Dr Daniel Ortega

• Clinical and trichoscopic diagnosis and treatment of non-scarring and scarring alopecias.
• Management of hair loss using oral, topical and intralesional therapies.
• Research into the epidemiological and genetic basis of hair follicle diseases.
• Clinical dermatology: diagnosis and treatment of acne, dermatitis, psoriasis, naevi and skin cancer.
• Hair transplantation using FUT/FUSS and FUE techniques.

Professional Career

• Consultant Dermatologist at Grupo Pedro Jaén Dermatology Clinic.
• Associate Clinical Researcher within the Experimental Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology Group at IRYCIS (Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria).
• Consultant Dermatologist at Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid.
• Peer reviewer for leading scientific journals in the field of dermatology.

Academic Training

• International Master’s Degree in Hair Disorders and Hair Transplantation, Universidad de Alcalá de Henares (2021 – present).
• Master’s Degree in Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, University of London (2020 – present).
• PhD programme in Health Sciences: Genetics of frontal fibrosing alopecia (2017 – present).
• Specialist training via the MIR system in Medical and Surgical Dermatology at Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, ranked 12th nationwide among 13,730 candidates.
• Master’s Degree in Clinical Medicine and Medical Professionalism, Universidad de Alcalá de Henares.
• Degree in Medicine, Universidad de Cantabria, awarded with Honours (Matrícula de Honor) and Extraordinary End-of-Degree Award.

Affiliations

• Member of the Academia Española de Dermatología y Venereología (AEDV).
• Member of the Ilustre Colegio Oficial de Médicos de Madrid (ICOMEM).
• Member of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV).
• Member of the Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria (IRYCIS).
• Member of the Grupo Español de Dermatología Estética y Terapéutica.
• Member of the International Dermoscopy Society.

Awards and Distinctions

• MIR Excellence Award.
• Author of more than 60 national and international scientific publications; regular speaker at national and international courses and congresses.
• Extraordinary End-of-Degree Award.
• Eli Lilly Healthcare Scholarship (2017, 2020).
• Winner of the 5th Spanish Biology Olympiad.
• Participant in the 21st International Biology Olympiad.