Our professionals
Dr. Mercedes Iñarrairaegui
Specialist in Gastroenterology. Hepatology Unit
Primary focus on the study of liver diseases.
Professional career
Medical degree (1999) from the University of Navarra, 1999.
PhD in Medicine from the University of Navarra, 2006.
Specialist in Gastroenterology (MIR track) at Hospital de Navarra, 2004.
Since 2005, she has been a specialist in the Hepatology Unit at Clínica Universidad de Navarra.
RESEARCH AREAS
Researcher at the Biomedical Research Network Center for Hepatic and Digestive Diseases. CiberEHD since 2010.
Researcher at the Navarre Health Research Institute - IDISNA
She has supervised 2 PhD theses.
She has participated in 12 clinical trials and 6 research projects:
Study of mediators of radioembolization-induced liver injury. Year: 2010-2013. Sponsor: PIUNA
Role: Co-investigator
Strategies to increase surgical salvage in patients with liver tumors through hepatic radioembolization and cardiotrophin 1. Year: 2013-2016. Sponsor: Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (Instituto de Salud Carlos III)
Role: Principal Investigator
Safety evaluation of insulin-like growth factor type I (IGF-I) for the treatment of liver cirrhosis. Year: January–December 2015. Sponsor: CAN Grant
Role: Co-investigator
Hepavac-Cancer vaccine Development for hepatocellular carcinoma. Period: 01.09.13 to 31.08.18. Sponsor: 7th Framework Programme, European Commission.
Role: Co-investigator
Analysis of potential changes in hepatocellular carcinoma immunoscore after C virus eradication with direct antiviral antigens. Year: 2016. Sponsor: 4th edition Gilead Fellowship Grant
Role: Principal Investigator
Expansion of tumor-infiltrating T lymphocytes in hepatocellular carcinoma and study of their antigen specificity. Implications for adoptive cell therapy (HepaTIL). Year: 2017. Sponsor: Government of Navarra
Role: Co-investigator
AREAS OF INTEREST
- Liver cancer
- Liver cirrhosis
- Yttrium-90 microsphere radioembolization.
Activity
In teaching
Assistant Professor with a PhD (Profesora Contratada Doctora), Faculty of Medicine, University of Navarra, from 2014 to present.
ANECA accreditation as an Assistant Professor with a PhD (Profesor Contratado Doctor).
Clinical tutor for students at the Faculty of Medicine since 2011 to present.
Participation in the teaching guide for a new core course in the medical degree program (2013–2014 academic year).
Head of training for Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology residents at the Clinic in the Hepatology Unit.
Co-director of accredited interhospital continuing education sessions in Gastroenterology and Hepatology.
In research
She has contributed as co-author to 13 book chapters and more than 70 scientific publications in national and international specialty scientific journals (26 of them in Q1 first-quartile journals).
She has delivered more than 12 lectures at courses and congresses and more than 180 communications at international and national conferences.