Dr María Asunción Ballester

• Clinical dermatology: management of psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, acne, urticaria, hidradenitis suppurativa, autoimmune blistering diseases, vitiligo, naevi, warts, sexually transmitted infections, cutaneous lymphomas and dermatological emergencies.
• Manual and digital dermoscopy (FotoFinder) for the assessment and follow-up of skin lesions.
• Treatment of hyperhidrosis.
• Dermatological surgery.

Professional Career

• Specialist Consultant in Dermatology at Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid.
• Associate Professor, Department of Medicine and Medical Specialties, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de Alcalá.
• Residency Tutor, Department of Dermatology, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal.
• Head of the Multidisciplinary Unit for Complex Dermatological Conditions at Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal.
• Member of the Psoriasis Unit at Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal.
• Consultant Dermatologist at Hospital Quirónsalud San José (May 2014 – June 2018).
• Consultant Dermatologist at Hospital Quirónsalud La Luz (2016 – June 2018).
• Lecturer on the University Expert Programme in Clinical and Surgical Dermatology, Universidad de Alcalá (Programme Directors: Dr Melchor Álvarez de Mon and Dr Pedro Jaén).
• Lecturer on the University Expert Programme in Photodermatology: Diagnosis and Treatment, Universidad de Alcalá (Programme Director: Dr Salvador González).
• Lecturer on the Online Master’s Degree in Paediatric Dermatology, Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera, Valencia.

Academic Training

• Specialist training via the MIR system in Medical and Surgical Dermatology and Venereology at Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid (2010–2014), ranked 3rd nationwide.
• Degree in Medicine, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, awarded with Honours (Matrícula de Honor) and Best Academic Record of the 2003–2009 class.
• Master’s Degree in Clinical Dermatology, Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera, Valencia (2017–2018, 60 ECTS).
• University Expert Programme in Inflammatory and Hereditary Dermatological Diseases, Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera (2018, 15 ECTS).
• University Expert Programme in Oncological and Infectious Dermatological Diseases, Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera (15 ECTS).
• University Expert Programme in Common Dermatological Conditions, Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera (15 ECTS).
• 2nd University Expert Programme in Clinical, Surgical and Oncological Dermatology, Universidad de Alcalá, Madrid (Programme Director: Dr Pedro Jaén).
• Master’s Degree in Aesthetic Dermatology, Universidad de Alcalá, Madrid (2011–2012, 60 ECTS).

Affiliations

• Member of the Official College of Physicians of Madrid (ICOMEM).
• Member of the Spanish Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (AEDV).
• Member of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV).
• Member of the Spanish Group of Dermatology in Autoimmune and Systemic Diseases (GEDEAS).
• Member of the International Dermoscopy Society (IDS).
• Member of IRYCIS (Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria).

Awards and Distinctions

• End-of-Residency Award, Medical Area, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal (2014).
• Author of multiple scientific articles published in high-impact national and international dermatology journals.
• Speaker and participant in multiple national congresses, including the National Congress of Dermatology and Venereology, meetings of the Psoriasis Group (GPS) and GEDEAS, as well as international scientific meetings.
• Principal investigator in multiple clinical studies in inflammatory skin diseases (psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, pemphigus vulgaris and bullous pemphigoid) conducted at Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal.
• Peer reviewer for scientific journals indexed in the US National Library of Medicine (PubMed).
• Professional Music Degree, specialising in Violin. Adolfo Salazar Conservatory, Madrid.