Head of the Geriatrics Department at the University Hospital of Navarra (HUN), Scientific Director of the Navarra Institute for Health Research (IdiSNA), Professor at the Public University of Navarra (UPNA), at the University of Navarra (UNAV) and at the European Academy of Geriatric Medicine (EAMA).
Gradurated in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Navarra (UNAV) in 1996, completed surgical residency training in England (Colchester General Hospital – 1997), specialist in Geriatrics (Getafe University Hospital - 2002) and PhD from UPNA (2008). Postgraduate Expert in Probability and Statistics from UNED, expert in Health Services Research at the University of Alcalá, expert in Promotion and Management of European R&D Projects and expert in Advances in Health Systems Management.
Member of the CIBER of frailty and healthy aging of ISCIII and of the Board of the European Academy of Geriatric Medicine. Spanish representative to the European Union Geriatric Medicine Society and Vice President of the Spanish Society of Geriatrics and Gerontology.
In the field of research, he has authored 214 scientific publications. I have participated in 26 research projects at regional, national and European levels, where we recently led a European project within the SUDOE call. He has participated in more than 40 international conferences and more than 80 national ones that have allowed me to present results of these investigations.
He serves as Editor-in-Chief of the Spanish Journal of Geriatrics and Gerontology (REGG), a consultant and reviewer for various journals at an international level, and an evaluator of national and international Research Projects. I have supervised 8 doctoral theses and I currently have 9 in development.
