Our professionals

Dr. Mihai Podaru

Specialist in Family and Community Medicine.
Expert in Emergency Medicine.

Works at: Madrid headquarters
Be part of: Clínica Universidad de Navarra

Professional career

MD, Ovidius University, Faculty of Medicine (2004-2010).

Master’s in Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Ovidius University, Faculty of Medicine (2010–2011).

Degree recognition and validation in Spain by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport (2011).

Specialty training in Family and Community Medicine, Hospital Universitario de Guadalajara (2012-2016).

Master’s in Emergency, Disaster, and Mass-Casualty Medicine, CEU–Cardenal Herrera (2019-2020).

University Expert in Disaster Management, CEU–Cardenal Herrera (2019-2020).

University Expert in Advanced Life Support, CEU–Cardenal Herrera (2019-2020).

University Expert in Medical Emergencies, CEU–Cardenal Herrera (2019-2020).

University Expert in Severe Trauma Care, CEU–Cardenal Herrera (2019-2020).

RESEARCH AREAS

  • Principal Investigator and Coordinator at Hospital Universitario del Tajo (Aranjuez) for the study: BRAINI 2020: Blood biomarkers to improve management of mild traumatic BRAIN injury. *Study led by France with Spain’s participation (main hospital: Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Neurosurgery).
  • Study on the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) in COPD patients in the province of Guadalajara, Spain. (Award-winning study at the SEMERGEN National Congress: “Prevalence of pneumococcal and influenza vaccination in COPD patients”).
  • Study on diagnostic quality and medical record documentation in COPD patients in primary care.
  • Study on the effectiveness of a brief educational intervention on inhaler use in COPD patients.

Activity

In teaching

  • Adjunct Professor of Anatomy at Universidad Alfonso X el Sabio: Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry, and Physical Therapy degree. Pre-university preparation course, Faculty of Medicine (2016-2017).
  • Residency tutor for Family and Community Medicine, Castilla–La Mancha Health Service.
  • Academic clinical placement tutor for the MD program at Universidad Alfonso X el Sabio at Hospital Universitario del Tajo (Aranjuez).