Specialist in Geriatrics. Head of the Geriatrics Department at Getafe University Hospital (Madrid) and Professor of Geriatrics at the Faculty of Health Sciences of the European University of Madrid.
Scientific Director of CIBER on Frailty and Healthy Aging (CIBERFES) at the Carlos III Health Institute (Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness – MINECO) and Co-Director of the Toledo Study on Healthy Aging(ETES/TSHA).
Principal Investigator in research projects funded by both public and private sources, including six projects funded by the European Union focusing on different aspects of frailty, its diagnosis, prevention, and treatment, as well as its relationship with diabetes. Collaborating researcher in seven additional European projects.
