Our professionals
Dr. Francisco Guillén
Preventive Medicine and Public Health Specialist.
Director of the Preventive Medicine Service.
Preferred focus on hospital infection control and environmental health oversight in the hospital setting.
Professional career
Medical Degree (1982) and PhD in Medicine and Surgery (1987), Universidad de Murcia. Master’s in Business Management and Administration, Universidad de Murcia (1988). Master in Public Health [Health Services Administration], Harvard University, 1989. Master of Science in Epidemiology, Harvard University, 1990. Occupational Physician, Escuela Nacional de Medicina del Trabajo, Madrid, 1985.
Diploma in Education in Food and Nutrition, Madrid, Directorate-General of Public Health, Ministry of Health, 1986. Diploma in Public Health, Escuela Nacional de Sanidad, Madrid, 1986.
Epidemiologist Physician, Public Health, Pamplona City Council (1991–2005). Senior Medical Corps, Senior Public Health Scale, Public Health Option, Autonomous Community of the Region of Murcia (2005). CUN Consulting Physician since 2005–present.
RESEARCH AREAS
He has participated in 6 European Projects (4 as Principal Investigator), 1 NIH/NCI project (National Institutes of Health/National Cancer Institute, USA, as Principal Investigator), 12 FIS projects (5 as Principal Investigator), and 14 regional projects (5 as Principal Investigator).
AREAS OF INTEREST
- Disease prevention.
- Health promotion.
- Communication and health.
- Healthcare service quality.
Activity
In teaching
- Collaborating Professor (1982–1987).
- Assistant Professor (1987–1991).
- Associate Professor (1992–1994).
- Tenured Professor (1994–2010).
- Professor (Chair) (2010–present).
In research
He has published 127 articles in indexed journals, more than 140 conference communications, and 54 book chapters. He has supervised 36 doctoral theses, one with European Mention and another awarded the Thesis Prize of the Real Nacional de Medicina.