Our professionals
Dr. María Die
Psycho-oncologist at the Cancer Center Clínica Universidad de Navarra.
Specialist in Clinical Psychology.
Primary dedication to Psycho-Oncology.
Professional career
Degree in Philosophy and Letters, Psychology Section, Pontifical Comillas University, Madrid, 1982.
Research Assistant, Bellevue Psychiatric Hospital, NYU Medical Center, 1983 and 1984.
Master of Arts, New York University, NY, USA, 1984.
Pre- and postdoctoral fellow in Psycho-Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Department of Neurology, Psychiatry Service, NY, USA, 1984-1987, and 1989-1992.
PhD in Psychology, Pontifical Comillas University, Madrid, 1988.
Associate Scientific Staff and Medical Staff Member, Dana-Farber Cancer Center and The Children’s Hospital, Boston, Harvard Medical School, USA, 1992 to 1996.
Psycho-oncologist, Instituto Madrileño de Oncología, Madrid, 1997-1998.
Coordinator and founder of the first Psycho-Oncology Unit in Spain, Gregorio Marañón University Hospital, 1996-2015.
Specialist in Clinical Psychology, Ministry of Education and Science, Madrid, 2005.
Coordinator, Psychosocial Care Team, Centro de Cuidados Laguna, Madrid, 2005-2008.
Director, ATRIUM Center: Psycho-Oncology and Clinical Psychology, 2015-2022.
Activity
In teaching
- Adjunct Professor, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA, 1992-1996.
- Adjunct Professor and collaborator, Complutense University, Madrid, 1996-present.
- Invited speaker at more than 200 national and international teaching activities.
- Author of videos for training communication skills in healthcare professionals.
In research
- Author of two manuals on psycho-oncology and psychological aspects in palliative care, and of more than 50 publications in scientific journals and more than 40 book chapter publications.
- Organizer of the 10th World Congress of Psycho-Oncology, Madrid, 2008.