Our professionals
Dr. Pedro Ruiz
Specialist in Internal Medicine.
Primary clinical focus on venous thromboembolic disease (pulmonary embolism and venous thrombosis)
Professional career
Medical and Surgical degree from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid in 2004.
Specialist in Internal Medicine through the MIR residency program at Hospital Clínico San Carlos in Madrid, 2005-2010.
PhD in Medicine from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid in 2011.
Master’s degree in Research Methodology in Pulmonary Embolism from the Universidad Autónoma de Alcalá de Henares, 2016-2017.
Master’s degree in Research and Diploma in Statistics: Research Methodology in Health Sciences from the Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, 2007-2011.
Master’s degree in AIDS and Viral Hepatitis from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 2008-2010.
Attending physician in the Emergency Department at Hospital Clínico San Carlos, 2010-2018.
Consultant Physician in the Department of Internal Medicine (2018-present).
RESEARCH AREAS
- Venous thromboembolic disease (pulmonary embolism, deep and superficial venous thrombosis of the extremities, venous thrombosis in other locations).
AREAS OF INTEREST
- Venous thromboembolic disease
- Thrombotic risk in patients with cancer.
Activity
In teaching
- Teaching Collaborator at the School of Medicine, Universidad de Navarra. Accredited by ANECA as an Associate Professor with a PhD (Profesor Contratado Doctor) since 2021.
- Director of the Expert Program in Advanced Management of Venous Thromboembolic Disease and Anticoagulation in Atrial Fibrillation at the School of Medicine, Universidad de Navarra.
- Coordinator of the 3rd year of the Medicine undergraduate program at CUN Madrid.
- Supervisor of 2 doctoral theses at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
- Supervisor of 3 ongoing doctoral theses at the Universidad de Navarra and the Universidad de Albacete.
- Member of thesis committees and external evaluator of doctoral theses.
- Faculty member in the Master’s in Pulmonary Circulation of the Sociedad Española de Neumología y Cirugía Torácica (SEPAR) and Universidad CEU-San Pablo (2023-present).
- Faculty member in the Master’s in Clinical Ultrasound for the diagnosis of venous thromboembolic disease at the Universidad Católica de Murcia (2024-present).
- Faculty member in the Expert Diploma in VTE and Cancer at the Universidad de Alcalá de Henares and the Universidad Católica de Murcia, 2016-present.
- Faculty member in the University Expert Diploma in Advances in Thrombosis and Cancer at the Universidad Católica de Murcia, 2023-present.
- Faculty member in the Master’s in Thrombosis at the Universidad de Alcalá de Henares, 2017-2020.
- Faculty member in the Master’s in Emergency Medicine at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid (2008-2018).
- Postgraduate teaching for the training of Internal Medicine residents and other specialties rotating through Internal Medicine at Hospital Clínico San Carlos (2010-2018).
- Teaching collaborator for practical training at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid: 2007-2018.
In research
- Coordinator or editor of more than 25 books.
- Author of more than 30 book chapters.
- Author of more than 100 research articles in indexed international and national journals.
- He has participated in more than 50 research projects: principal investigator in 17; co-investigator in more than 20; collaborating investigator in 5 FIS projects; National Coordinator in 6 research projects.
- More than 150 presentations at national and international congresses.
- Invited speaker at national congresses of different specialties (SEMI, SEMES, SEPAR, SETH, SEACV, SEMERGEN, SEHLELHA).
- Reviewer for indexed national and international journals.