Dr Lucía Relea
Neurogastroenterology
Digestive motility
Opening hours for consultations
Tuesday and Thursday
16:00 - 20:30
Digestive System Neurogastroenterology
The Dr Lucía Relea is a specialist in the Digestive System with high training in Neurogastroenterology and Motility. In GASTEA, we lead the diagnosis and treatment of complex functional disorders, integrating clinical precision with the most advanced endoscopic techniques to offer personalised and excellent care.
Consultant physician in the Puerta de Hierro University Hospital since 2018, it has had a Master in Neurogastroenterology and Digestive Motility. His training includes international placements at leading centres such as the Academic Medical Centre (AMC) of Amsterdam and Vall d’Hebron Hospital. She is an expert in the endoscopic treatment of motor disorders (POEM techniques) and an active member of the ASENEM and the SEPD.
It has extensive experience in digestive functional testing and endoscopy, including more than 500 esophageal and anorectal manometry examinations and more than 500 pHmetry and impedancemetry studies, as well as more than 1,000 gastroscopies and more than 1,000 colonoscopies accomplished during their professional career.
- Advanced Neurogastroenterology and Digestive Motility.
- Endoscopic treatment of motility disorders (POEM, G-POEM).
- Functional disorders of the digestive system and oesophageal motility disorders.
- Research into liver diseases and gastrointestinal motility.
Academic Training
- Degree and Master's in Medicine – Complutense University of Madrid (2007-2013)
- Specialisation in Digestive System by Puerta de Hierro University Hospital. (2014-2018)
- Master's Degree in Neurogastroenterology and Digestive Motility (2023)
Specialised Training
- Training placement at the Unit of Motility and Functional Digestive Pathology of the Vall d'Hebron Hospital, Barcelona (2019-2020).
- External rotation in Motility and Functional Digestive Pathology at Vall d'Hebron.
- External rotation in the IBD Department – Academic Medical Center (AMC), Amsterdam (2018)
- Advanced endoscopy training at the Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital.
Professional Activity
- Associate Specialist in Digestive System – Puerta de Hierro University Hospital Majadahonda (2018-present)
- Associate Specialist in Digestive System – HLA Universitario Moncloa Hospital (2020-present)
- Monographic review of Neurogastroenterology – GASTEA, Hospital San Francisco de Asís (2024-present)
- Associate Specialist in Digestive System – MD Anderson Madrid (2019-2022)
Active member
- Spanish Society of Gastroenterology (AEG)
- Spanish Society of Digestive Pathology (SEPD)
- Spanish Association of Neurogastroenterology and Digestive Motility (ASENEM)
- Spanish Society of Digestive Endoscopy (SEED)
Teaching Activity
- Training of residents in digestive functional tests.
- Training in the diagnosis and management of esophageal motor disorders.
- Director and lecturer in multidisciplinary meetings on Gastrointestinal Motility and Therapeutic Endoscopy.
Publications
- Acalasia type II and recovery of motility after POEM (2023)
- Esophageal contractility and high-resolution manometry (2023)
- Chromendooscopy in inflammatory bowel disease (2023)
- Evaluation of abdominal gases using radiography (2022)
- Opioid-induced esophageal dysfunction (2022)
- Detection of lesions using chromendooscopy (2019)
- Enteropathic autoimmune disease and colitis (2018)
- Digestive bleeding due to Dieulafoy injury (2017)