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Dr. José Mª López-Picazo
Specialist in Medical Oncology
Clinical focus on breast cancer, head and neck cancer and lung cancer
Professional career
Degree in Medicine and Surgery, Complutense University of Madrid (1992). Specialist in Medical Oncology at the Clínica Universidad de Navarra (1997) and PhD in Medicine, University of Navarra (2004).
Specialist in the Department of Oncology at the Clínica Universidad de Navarra and Head of the Oncology Inpatient Unit.
RESEARCH AREAS
- He has served as principal investigator in 15 clinical trials of new drugs for cancer treatment and as a collaborating investigator in more than 30.
- Member of the team in more than 20 research projects funded by various public entities (Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Government of Navarra) and private organisations (Spanish Society of Medical Oncology, Mutua Madrileña).
AREAS OF INTEREST
His areas of interest include immunological cancer treatment and mechanisms of resistance to oncological therapies.
Activity
In teaching
Accredited by the National Agency for Quality Assessment and Accreditation (ANECA) as Full Professor (2011), with a positive evaluation of two six-year research periods.
Full Professor at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Navarra, responsible for the subjects “Oncology” and “Clinical Practice 3” in the Medicine degree. He also teaches in the subjects “Preclinical” and “Respiratory System”, in the Specialisation Course in Oncology Nursing, and in the Master’s in Bioethics.
In research
- Author of 9 book chapters and 40 publications in specialised journals.
- He has delivered 50 communications at national and international conferences in the specialty.
Organismos científicos
- Sociedad Española de Oncología Médica
- Sociedad Española para el Tratamiento del Cáncer de Cabeza y Cuello.