Our professionals
Dr. Elisa Fernández
Specialist in Anesthesiology, Resuscitation, and Pain Medicine.
Specialist in Intensive Care Medicine.
Works at:
Madrid headquarters
Be part of:
Clínica Universidad de Navarra
Professional career
Medical degree from the Complutense University of Madrid (2007).
Specialist in Intensive Care Medicine at Virgen de la Salud Hospital (2014).
Specialist in Anesthesiology, Resuscitation, and Pain Medicine at Río Hortega Hospital (2018).
Staff Specialist Physician in the Intensive Care Medicine Department at Torrejón de Ardoz University Hospital and at Infanta Elena University Hospital.
Staff Specialist Physician in Intensive Care Medicine, Anesthesiology, and Resuscitation at the Clínica Universidad de Navarra from 2018 to the present.
RESEARCH AREAS
- POCUS in airway management.
- Collaborating researcher in the project “Perioperative hypersensitivity reactions: Study of incidence and characterization of endotypes through metabolomic and molecular analysis”.
- Collaborating researcher in the project “Prevention of Respiratory Insufficiency after Surgical Management (PRISM) Trial (2016)”.
- Collaborating researcher in the National Registry for Surveillance of Nosocomial Infection in the ICU, ENVIN-HELICS (2011-2013).
AREAS OF INTEREST
- Management of the difficult airway.
- Continuous renal replacement therapies.
- Ultrasound in the Intensive Care Unit.
Activity
In teaching
- Instructor in Advanced Life Support (“European Resuscitation Council”).
- Instructor in the 1st MadriVAD Course. Airway Management for Residents
In research
- She has published 3 book chapters and is co-author of 5 publications in specialty journals.
- She has presented 23 posters at national conferences related to her specialties.