Pr. Colomina studied Medicine at the Universitat Politècnica de València. After specializing in Anaesthesiology and Reanimation at Vall d’Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus she completed her PhD at the University of Zaragoza in 1996. She is currently head of unit at the Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge. Her clinical and research interests include perioperative anaesthesia management in complex spinal surgery.