Our professionals
Dr. María Teresa Pérez
Specialist in Pulmonology.
Primary focus on sleep-related respiratory disorders.
Professional career
MD, Faculty of Medicine, University of Valencia (2011). PhD, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (2020).
Completed specialty training in Pulmonology at Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz (2012-2016).
Attending Physician, Pulmonology Service, Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz and Hospital General de Villalba (2016-2017).
Research stay in the Department of Radiology at Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, for research on early lung cancer detection with the international pioneering I-ELCAP group (2015).
Master’s in Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Airway Diseases, Universidad Católica de Murcia (2017).
Sleep Expert, European Sleep Research Society (ESRS), 2025
Sleep Expert, Spanish Federation of Sleep Medicine Societies (FESMES), 2025
RESEARCH AREAS
- Relationship between hypoxemia, sleep apnea, and the onset and progression of lung cancer.
- Lung cancer screening with low-dose CT.
AREAS OF INTEREST
- Obstructive sleep apnea and other sleep disorders.
- Lung cancer and its early detection.
Activity
In teaching
- Associate Clinical Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of Navarra.
- Faculty member, “Online University Master’s in Updates in Thoracic Oncology,” Universidad CEU–San Pablo.
In research
- Author of 15 scientific publications in national and international journals.
- Has written 3 book chapters in her specialty.
- Has contributed more than 40 conference communications and delivered 7 oral presentations at national and international meetings.
- Has participated in clinical trials and research studies.
- Received the 1st prize for young investigators, “La Separ que viene,” from the national professional society (2021).
- ASTROLABIO scholarship for best resident for an external rotation at centers of excellence. II HUFJD-Quirónsalud (2015).