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Dra. Elizabet Petkova, especialista en Enfermedades Infecciosas, dedicada al diagnóstico y tratamiento de infecciones – Clínica Universidad de Navarra

Dr. Elizabet Petkova

Specialist in Internal Medicine.
Primary focus on the diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases.

Works at: Madrid headquarters
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Professional career

MD, Complutense University of Madrid (1998).

Specialist in Occupational Medicine, Escuela de Medicina del Trabajo (Madrid) (1992-2002).

Specialist in Internal Medicine, Hospital Fundación Jiménez Díaz (Madrid) (2008-2013).

University Master’s (own degree) in Tropical Medicine and International Health, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (2011-2012).

University Master’s (own degree), Complutense University of Madrid: Healthcare-Associated Infections (2018-2020).

University Expert Diploma in Microbial Resistance and Optimization of Antimicrobial Use, University of Seville (2022).

Expert Diploma in Emerging and High-Risk Viral Diseases, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (2022-2023).

Master’s in Advanced Clinical Care in Infectious Diseases, 2nd Edition (organized by the Spanish Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases) (2023-2024).

Since 2013 to the present, Attending Physician, Internal Medicine Service – Infectious Diseases Division, Hospital Fundación Jiménez Díaz.

RESEARCH AREAS

  • Principal Investigator for 3 clinical trials.
  • Participation in the SEIMC Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria Infection Registry Project (2019).
  • Collaboration in a European multicenter study organized by the Bacteremia, Endocarditis, and Sepsis Study Group (ESGBIES) of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) (2018).
  • Member of the IIS-FJD Health Research Institute (Fundación Jiménez Díaz) since 2019.

Activity

In teaching

Teaching collaborator for the course “Medical Pathology,” UAX University (Faculty of Medicine) (2024-2025).

Faculty member and master’s thesis (TFM) supervisor, University Master’s (own degree) – Expert in Tropical Medicine and International Health, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (2019-2025).

Faculty member and master’s thesis (TFM) supervisor, University Master’s (own degree), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid: “Management and Care of Patients with Vascular Access Devices” (2018-2025).

Coordinator and module faculty member (Infectious Diseases), Quirónsalud University Master’s (own degree), Universidad Alfonso X El Sabio: “Urgent and Emergency Care for Medical Graduates” (2021-2025).

Adjunct Teaching Faculty in Medicine, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (since 2015). Teaching in the Infectious Diseases course since 2022.

Instructor, First-Year Residents Emergency Training Group, Hospital Fundación Jiménez Díaz (since 2020).

Internal Medicine Residency Tutor, Fundación Jiménez Díaz (since 2023).

In research

  • Author of more than 15 scientific publications in national and international journals.
  • Author of 3 book chapters and author of 2 books related to her specialty.
  • Has delivered numerous oral and written presentations at national and international conferences.