Juan Abarca Cidón

He comes from a family in the medical business.^[1] He is the son of Juan Abarca Campal, a surgeon, and Carmen Cidón Tamargo, a medical analyst, both founders of the HM Hospitales Group.^[2]

Abarca Cidón is a Doctor of Medicine and holds a degree in Law. He studied medicine at the Complutense University of Madrid. In 2017 he obtained his Doctorate in Medicine from the University of San Pablo CEU.^[3] Between 2002 and 2016 he was General Manager of the HM Hospitales Group. In 2013, he temporarily resigned as CEO because of differences with his brothers regarding the management model.^[1] Since 2016 he has been Chairman of the Group.^[4]

In 2002, he founded the company Profesionales de la Medicina y el Derecho S.A. (PROMEDE), which carries out health and personal injury assessments for the judiciary. He is the company's president and CEO.^[5] The Promede Group comprises Promede, a medical and healthcare assessment company; Perivet, a veterinary assessment company; and the Networks Platform, which facilitates the out-of-court settlement of healthcare disputes.^[6]

In 2010, he co-founded the Institute for the Development and Integration of Healthcare (IDIS Foundation), and served as its president from 2019 to 2025.^[7] Among other positions, he is Vice President of the Spanish Association of Health Law (Asociación Española de Derecho Sanitario),^[8] a member of the Board of Directors of the newspaper El Español,^[9] and has been a member of the Advisory Council of the Ministry of Health (2012–19).^[10] He is ranked among the top 100 business leaders in Spain for reputation.^[11]

He was a candidate for the doctors' governing body and has a number of supporters on its board.^[12][13][14]