Dr Mikaela Zubillaga

• Obesity and body composition
  Comprehensive management of obesity. Clinical, nutritional and morphofunctional assessment. Design of individualised therapeutic strategies, including pharmacological treatment for obesity.

• Morphofunctional assessment and nutritional ultrasound
  Assessment of body composition and nutritional status using advanced techniques, including nutritional ultrasound.

• Diabetes mellitus
  Comprehensive management of diabetes mellitus, with a particular focus on type 2 diabetes and optimisation of glycaemic control.

• Gestational diabetes and endocrine disorders during pregnancy
  Diagnosis and management of gestational diabetes and thyroid disorders during pregnancy.

• Insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome
  Diagnosis and management of insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome, with a preventive and therapeutic approach.

• Dyslipidaemia and cardiovascular risk
  Assessment of lipid profile, cardiovascular risk stratification and therapeutic management.

• Cardiometabolic prevention
  Early identification of risk factors and development of individualised prevention strategies.

• Thyroid disorders
  Diagnosis and management of thyroid axis disorders. Assessment, risk stratification and follow-up of thyroid nodules.

• Thyroid ultrasound
  Performance and interpretation of thyroid ultrasound as a diagnostic tool in thyroid disease.

• Mineral and bone metabolism
  Diagnosis and treatment of disorders affecting calcium metabolism, including primary hyperparathyroidism.

• Polycystic ovary syndrome — PCOS
  Comprehensive management of PCOS, including its metabolic and hormonal manifestations.

• Other hormonal disorders

  Diagnosis and management of pituitary disorders, adrenal and gonadal axis disorders, hyperprolactinaemia and growth hormone-related disorders.

Professional Career

• Specialist Physician in Endocrinology and Nutrition at Hospital Infanta Leonor, Madrid.

Academic Training

• Current clinical and research activity at Hospital Infanta Leonor, Madrid.
• Clinical placement in the Nutrition Unit Hospital Virgen de la Victoria, Málaga.
• Clinical placement in the Neuroendocrine Tumours Unit and Pituitary Disorders Clinic. Hospital La Fe, Valencia.
• Clinical placement in the Thyroid Nodule and Thyroid Cancer Unit. Hospital La Princesa, Madrid.
• Clinical placement in the Hyperandrogenism Unit. Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid.
• Clinical placement in the Neuroendocrine Tumours Unit. Hospital Puerta de Hierro, Madrid.
• Clinical placement in the High-Resolution Thyroid Unit. Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid.
• Specialist training via the Spanish MIR system at Hospital Infanta Leonor, Madrid, 2020–2024.
• Medical Degree from Universidad San Pablo CEU, Madrid.

Continuing Education:

• Expert Diploma in Obesity and Associated Comorbidities, Universidad de Navarra.
• Advanced Course in Lipids and Cardiovascular Risk, Sociedad Española de Endocrinología y Nutrición (SEEN).
• XXIII Continuing Education Course in Endocrinology and Nutrition, SEEN.
• IV Update Course on Pituitary Tumours, SEEN.
• Obesity course for fourth-year residents, SEEN.
• XVIII Continuing Education Course in Endocrinology and Nutrition for third-year residents, SEEN.
• III Course on Mineral Disorders, SEEN.
• XXIV Advanced Diabetology Course for third-year residents, Sociedad Española de Diabetes (SED).
• Clinical Lipidology Course.
• XXVIII Update Course in Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics for third-year residents, SEEN.
• In-person abdominal ultrasound workshop for obesity. Madrid.
• In-person course in Nutritional and Musculoskeletal Ultrasound. Madrid.
• In-person course in Thyroid Ultrasound. Madrid.

Affiliations

• Member of the Sociedad Española de Diabetes (SED).
• Member of the Sociedad Española de Endocrinología y Nutrición (SEEN).
• Member of the Ilustre Colegio de Médicos de Madrid.
• Author of more than 40 scientific publications and communications presented at national and international medical congresses.

Awards and Distinctions

• Award-winning poster for Best Clinical Case at the XVIII Continuing Education Course in Endocrinology and Nutrition for third-year residents, SEEN.
• Best Group Award at the XXIV Advanced Diabetology Course for third-year residents, SED.
• Author of multiple communications presented at national medical congresses.