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Dr. Loreto Fernández
Specialist in Nephrology.
Primary dedication to general Nephrology and glomerular disease
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Professional career
Medical degree from the University of Lleida (2005).
Specialist in Nephrology in 2010 at Bellvitge University Hospital (Barcelona).
Hospital stay at Guy’s Hospital, London (King’s College). Clinical fellowship in glomerular diseases. Grant for Nephrology resident rotation in foreign centers (Spanish Society of Nephrology), 2010.
Master’s in Research “Donation and transplantation of tissues and cells” (academic year 2011-2012). Hospital Clínic. University of Barcelona.
PhD in Medicine and Surgery (University of Barcelona, 2013).
Staff Specialist in Nephrology. Germans Trias i Pujol University Hospital (2010-2013).
Staff Specialist in Nephrology. Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra (2013-2024).
RESEARCH AREAS
- She has collaborated in various research projects in different areas of Nephrology, initially in the field of kidney transplantation related to her doctoral thesis work. In recent years, mainly in the area of glomerular disease, actively collaborating as a member of the Spanish Society of Nephrology Working Group on Glomerular Disease (GLOSEN).
AREAS OF INTEREST
- Clinical nephrology
- Diabetic nephropathy
- Glomerulonephritis
- Lupus nephritis
- Acute kidney failure
- Kidney transplantation
Activity
In teaching
- Currently a teaching collaborator at the School of Medicine of the University of Navarra. Previously, Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Navarra from the 2014-15 academic year through 2023.
- Adjunct Professor in the European University Master’s in Food and Nutrition at the University of Navarra (2014-2020).
In research
- She has delivered numerous oral and written presentations at national and international conferences.
- Author of more than 20 scientific publications in national and international journals.