Dr María Martínez Villaescusa

• Clinical microbiota: assessment of the microbiota and its relationship with metabolic, hormonal, digestive and immune health.
• Microbiota in metabolism and medical management of overweight and obesity, body composition and cardiometabolic risk.
• Female hormonal health and microbiota.
• Menopause, perimenopause and microbiota.
• Micronutrition and personalised supplementation: detection of possible deficiencies, review of products and formulation of individualised, safe supplementation plans compatible with the patient’s medication.
• Assessment of the gut-skin axis (skin, inflammation and microbiota): complementary assessment of patients with inflammatory skin diseases, in coordination with the Dermatology Department.
• Hair health and alopecias: assessment of microbiota, nutritional, metabolic, hormonal and lifestyle factors that may coexist with androgenetic alopecia, telogen effluvium, alopecia areata or other causes of hair loss, in coordination with the Hair Disorders Unit.
• Healthy ageing: prevention strategies based on microbiota.

Professional Career

• Clínica WOMDERM.
• Menoclínica.
• Health communication activity in media and health-related podcasts.
• Creator of CookMed gastronomic medicine, together with chef Sergio Fernández Guerrero.
• Specialist Physician in Nephrology at CHUA.
• Resident tutor, 2017–2019.
• Teaching collaborator for residents, 2010–2019.
• Lecturer on the International Gut-Skin Axis Course for dermatologists.
• Lecturer on the Permanent Training Master’s Degree in Hidradenitis Suppurativa, International Edition. Grupo Pedro Jaén and Universidad Francisco de Vitoria.
• Lecturer on the Integral Menopause Course at Menopausia Clínica Palacios.
• Lecturer on the Master’s Degree in Longevity and Ageing Medicine. Universidad de Valencia.
• Regular speaker at national and international courses and congresses on microbiota, nutrition, metabolism and women’s health.
• Author of scientific articles and book chapters.

Academic Training

• Degree in Medicine and Surgery from Universidad de Valencia.
• Specialist in Nephrology via the Spanish MIR system.
• PhD in Medicine, awarded Sobresaliente Cum Laude.
• University Expert in Microbiota.
• Master’s Degree in Cardio-Renal Medicine.
• University Expert in Nutrition and Dietary Planning.
• Master’s Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics for Health Promotion.
• Master’s Degree in Nutrition, Health and Food-Drug Interactions.
• Expert in Female Hormonal Health and Nutrition.
• European Expert in Obesity.
• Expert in Micronutrition.
• Expert in the FODMAP diet and irritable bowel syndrome, Monash University, Australia.
• Specific training in the treatment of SIBO.

Affiliations, Research and Communication

• Coordinator of the Microbiota and Menopause Working Group of the Asociación Española para el Estudio de la Menopausia (AEEM).
• Participation in clinical trials related to microbiota as a member of the MiBioPath Research Group, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia.
• Member of scientific societies: SEMPyP, SEN, AEDV and AEEM.
• Member of the Microbiota and Dermatology Working Group of the AEDV.
• Member of the Nutrition and Kidney Disease Working Group of the SEN.
• Member of the Diabetes and Kidney Working Group of the SEN.
• Main promoter of the ERCA process at SESCAM.
• Principal Investigator of the NEFRONA project.
• First prize for clinical cases at a residents’ meeting.
• Active participation in research and clinical trials related to microbiota.
• Participation in media outlets such as ABC, El Español, Mía, Marie Claire, Radio Marca and El Cierre Digital.
• Participation in health communication podcasts.