Dr Álvaro González

• Psoriasis.
• Hidradenitis suppurativa.
• Inflammatory skin diseases.
• Phototherapy.
• Clinical research.

Professional Career

• Consultant Dermatologist, Psoriasis Unit, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal (2019–present).
• Principal Investigator (Psoriasis) at IRYCIS (Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria).
• International Fellowship Programme member, International Psoriasis Council (2020–present).
• International Fellowship. 2020-Actualidad.
• International Psoriasis Council.
• Research Fellowship at the Research Unit of the Spanish Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (AEDV) (2018). 2018.
• Academia Española de Dermatología y Venereología.
• Dermatology Resident Physician (MIR). 2015- 2019. Complejo Hospitalario de Toledo.

Academic Training

• PhD in Medicine (focus: psoriasis and comorbidities). 2017-2019. Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha.
• International training fellowship. 2019. Department of Dermatology (Psoriasis Center), University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, USA.
• International training fellowship. 2018. Department of Dermatology (Psoriasis Clinic), Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA.
• International Master’s Degree in Aesthetic Dermatology. 2019-2020. Universidad de Alcalá.
• Master’s Degree in Clinical Dermatology. 2018-2019. Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera.
• MD in Medicine. 2008-2014. Universidad de Granada.

Affiliations

• Member of the Psoriasis Group of the Academia Española de Dermatología y Venereología (AEDV) (since 2019).
• Member of the European Rare and Severe Psoriasis Expert Network (since 2018).
• Early Career Member of the National Psoriasis Foundation (since 2018).
• Member of the Academia Española de Dermatología y Venereología (AEDV) (since 2015).
• Member of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV) (since 2018).
• Member of the International Dermoscopy Society (IDS) (since 2017).
• Associate Member of the Colegio Ibero-Latinoamericano de Dermatología (CILAD).
• Member of the Epidemiology and Health Promotion Group of the AEDV (since 2018).
• Member of the Sociedad Española de Cardiología (since 2019).
• Member of the European Society of Cardiology (since 2019).
• Member of the Library Committee, Complejo Hospitalario de Toledo (2017–2018). (2017-2018)
• Member of the Research Committee, Complejo Hospitalario de Toledo (since 2018).

Awards and Distinctions

• Recipient of the award for Best Medical Resident in Spain across all medical and surgical specialties ( 2019. granted by the Spanish Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Education and the Sanitas Foundation).
• First Spanish physician selected for the International Fellowship Programme of the International Psoriasis Council, following a highly competitive international selection process.
• Author of more than 60 communications at national and international congresses over the past four years, receiving multiple awards and research grants, including consecutive awards at the National Psoriasis Congress and the National Dermatology Congress.
• Author of more than 20 publications in high-impact international journals over the past four years, including The Lancet, Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, Contact Dermatitis, PLOS One, Medicine, Pediatric Dermatology and the International Journal of Dermatology, primarily focused on psoriasis.
• Scientific reviewer for leading dermatology journals, including Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, Journal of Investigative Dermatology, British Journal of Dermatology, Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, Acta Dermato-Venereologica, Clinical and Experimental Dermatology and Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas.