Dr Sergio Vañó

• Diagnosis and treatment of hair loss disorders (alopecias).
• Hair transplantation using FUSS, FUE and unshaven FUE techniques.
• Coordination of specialised multidisciplinary units focused on hair disorders and hair transplantation.
• Clinical research in hair disorders.

Professional Career

• Coordinator of the Spanish Hair Disorders Group (since 2019).
• Head of the Reconstructive Hair Transplant Unit at Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal (since 2015).
• Creator of the FotoSkin® application (2014), awarded Best Mobile Health Application.
• Head of the Hair Disorders and Hair Transplant Unit at Grupo Pedro Jaén (since 2012).
• Active participation in eHealth projects, including teledermatology and the scientific development of DermoMap® and I-Doctus® platforms.
• Coordinator of the Hair Disorders Unit at Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal (since 2012).
• Coordinator of the Medical Technologies Innovation Group at IRYCIS (Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria) (since 2012).
• Associate Professor of Dermatology at the Universidad de Alcalá (since 2010).
• Lecturer in dermatology courses at the Official College of Pharmacists of Madrid (since 2010).
• Dermatologist at Grupo Pedro Jaén (since 2010).
• Dermatologist at Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal (since 2006).
• Regular speaker at national and international congresses related to hair disorders and hair transplantation.

Academic Training

• Co-Director of the Expert Course in Clinical, Surgical and Cutaneous Oncology Dermatology, Universidad de Alcalá (since 2011).
• Master’s Degree in Health Services Management and Administration, Fundación Gaspar Casal and Universidad Pompeu Fabra (2009–2010).
• PhD in Medicine, Universidad de Alcalá, awarded cum laude. Doctoral thesis focused on paediatric mastocytosis (2007–2010).
• Specialist in Medical and Surgical Dermatology and Venereology (MIR) at Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, awarded Best Resident (2006–2010).
• MD in Medicine and Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, awarded with Honours and Extraordinary Degree Prize (1999–2006).
• 1990-2006: Título de Profesor Superior de Piano. 2016: Director del I Máster Internacional en Tricología y Trasplante Capilar.

Affiliations

• Dermatologist at Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid.
• Coordinator of the Medical Technologies Group at IRYCIS and member of the Innovation Committee at Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal.
• Member of the Teaching Innovation Group, Universidad de Alcalá.
• Member of the Academia Española de Dermatología y Venereología (AEDV).
• Member of the Official College of Physicians of Madrid.
• Member of the Grupo Español de Tricología.
• Member of the European Hair Research Society (Board Member). Member of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology.
• Member of Grupo Español de Dermatología Estética y Terapéutica.
• Member of the International Dermoscopy Society.
• Member of the International Society of Teledermatology.
• Member of the European Mastocytosis Network.
• Member of the International Society of Teledermatology.
• Member of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology.
• Member of the European Hair Research Society.
• Member of the Innovation Group of IRYCIS.
• Member and Board Member of the European Hair Research Society.

Awards and Distinctions

• Recipient of the Best Medical Resident in Spain Award (2010), granted by the Spanish Ministry of Health, Ministry of Education and Sanitas Foundation.
• Recipient of the Best Young Researcher Award of the Community of Madrid (2011).
• Recipient of the Best Medical Resident Award at Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal (2010).
• Author of more than 260 national and international scientific publications.
• Recipient of multiple research grants and awards, including ISDIN/IESE Research Grant, Fundación Mutua Madrileña Grant and the Fundación San Nicolás Award of the Royal National Academy of Medicine.
• Recipient of awards for best mobile health applications (DermoMap, FotoSkin) and best research projects in hair disorders at several National Dermatology Congresses.
• Recipient of the Hinnovar Award (2014) for a teledermatology project using smartphones.