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Dr. Julián Sanz
Co-Director of the Anatomic Pathology Service.
Anatomic Pathology Specialist.
Clinical histopathological and molecular diagnostics, teaching, continuing education, and research, with a particular emphasis on the following areas: uropathology, pulmonary pathology, digestive pathology, molecular pathology, and predictive biomarkers.
Professional career
MD in Medicine and Surgery, with Extraordinary Award, Complutense University of Madrid (1988).
PhD, with Extraordinary Doctorate Award, Complutense University of Madrid (1994).
Anatomic Pathology Specialist (MIR), Hospital Clínico San Carlos (1993).
Postdoctoral fellow at the National Cancer Institute, Bethesda (1994–1995).
Tenured Professor, Complutense University of Madrid, since 1996.
Affiliated as a Staff Specialist Physician, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, since 2003.
Visiting professor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, NY (2010); Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore (2011); and Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles (2014).
RESEARCH AREAS
He has collaborated in numerous clinical trials and 24 competitive projects, 13 as PI (FIS, AECC, Mutua Madrileña, etc.).
Principal Investigator of the Anatomic Pathology Group at UCM and FIBHCSC, CIBERONC researcher and member of other networks, ANECA evaluator, and evaluator for the Andalusian Health Service.
AREAS OF INTEREST
- Molecular alterations in preneoplastic lesions.
- Prognostic biomarkers in different cancers at early stages.
- Biomarkers predictive of response to drugs.
Activity
In teaching
As a tenured university professor:
- Coordinator of core/mandatory courses: Anatomic Pathology (3rd-year Medicine, HGUGM) and Biopathology (Podiatry, Coordinator), Integrated Clinic (6th-year Medicine) …
- Creation of new elective courses at UCM: “Basic Research Methodology in Health Sciences” - PIE 2006; “Advanced Research Methodology.”; Tutor Network….
- Director, online Master’s in molecular pathology, UCM (distance learning) (2016–).
- Coordinator of the course “Biobanks and Molecular Diagnosis” “MASTER BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH” UCM (2013.–)
- Training of Anatomic Pathology Technicians (TEAP): 2014 Vocational Training manuals: Coordinator of 8 books (Editorial Grupo Arán) (24 authors) and various courses for TEAP.
Continuing education for pathologists:
- DIRECTOR of 15 editions of the “Update in Surgical Pathology” courses (Mutua Madrileña), 4th National Biobanks Congress (2013), Organizer of the 18th National SEAP Congress (Valencia) and the 19th (Granada). Numerous SEAP courses (n=15): e.g., “Long Course in Molecular Pathology” (Valencia, 2017), “WHO update in uropathology”, “Immunotherapy” (2016), “NGS” (2018)…
In research
83 indexed publications in leading pathology journals, cumulative impact factor 242.3 and H-index 24 with more than 1,300 citations, holding in most cases prominent authorship positions (first, second, or senior). 24 competitive projects.
International congress presentations: USCAP, ASCO, ESMO… (more than 30) and 2 patents.