Rafael Badenes is a Medical Doctor, Ph.D., and a specialist in anesthesiology and intensive care. He works for the Department of Anesthesiology and Surgical-Trauma Intensive Care at the Hospital Clínic Universitari de Valencia, Valencia, Spain. He is a full professor at the Department of Surgery, University of Valencia, Spain, and a scientist at the INCLIVA Research Health Institute, Valencia, Spain. His primary research interests currently are neuroscience, organ donation, and transplantation.