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Imagen del Dr. Manuel Landecho Acha, especialista en Medicina Interna de la Clínica Universidad de Navarra. El Dr. Landecho se dedica preferencialmente a pacientes de consulta de Medicina Interna y Unidad de Chequeos, centrado en riesgo cardiovascular, obesidad y promoción de la salud.

Dr. Manuel Landecho

Internal Medicine specialist.

Special focus on Internal Medicine outpatient care, with an emphasis on second-opinion consultations; and the Check-up Unit, focused on cardiovascular risk, obesity, and health promotion.

Works at: Navarre headquarters
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Professional career

MD (2001) and PhD (2009) in Medicine and Surgery, University of Navarra.

Specialist in Internal Medicine, Clínica Universidad de Navarra.

Physician in the Department of Internal Medicine at Clínica Universidad de Navarra since 2002, with a special focus on Internal Medicine outpatient care and the Check-up Unit, centered on cardiovascular risk, obesity, and health promotion.

Corresponding Member of the Royal Academy of Medicine and Surgery of Valladolid (2008).

RESEARCH AREAS

  • Accredited with two six-year research evaluation periods (sexenios).
  • Member of the research team for 9 grants.

AREAS OF INTEREST

  • His interests focus on vascular risk, patients with multiple chronic conditions, diagnostically challenging patients, and critically ill patients.
  • Medical check-ups.

Activity

In teaching

  • Faculty member at the University of Navarra School of Medicine in various roles since 2002.
  • Currently a contracted PhD-level professor with official accreditation from ANECA.
  • Has supervised 4 doctoral theses and 6 bachelor’s degree final projects.
  • Residency tutor from 2009 to 2017.

In research

Has contributed to the publication of more than 70 articles in national and international journals, and 4 as part of the international PROG-IMT team.

Author of more than 20 book chapters, and numerous lectures/presentations at national and international conferences.

Reviewer for the following international journals:

  • European Journal of Clinical Investigation (Impact factor in 2022: 5.5)
  • Journal of Hypertension (Impact factor in 2022: 1.9)
  • Obesity (Impact factor in 2022: 6.9)
  • Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity: Targets and Therapy (Impact factor in 2022: 3.3)
  • Annals of Medicine (Impact factor in 2022: 4.4)
  • Cardiovascular Diabetology (Impact factor in 2022: 9.3)
  • Current Pharmaceutical Design (Impact factor in 2022: 3.1)
  • New Generation Computing (Impact factor in 2022: 2.6)
  • Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders (Impact factor in 2022: 8.2)
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Scientific organizations

  • Spanish Society of Internal Medicine