Graduated in Medicine and Surgery from the University of the Basque Country (1986) and Doctor of Medicine from the University of Alcalá de Henares (1994). Specialist in Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nutrition at the Ramón y Cajal Hospital in Madrid (1988-1991). Assistant of the Endocrinology Service of the Santiago Apóstol Hospital (Vitoria) from June 1994 to May 2005. Assistant of the Endocrinology Service of the "Lozano Blesa" Clinical Hospital from May 2005 to September 2007. Medical specialist of the Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition of the Clínica Universidad de Navarra since September 2007. Research Areas He is an associate editor of the official journal of the Spanish Society of Diabetes, Advances in Diabetology. Reviewer of the journals Journal of Diabetes and its Complications, European Journal of Clinical Investigation, Endocrinology and Nutrition, Advances in Diabetology.   ACTIVITY   As a teacher Associate Professor (Health Sciences) of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Zaragoza Professor of the Master "University Expert Degree in the treatment of type 2 diabetes". Chair of diabetes mellitus type 2 of the University of Alcalá de Henares. Associate Professor of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Navarra Member of the Teaching Commission of the Clinic. Tutor of Residents of Endocrinology. As researcher He has written more than 50 articles in scientific journals of the specialty. He has presented more than 100 papers in congresses and other national and international scientific meetings. He has participated as a principal investigator in 4 research projects and as an associate researcher in 9 other projects.

 Cell therapy and diabetes mellitus. Diabetic nephropathy: new pathogenic pathways in chronic kidney disease of diabetes and possible future therapeutic targets. Diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease. Cardioprotective mechanisms of GLP-1.