About ARIA Medical Group

Damien Moore

Clinical Services Director

Damien is a medical professional with a career that has spanned many years. He is a Specialist Nurse, Physiologist and Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. He originally trained in St Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland. After gaining a broad range of both medical and surgical experience as a Staff Nurse in Dublin he moved to London where he worked in St Thomas' Hospital Intensive Care and Plastic Surgery Units. While in London, Damien gained a Master's degree in Human and Applied Physiology at King's College, London and became a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. He then moved into education, as Lecturer and Senior Lecturer in Physiology and Nursing at London's South Bank University. Damien's next career move was to relocate to southern Spain in 2002 to take up the post of Lecturer at the School of Health Studies, Gibraltar. Over the past number of years Damien has worked as Clinical Advisor with a leading Plastic Surgery Company in Southern Europe. During that time he used his broad range of experience as a Nurse in a more conventional hospital setting to understand the needs of a patient undergoing elective cosmetic surgery.

Louise Truelove

Head Patient Co-ordinator

Louise is usually the first person clients speak to at ARIA Medical Group. Not only is she the driving force behind the smooth management of client consultations, operations & post procedure follow ups but she is always on-hand at our free, private consultations. Louise's background is as a Personal Assistant and she worked for 5 years as the PA to the Chairman, CEO and Medical Director of Princess Margaret Hospital, Swindon. Since moving to Spain in 2005 she worked for 2 ½ years for a leading Plastic Surgery Company and is well known and respected on the Coast for her role there.

Rachel Bird

Patient Co-ordinator

Rachel is the Patient Co-ordinator for our cosmetic dentistry patients and is your first point of contact.  She will be on hand at your consultation to answer any questions you may have and she is also available to assist you with every aspect of your booking - from clinic appointments to accommodation bookings, if required - as well as providing transportation for your appointments.  Since moving to the coast 8 years ago Rachel worked for a leading cosmetic dentistry company before moving to concentrate solely on cosmetic and restorative dentistry and has been working closely with Dr Gerhard Steinruck ever since.

Marco Vricella, MD

Cosmetic Surgeon

Dr. Vricella leads a professional, dedicated and friendly team of medical and support staff based at our luxurious private hospital in Marbella.

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Listen to Dr Vricella's latest radio interview on Talk Radio Europe here.

Dr. Gerhard Steinruck

Dental Surgeon

Dr. Steinruck is a recognised expert in implantology and cosmetic dentistry: He takes a holistic approach in his work to ensure that he achieves both a healthy and an attractive smile.  

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