Dr Miriam Fernández – Parrado

• Diagnosis of melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer.
• Digital dermoscopy and total body photography with VECTRA systems.
• Oncological surgery.
• Acne and Rosacea,
• Clinical dermatology: management of acne, rosacea, atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, naevi, warts, vitiligo, sexually transmitted infections, cutaneous lymphomas, autoimmune blistering diseases and dermatological emergencies.
• Laser and light-based therapies

Academic Training

• Degree in Medicine, Universidad de Oviedo (2013–2019).
• Specialist training via the MIR system in Medical and Surgical Dermatology and Venereology at Hospital Universitario de Navarra (2020–2024).
• PhD candidate at Universidad de Navarra. Research lines: Gene therapy. Diagnostic and therapeutic innovations and Artificial intelligence and aesthetic dermatology: technological advances and classical ethical dilemmas.
• International Master’s Degree in Complex Skin Cancer and Mohs Surgery, Universidad de Alcalá de Henares (in progress).
• International Master’s Degree in Hair Disorders and Hair Transplantation, Universidad de Alcalá de Henares (in progress).

Training placements

• Westmead Hospital, Sydney, Australia – Melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer. Instituto Incade and Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona – Aesthetic dermatology, laser and light-based therapies, and paediatric dermatology.
• Complejo Asistencial Universitario de León. Mohs surgery.
• Sir Paul Boffa Hospital, Valletta, Malta – Clinical dermatology.
• Kazan University, Russia – Research in stem cell therapies.

Affiliations

• Member of the Academia Española de Dermatología y Venereología (AEDV).
• Member of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV).
• Member of the Colegio Íbero-Latinoamericano de Dermatología (CILAD).
• Member of the Ilustre Colegio de Médicos de León.
• Member of the International Dermoscopy Society (IDS).
• Member of the Spanish Group of Aesthetic and Therapeutic Dermatology.
• Member of the Sophronie Research Group, Universidad de Navarra – Health, emerging technologies and beauty (Medical Humanities and Ethics Unit).

Awards and distinctions

• John Stratigos Memorial Scholarship 2024 for young dermatologists, awarded by the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology.
• TOP 10 Best Dermatology Residents in Europe (European Dermatology Forum, 2023).
• Euroderm Excellence Scholarship (European Dermatology Forum, 2023).
• CILADERM Excellence Scholarship for outstanding residents in Ibero-Latin America (2023).
• Second Prize, 7th Clinical Case Competition, Colegio de Médicos de Navarra.
• Third Prize, Clinical Case Competition for Residents (2022).
• Best Clinical Case Award, National Residents’ Congress (2022).

Research activity

• Author of more than 25 scientific publications in national and international journals indexed in PubMed.
• Author of more than 30 scientific communications at national and international congresses.
• Invited speaker at national and international congresses, including IMCAS World Congress of Dermatology and Aesthetic Surgery (2023) and Canadian Board of Aesthetic Medicine Congress (2023).
• Scientific reviewer for journals indexed in the US National Library of Medicine (PubMed), including Journal of Medical Virology, Clinical and Experimental Dermatology and Ethics, Medicine and Public Health.