Our professionals
Dr. Guillermo Castillo
Specialist in Gastroenterology.
Primary focus on digestive endoscopic ultrasound, and the study and treatment of pancreatic and biliary tract diseases.
Professional career
Degree in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Alcalá de Henares (2011).
Specialist in Gastroenterology (MIR) at Getafe University Hospital (2016).
University Master’s Degree in Endoscopic Ultrasonography (EUS), Open University of Catalonia (2017).
Advanced Specialization Degree in Endoscopic Ultrasonography, University of Alcalá de Henares (2019).
Training fellowships in endoscopic ultrasound with Drs. Julio Iglesias García (University Clinical Hospital of Santiago de Compostela, 2015 and 2022), Joan Gornals (Bellvitge Hospital, 2017), Alejandro Repiso (Virgen de la Salud Hospital, Toledo, 2017), Enrique Vázquez-Sequeiros (Ramón y Cajal Hospital, 2018), and José Carlos Súbtil Iñigo (Clínica Universidad de Navarra, 2022).
Consultant Physician at Getafe University Hospital (2016–2017), Rey Juan Carlos University Hospital in Móstoles (2017), and Móstoles University Hospital (2017–2022).
RESEARCH AREAS
- Participates in collaborative research projects in the field of pancreas and biliary tract diseases.
- Participated in the clinical trial: “Evaluation of the impact of LacTEST on diagnostic thinking and patient management, and of the reproducibility (Test-Retest), for the diagnosis of hypolactasia in adults and elderly patients presenting with clinical symptoms of lactose intolerance.”
AREAS OF INTEREST
- Pancreatic and biliary diseases.
- Digestive oncology.
- Diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy.
- Digestive endoscopic ultrasound.
Activity
In teaching
- “Clinical Tutor” for the Degree in Medicine, academic years 2017–2018, 2018–2019, and 2020–2021, Francisco de Vitoria University.
- “Honorary Tutor” for the Degree in Medicine, Rey Juan Carlos University, academic years 2018–2019, 2019–2020, and 2020–2021. Supervised the Final Degree Project in Medicine (2020–2021) titled “Extent and severity of inflammatory involvement at the diagnosis of ulcerative colitis as predictive factors for the need for mid-term biological therapy: a retrospective cohort study.”
- Tutor for the Degree in Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, academic year 2022–2023.
- “Clinical Associate Professor” for the Degree in Medicine, University of Navarra, from the 2022–2023 academic year to the present.
In research
- Author of one book chapter.
- Author of eight scientific publications in national and international medical journals.
- Has presented over 30 oral and written presentations at conferences related to his specialty.
Scientific Organizations
- Spanish Association of Gastroenterology (AEG). Member of the Pancreas and Biliary Tract Working Group.
- Spanish Society of Digestive Endoscopy (SEED). Member of the Endoscopic Ultrasonography Working Group – EUS Club.
- Spanish Association of Pancreatology (AESPANC).
- European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE).
- United European Gastroenterology (UEG): myUEG Young GI Associate (Medical Doctor).
- Spanish Society of Digestive Pathology (SEPD).
Awards and Recognitions
- University Excellence Scholarship, Community of Madrid – University of Alcalá, academic year 2010–2011.
- Spanish Society of Digestive Endoscopy Scholarship: Basic ERCP Workshop, 2019.