Our professionals
Dr. José Manuel Moreno
Medical Director of Clínica Universidad de Navarra in Madrid.
Co-Director of the Department of Pediatrics.
Pediatrics Specialist.
Primary focus on pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition.
Professional career
MD in Medicine and Surgery from the Complutense University of Madrid (1985).
Board-certified specialist in Pediatrics and Subspecialties at Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid (1991).
Completed two training fellowships in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) (1992–1993).
Magister in Bioethics and Biolaw, Rey Juan Carlos University, Madrid (2009–2010).
PhD in Medicine from the Complutense University of Madrid (2014).
Attending physician (FEA) in Pediatrics at Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid (1993–2017).
Attending physician, Clinical Nutrition Unit (1993–2017).
Co-Director of the Department of Pediatrics at the Clinic since late 2017.
Medical Director of Clínica Universidad de Navarra at its Madrid campus since 2020.
RESEARCH AREAS
- He has participated in five research projects:
- Plasma aminogram in pediatric patients undergoing surgery for congenital heart disease. Sira Carrasco Grant, Spanish Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition.
- SALUT! Intelligent Environment for Diagnostics, Treatment, and Prevention of Eating Disorders. IST-2000-25026. European Commission.
- Metabolic response to stress in infants undergoing surgery for congenital heart disease. Role of glutamine. Fresenius-Kabi SENPE grant.
- Mutua Madrileña grant. Project: assessment of caregiver psychological burden in parents of children receiving home enteral nutrition.
- Ordesa SEGHNP grant. Influence of continuous nocturnal nutrition on circadian rhythms and sleep patterns in pediatric patients on home artificial nutrition (2024–).
AREAS OF INTEREST
- Nutrition specialist following a one-year fellowship at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
- Magister in Bioethics and Biolaw.
Activity
In teaching
- Director of Specialized Training and Chair of the Teaching Committee at Hospital 12 de Octubre (2014–2017).
- Faculty member in master’s programs and courses related to ethics at universities such as the Autonomous University of Madrid, the International University of La Rioja, and CEU San Pablo.
- Faculty member at the School of Medicine, University of Navarra since 2016.
In research
- Two six-year research periods (sexenios) recognized by ANECA.
- More than 350 scientific publications in national and international journals.
- Co-author of more than 90 chapters in specialty textbooks and contributor to the editing of 20 books. Author of the book: 20. “Children Made to Order? Prenatal Diagnosis and Child Eugenics.” DR 2023.
- More than 280 oral presentations and written communications at national and international conferences.
Awards
- SENPE Award - SENPE Foundation best oral communication in the SENPE 2016 Congress.
- Grifols-Senpe 2014 Award for the best original work published in Hospital Nutrition.
- 2nd Prize for communications in Hepatology: Liver dysfunction related to short term parenteral nutrition in children. XVIII SEGHNP Congress.
- Baxter-Senpe Award 2009. Phytosterolemia in Parenteral nutrition patients: implications for liver disease development.
- VEGENAT-SENPE Scholarship 2008.
Scientific organizations
- Director of the magazine Nutrición Hospitalaria since 2016.
- Deputy Director of the magazine Acta Pediátrica Española.
- He is a member of the editorial committee of: Nutrición Hospitalaria, Clinical Nutrition, Nutrition Therapy & Metabolism, Revista de Nutrición Clínica. Hospital Nutrition.
- Member of the Spanish Association of Pediatrics.
- Member of the Spanish Association of Bioethics (AEBI).
- Member of the Spanish Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (SENPE).