The world of medicine and television dress in mourning. Bartolomé Beltrán died this Saturday at the age of 74 at the Ruber Clinic in Madrid. The gynecologist has died due to kidney failure. The news was confirmed by the communication group Atresmedia, with which the doctor also worked. Born in Campanet (Mallorca) in 1949, he rose to fame due to his regular interventions in the media. Beltrán managed to convey to the audience all of his knowledge in the world of medicine and also had involvement in the world of sports, since he was president of the Real Club Deportivo Mallorca from 1995 to 1998.
So far, few details have emerged about his death, but what remains is the great communicative legacy he leaves behind. The doctor graduated in Medicine from the University of Valladolid and became a specialist in toco-gynecology at the Complutense University of Madrid. He was also a member of the Department of Gynecology at the Hospital Central de la Defensa Gómez Ulla in Madrid, and a member of the Spanish Gynecological Society and the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO).
He dedicated his entire life to medicine, a field he adored, but also to communication, another of his great passions. Beltrán was head of the Social Security surgical team in Gynecology, and his resume would become more recognized after his collaboration with various television programs… and Beltrán was part of the founding team of Antena 3.
The doctor launched formats such as Viva la salud, Viva la vida or In good hands. On the other hand, he was also the director of Prevention and Medical Services at Atresmedia. His last work on television was What’s wrong with me, doctor?, a program that he directed and presented on La Sexta on Sundays. On the other hand, he was also sent by the government of Adolfo Suárez to the installation of a Field Hospital in Estelí (Nicaragua) when democracy was implemented after the overthrow of Somoza.
For forty years he collaborated in press, radio and television programs on health and bio-medical sciences. Some of them were Health is what matters on Antena 3 Radio, on Cadena SER and on Onda Cero, with the space Health on Onda Cero, which would later be called In good hands.
But he not only participated in radio and television, but was also an editorialist and columnist for both general media and health publications, health weeklies and pharmaceutical magazines. Bartolomé worked for YA and coordinated the science and medicine pages of Tiempo magazine and other publications of Grupo Zeta and created the health section of the weekly Época. He also edited the health policy chronicle The Keys for Medical News and collaborated with the rest of the Edimsa Group’s publications, such as Consulta and Medical Times.
As it could not be otherwise, he collaborated with the Balearic newspaper Última Hora – a local media outlet in his native community – and the magazines Lecturas or Crecer Happy. On the other hand, he was also director of Prevention and Medical Services at Atresmedia and also published more than twenty books related to health and gynecology, such as Practical guide for pregnant women or Always a woman, before menopause, among many others.
But he has also stood out in other areas, such as sports. In 1995 the company Vitaplan S. L., of which he was the owner, acquired more than 84% of the shares of Real Club Deportivo Mallorca, and he became president until 1998. The team achieved promotion to the First Division in the 1996/97 season. . The following year, Mallorca finished fifth in the League and was a finalist in the Copa del Rey. In 1998 Panterkarr 3000, a company owned by Antonio Asensio, acquired Beltrán’s shares, so he had to leave the presidency. Without a doubt, he was a man who stood out in several spheres.
