Our professionals
Dr. Javier Aristu
Clinical Director of the Proton Therapy Unit.
Specialist in Radiation Oncology.
Preferential dedication to radiosurgery, cranial and extracranial stereotactic radiotherapy and intensity-modulated radiotherapy
Professional career
Degree (1987) and PhD (2000) in Medicine and Surgery, University of Navarra.
Specialist in Radiation Oncology, Clínica Universidad de Navarra (1993).
Completed advanced training in radiosurgery and stereotactic radiotherapy at Baylor College (Houston), RSA (Burlington, Boston, 1995), and the Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, University of Iowa (USA, 2010).
Completed specialized training in Proton Therapy at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester (2019).
Head of Radiation Oncology in the areas of Neuro-oncology, Pediatric Oncology, and Gastrointestinal Tumors at the Clínica Universidad de Navarra.
Clinical Director of the Proton Therapy Unit at the Madrid campus since 2020.
Director of the Department of Radiation Oncology since 2025.
RESEARCH AREAS
- Has participated in nine funded research projects, serving as principal investigator in three of them, focused on central nervous system tumors and radionecrosis.
- In recent years, his research has focused on translational studies funded by two grants from the Ministry of Science and Innovation (R&D&I Projects), related to the identification of biomarkers for detecting radionecrosis in patients treated with stereotactic radiotherapy and the identification of factors involved in response to radioimmunotherapy in advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer.
AREAS OF INTEREST
- Leads the program of advanced radiotherapy techniques such as radiosurgery and SBRT, as well as their integration into multidisciplinary cancer treatment programs.
- Expert in proton therapy for cancer treatment.
Activity
In teaching
- Associate Professor of Oncology at the University of Navarra, accredited by ANECA.
- Lecturer in doctoral programs.
- Has supervised six doctoral theses.
In research
- Author of more than 175 articles in national and international peer-reviewed journals indexed in the Web of Science.
- Author of 25 chapters in specialized books.
- Has presented more than 200 papers or invited lectures at national and international conferences.
- Reviewer for four indexed scientific journals.
Scientific organizations
- American Society for Therapeutic Radiation Oncology (ASTRO).
- European Society for Therapeutic Radiation Oncology (ESTRO).
- European Association of Neuro-Oncology (EANO).
- Spanish Society of Radiation Oncology (SEOR).
- Spanish Society of Radiosurgery (SER).
- Spanish Neuro-Oncology Group (GENO).
- Spanish Breast Cancer Research Group (GEICAM).
- Northern Group of Radiation Oncology (GORNOR).
- International Medical Society.
- Member of the executive board of two scientific societies.