovascular y alternativas terapéuticas en el paciente con disfunción eréctil”. I Jornada de actualización en disfunción eréctil. 11/12/15
- Speaker in the live surgery session “Implante de prótesis de pene hidráulica de 3 componentes por vía infrapúbica”. II Curso de cirugía protésica. 23/01/2015
- Speaker in the session “Implante de prótesis hidráulica de 3 componentes”. I Curso de cirugía protésica. 21/02/2014
RECOGNITIONS
- AWARD for the Best Work by a Resident Physician – Residents Session of the SCU, Barcelona (14/02/2015)
- AWARD for the Best Poster Presentation – Rising Stars in Urology, VI Rising Stars in Urology, Granada (06/03/2015)
- FINALIST POSTER – Three-Component Penile Prosthesis (AMS-700) Implantation: Experience at Our Center. XVIII SCU Symposium, Roses, 2012
- FINALIST PRESENTATION – Analysis of Factors Related to Complications of Penile Prostheses. I Catalan Congress of Urology, El Perelló, 2013
- AWARD for Best Poster of the Session – 32nd Annual European Association of Urology (EAU) Congress, London, March 2017
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