Our professionals
Dr. José Joaquín Hernández
Specialist in the Department of Internal Medicine.
Primary focus on general internal medicine. Multimorbid patient care.
Professional career
Medical degree from the University of Navarra, 2006.
Specialist in Internal Medicine at Hospital General Universitario Rafael Méndez, 2012.
PhD in Health Sciences, University of Murcia, cum laude, 2012.
Official Master’s Degree in Bioethics, University of Murcia. Official Master’s Degree from the Universidad Católica de Valencia in Helping Relationships and Counseling.
University Master’s Degree in Thromboembolic Disease, University of Alcalá de Henares.
University Master’s Degree in Clinical Unit Management, University of Murcia.
Consultant physician (Facultativo Especialista de Área) in Internal Medicine (Infectious Diseases Area) at Hospital Rafael Méndez (2012–2015).
Consultant physician (Facultativo Especialista de Área) in Internal Medicine (Rare Diseases Area) at the Cartagena Hospital Complex (Hospital General Universitario Santa Lucía) (2015–2019).
Consultant physician (Facultativo Especialista de Área) in Internal Medicine (Thromboembolic Disease and Autoimmune Diseases Area) at Hospital General Universitario Reina Sofía (Murcia) (2019–2021).
Consultant physician (Facultativo Especialista de Área) in Internal Medicine (General Internal Medicine Area) at Hospital de la Vega Lorenzo Guirao (2021–2022) (position obtained through competitive examination).
Medical Director at Hospital IMED Virgen de la Fuensanta (2021–2022).
Deputy Medical Director of Health Area IX, Region of Murcia (2022–2023).
Head of the Internal Medicine Department at Hospital Universitario Vithas Madrid Arturo Soria (2023–2024).
RESEARCH AREAS
- Localization and expression of PrPc in the rat central nervous system through June 2005. Department of Anatomy, University of Navarra.
- Prevalence Study of Severe Nosocomial Infections (EPINE). Spanish Society of Preventive Medicine, Public Health, and Hygiene.
- Study of Severe Nosocomial Infections. Department of Internal Medicine, University of Murcia.
- GAME Study: Support Group for the Management of Endocarditis in Spain, from January 2014 to December 2014.
- Cross-sectional observational study to characterize severe COPD in Spain (CLAVE Study).
AREAS OF INTEREST
- Patients with multimorbidity or complex chronic conditions.
- Cardiovascular risk.
- Thromboembolic disease.
- Autoimmune diseases.
Activity
In teaching
- Visiting Lecturer during academic years 2016 and 2017 at Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia. Course: Medical-Surgical Pathology I–II in the Medicine and Dentistry degree programs.
- Associate Professor at Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia (2017–2019). Course: Medical-Surgical Pathology I–II in the Medicine and Dentistry degree programs.
- Associate Professor at the University of Murcia during the 2020–2021 academic year.
- ANECA accreditation as an Assistant Professor with a PhD (Profesor Ayudante Doctor).
In research
- He has participated in 4 research projects as a coordinating investigator and in 1 as principal investigator.
- He has presented 27 posters and 15 oral communications at national and international conferences (24 of these works published in special conference editions).
- He has published 10 articles with a Scopus H-index of 5.
- He has contributed to 15 book chapters related to his specialty.