Our professionals
Dr. Bruno Sangro
Director of the Hepatology Unit.
Specialist in Internal Medicine.
Special focus on the study and treatment of liver diseases and tumors of the liver and biliary tract.
Professional career
Graduated in Medicine from the Complutense University of Madrid (1983). PhD in Medicine from the University of Navarra (1994).
Specialist in Internal Medicine (1990).
Director of the Hepatology Unit in the Department of Internal Medicine at Clínica Universidad de Navarra.
RESEARCH AREAS
Principal Investigator of Group 6 at the Biomedical Research Network Center for Liver and Digestive Diseases (CIBERehd).
His translational and clinical research over the years has focused on innovations in the treatment of primary and secondary liver tumors and complications of cirrhosis. In particular, he has worked on developing a multidisciplinary liver cancer treatment program that incorporates innovations in surgery (expanded criteria for liver transplantation and resection in selected patients with portal hypertension), intra-arterial techniques (chemoembolization and radioembolization), and systemic treatment (advanced therapies such as immunotherapy and gene therapy).
AREAS OF INTEREST
- Study and treatment of liver tumors.
- Study and treatment of biliary tract tumors.
- Study and treatment of liver diseases.
Activity
In teaching
Professor of Internal Medicine at the University of Navarra.
In research
He has coauthored 20 chapters in specialist books, published more than 400 articles in national and international journals, and supervised 14 doctoral theses.
Acknowledgement
- He has received the Nelson Fausto Award from the International Liver Cancer Association (ILCA) and the Distinguished Fellowship from the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe (CIRSE).
Scientific organizations
- Founding member and President of the International Liver Cancer Association (ILCA).
- Member of the International Committee of the American Society of Gene Therapy (ASGT).
- Member of the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL).
- Founding member of the Spanish Society of Gene Therapy (SETG).
- Member of the Spanish Association for the Study of the Liver (AEEH).