Our professionals
Dr. María Carcavilla del Barrio
General Health Psychologist and Psycho-Oncologist.
Primarily dedicated to the psychological care of cancer patients at any stage of the disease and their families, as well as patients with advanced non-oncological illness.
Works at:
Navarre headquarters
Be part of:
Clínica Universidad de Navarra
Cancer Center Clínica Universidad de Navarra
Professional career
Bachelor's Degree in Psychology from the University of Salamanca (2021). Master's Degree in General Health Psychology from the University of Navarra (2022) and Master's Degree in Psycho-Oncology and Palliative Care from the Complutense University of Madrid (2025).
She trained in psycho-oncology at the Hospital Clínico San Carlos in Madrid, in the care of patients with lung cancer.
She has worked at the Hospital San Juan de Dios in Pamplona, providing psychological care to inpatients and patients at home, and as a psycho-oncologist at the Madrid office of the Spanish Association Against Cancer (AECC).
Collaborator in the Psycho-Oncology Unit of the Clínica Universidad de Navarra.
RESEARCH AREAS
- Psychological aspects of cancer patients and their families.
- Patient dignity.
- Psychosocial factors involved in how international patients adapt to their illness and to healthcare in a cultural setting different from their own.
AREAS OF INTEREST
- Psychological support for cancer patients at any stage of the disease.
- Psychological support for the patient's family members.
- Psychological care for patients with advanced non-oncological illness.
- Patient dignity throughout the illness.
- How international patients adapt to their illness and to healthcare in another country.
- Psychoeducational workshops for inpatients and their families.
Activity
In teaching
- She collaborates in teaching workshops for Medicine and Psychology students at the University of Navarra.
In research
- Collaborating researcher in the research lines of the Department of Symptom Control and Palliative Medicine and of the Psycho-Oncology Unit of the Clínica Universidad de Navarra.
- Member of the ATLANTES research group and of the Navarra Institute for Health Research (IdiSNA).
- Collaborator on a research project funded by the Spanish Health Research Fund (FIS) on the Patient Dignity Question.
- She has taken part in the 13th International Congress of the Spanish Society of Palliative Care.
Scientific Organizations
- Associate member of the Spanish Society of Palliative Care (SECPAL).
- Official College of Psychology of Navarra.