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Octavio Galindo Osorio Specialist in Pediatrics. Primarily dedicated to the Pediatric Asthma and Childhood Allergy Unit.

Dr. Octavio Galindo Osorio

Specialist in Pediatrics.
Primarily dedicated to the Pediatric Asthma and Childhood Allergy Unit.

Works at: Navarre headquarters
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Professional career

Medical degree (MD) from the Universidad Rafael Landívar, Guatemala (2007-2013).

Pediatrics specialist training at the Instituto Guatemalteco de Seguridad Social, with the qualification homologated by the Spanish Ministry of Health (2019-2022).

Staff physician in the Pediatrics Department of the Instituto Guatemalteco de Seguridad Social, Guatemala City (January-July 2023).

Fellow in Pediatric Allergology at the Department of Allergology of the Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona (July 2023).

Postgraduate Medical Subspecialization Program in Allergology and Immunology for Pediatricians, including a Master's degree in Medical Sciences, at the Clínica Universidad de Navarra and the University of Navarra (2023-2025).

Staff physician in the Pediatric Emergency Department of the Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona and Madrid sites (October 2024-July 2025).

Since July 2025, staff physician of the Department of Pediatrics and head of the Pediatric Asthma Unit at the Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona.

RESEARCH AREAS

  • Association between ultra-processed food consumption and the development of asthma and atopy in childhood (SENDO Project).
  • Reliability of different devices and procedures in allergy skin testing across skin types.
  • Diagnostic value of clinical history in allergic reactions to beta-lactam antibiotics.
  • Child nutrition and development, including complementary feeding in early childhood.
  • Breastfeeding practices and their relationship with infant anthropometric development.
  • Screening for childhood tuberculosis in endemic areas.
  • Prevention of smoking and e-cigarette use among children and adolescents.
  • Clinical features of extranodal pediatric lymphoma.

AREAS OF INTEREST

  • Pediatric asthma.
  • Food allergy.
  • Drug allergy, including beta-lactam antibiotics.
  • Insect venom allergy (Hymenoptera).
  • Atopic dermatitis and its associated complications.
  • Allergy skin testing.

Activity

In teaching

  • Visiting assistant professor at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Navarra, in Allergology simulation practicals and the sixth-year Allergology and Immunology course (2024).
  • Instructor of the Food Allergy seminar at the Faculty of Nutrition of the University of Navarra (2024).
  • Faculty member for Pediatric Advanced and Basic Life Support of the American Heart Association at the Simulation Medical Center of the Universidad Rafael Landívar, as PALS course coordinator, director of the Instructor Essentials courses and BLS instructor (2018-2023).
  • Assistant professor of Clinical Biochemistry at the Laboratory of the Faculty of Medicine and Nutrition of the Universidad Rafael Landívar, Guatemala (2014-2017).

In research

  • Co-author of peer-reviewed scientific publications in international journals such as Allergy and European Journal of Pediatrics.
  • Has presented oral communications and posters at international and national congresses in his specialty, including those organized by the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) and the Sociedad Española de Inmunología Clínica, Alergología y Asma Pediátrica (SEICAP).
  • Serves as a peer reviewer for international scientific publications.
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Scientific organizations

  • Junior Member of the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI), No. 40628.
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI).
  • Supernumerary Member of the Sociedad Española de Inmunología Clínica, Alergología y Asma Pediátrica (SEICAP).
  • Member of the Colegio Oficial de Médicos de Navarra, No. 313109364.