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Dr. Leopoldo Fernández Alonso
Consultant, Department of Angiology and Vascular Surgery.
Primarily dedicated to the medical and surgical diagnosis and treatment of arterial and venous diseases, the endovascular treatment of aortic and limb disease, and oncovascular surgery.
Professional career
Degree in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Navarra (1989). After a year of training in General Surgery at Hospital Montecelo in Pontevedra (1991), he completed his residency in Angiology and Vascular Surgery at Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid (1992-1996).
PhD cum laude from the University of Valladolid (1996), awarded the Extraordinary Doctoral Award (1997).
He completed his training with fellowships at Harper Hospital (Detroit) and Cleveland Clinic (Cleveland), in the United States, and at Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière (Paris), in France.
From January 1997 to August 2006 he was head of Vascular Surgery at the Clínica Universidad de Navarra and assistant professor at the University of Navarra School of Medicine. For two years he directed the Clínica's Phlebology Unit.
From August 2006 to September 2026 he was a specialist physician in the Angiology and Vascular Surgery Service of the Navarra University Hospital, where he was a resident tutor and coordinated the clinical rotations of medical students from the University of Navarra and the Public University of Navarra.
Consultant in the Department of Angiology and Vascular Surgery of the Clínica Universidad de Navarra since [PENDIENTE: month] 2026.
RESEARCH AREAS
- Peripheral arterial disease. Principal investigator of the associated clinical group focused on this condition at the Navarra Institute for Health Research (IdiSNA).
- Search for new biomarkers in peripheral arterial disease and abdominal aortic aneurysm.
AREAS OF INTEREST
- Oncovascular surgery: treatment of tumors involving arteries or veins, combining surgical oncology and vascular surgery.
- Open and endovascular surgery for diseases of the aorta.
- Open and endovascular surgery for arterial diseases of the arms and legs.
- Medical and surgical diagnosis and treatment of venous diseases.
Activity
In teaching
- Assistant professor at the University of Navarra School of Medicine (1997-2006).
- Associate clinical professor at the University of Navarra School of Medicine (2007-2015).
- Coordinator of the clinical rotations of University of Navarra medical students at the Navarra University Hospital (2006-2026).
- Resident tutor in the Angiology and Vascular Surgery Service of the Navarra University Hospital (2012-2026).
- Clinical rotation tutor for Public University of Navarra medical students at the Navarra University Hospital (2023-2026).
- Supervisor of 2 doctoral theses.
In research
- Author of more than 60 scientific publications, 38 in international journals and 30 in national journals.
- Author of several book chapters in his specialty.
- He has presented more than 50 communications at national and international conferences and has been a speaker at more than 70 courses and conferences.
- He has collaborated on several publicly funded research projects.
- Member of the editorial board of the journal Angiología, the official journal of the Spanish Society of Angiology and Vascular Surgery.
Organismos científicos
- Society of Spanish-Speaking Vascular Surgeons: board member since 2017; treasurer (2013-2017).
- Navarra Society of Angiology and Vascular Surgery: secretary since 2012.
- European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS).
Premios
- Beven Award for the best clinical research communication. 16th Convention of Spanish-Speaking Vascular Surgeons, Madrid, 2017.
- Outstanding communication. 67th Annual Meeting of the Spanish Society of Neurology, Valencia, 2015.
- Best poster award. 13th Convention of Spanish-Speaking Vascular Surgeons, Granada, 2011.
- Best poster award. 40th National Congress of the Spanish Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (SECOT), Tenerife, 2003.
- Extraordinary Doctoral Award. University of Valladolid, 1997.
- Best oral communication award. 17th World Congress of the International Union of Angiology, London, 1995.
- Fernando Martorell Award for the best communication. 40th Spanish Angiology Conference, Salamanca, 1994.