Our professionals
Dr. Carmen Mbongo
Specialist in Diagnostic Radiology.
Primary focus on diagnostic neuroradiology (imaging evaluation and diagnosis of diseases of the central and peripheral nervous system) and head and neck imaging.
Works at:
Navarre headquarters
Be part of:
Clínica Universidad de Navarra
Cancer Center Clínica Universidad de Navarra
Professional career
MD + International Program in Medicine, University of Navarra (2020).
Board-certified specialist in Diagnostic Radiology at Clínica Universidad de Navarra (2021–2025).
PhD candidate in the Applied Medicine and Biomedicine program at the University of Navarra (2024–).
During her residency, she completed external subspecialty rotations in neuroradiology at leading national and international centers, including Central University Hospital of Asturias (Emergency Radiology), Sant Joan de Déu Hospital (Pediatric Radiology), Mayo Clinic Florida (Jacksonville, USA), and Mount Sinai Hospital (New York, USA), where she further developed expertise in advanced neuroimaging techniques such as functional MRI and 7T brain MRI.
RESEARCH AREAS
- Collaborator on several publicly and privately funded research projects.
AREAS OF INTEREST
- Diagnostic neuroradiology (imaging evaluation and diagnosis of diseases of the central and peripheral nervous system, with a particular interest in neuro-oncology, inflammatory disorders, and cerebrovascular pathology).
Activity
In teaching
- Teaching collaborator, School of Medicine, University of Navarra (2021–2025).
- Associate Clinical Professor, School of Medicine, University of Navarra (2025–).
In research
- Co-author of fifteen conference communications and presentations at national and international meetings, several of them award-winning.
- Contributing author on three articles published in national and international journals and on one book chapter.