Born in Madrid on 28 February 1944

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
1. Degree in Medicine and Surgery, Universidad Complutense (Madrid), 1968.
Doctorate in Medicine, Universidad Complutense (Madrid), taken in 1984 summa cum laude, with a unanimous vote.
Thesis title: “Features and Practices of a Healthcare Population”.

POSTGRADUATE SPECIALISATIONS:
Diploma in Healthcare, National Healthcare School, 1976.
Specialisation in Occupational Medicine, Ministry of Labour, 1978.
Specialisation in Hygiene and Healthcare, Ministry of Health, 1978.

ASSIGNMENTS AS ASSISTANT
Director of the Service associated to the University Head Professor, “12 de Octubre” University Hospital, Madrid.

TEACHING ASSIGNMENTS .
Preventive Medicine and Public Health
“Preventive Medicine and Public Health” Professor: as from 1982. .
Occupational Medicine “Healthcare Workers’ Occupational Risks” Professor.
Free configuration of university curriculum as from 1994

OTHER TITLES
Cavaliere Ufficiale (Official Knight), 1986. Order of Merit of the Italian Republic. (Cooperation in the field of medical research) - Italy 1986.
Academic Correspondent. Real Académia Nacional de Medicina (Royal National Academy of Medicine) Madrid, 2001.
Councillor within the Spanish Coordinating Committee for the European Campaign against Cancer. (1988).
Member of the Vaccination Schedule Committee of Experts of the Autonomous Community of Madrid. (BOCM, 2,8,1996. no. 183: 12).
Still in office. General Secretary of the Spanish Society for Preventive Medicine and Hospital Hygiene. (1995-2000).
Coordinator of the Working Team on Vaccines of the Spanish Society for Preventive Medicine, Public Health and Hygiene (1996-2001).
Still in office. Member of the Study Group on Influenza. (Spanish Society for Chemotherapy). Madrid, 1999.
Charter Member of the Spanish Vaccinology Association (AVM) Madrid, 2001.

STAYS IN FOREIGN CENTRES
Cooperation programme with the French Government:
Centre de Médecine Preventive Nancy. (Nancy Preventive Medicine Centre).
Public Health Chair (Prof. Pisarro). Nanterre.
France:
Nancy and Paris, (1977).

Cooperation programme with the Italian Government:
EMPI (General Management), Study and Control Institute (Monteporcio),
National Institute for Occupational Medicine. Rome (1980).
Cooperation programme with the French Government:
A. Beclere Hospital. Paris. France. 1985

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (CDC)
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
6 stays relating to participation in various programmes, leading to agreements on: Epidemiology, Tuberculosis and Vaccines.

* Agreement between Prof. JR. de Juanes and the DLP (Distance Learning Program) of CDC (USA), for translating and teaching in Spain the Course (1030) on Epidemiology. 1994.
* Over 20 courses jointly held up to 2001.
* Agreement and follow-up on the former. 1995.
* Memorandum of Agreement 1994.
Authorisation to carry out:
“ Translation of CDC material on tuberculosis” and its subsequent use.
* Follow-up on cooperation agreement relating to Tuberculosis.
* 1999 Memorandum of Agreement on Vaccinations.

Memorandum
Cooperation in the translation of the Pink Book (6th edition) on vaccines. Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases CDC. 1999-2000.

Backup text for teaching the subject in America and Spain, under the aegis of the Pan-American Health Organisation (OPS).

Participation in over 100 courses on the following subjects:
Occupational risks, Epidemiology, Hepatites and Vaccines
Research Leader for 6 projects covering vaccine safety.
Author of 80 publications on Spanish and foreign magazines.
Author of 15 chapters in various books and monographs.
Editor of 13 conference books.
Coordinator of the bulletins on “Vaccines in Adults” by the Spanish Society for Preventive Medicine. Supervisor of a number of doctorate theses.
Over 135 papers presented at National and International Congresses.
Over 110 conferences in Congresses or Symposia.
Organizer of 4 editions of The International Day for Hepatites and AIDS. Organizer of 10 editions of The International Day for “Vaccine Update”.