Dr. Vicente Carreño

Formación

Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery from the Faculty of Medicine of the Autonomous University of Madrid (1976).

Internal Medicine specialist. Faculty of Medicine of the Autonomous University of Madrid (1979).

Stay in the Department of Prof. Meyer zum Büschenfelde (Berlin) (1980).

FISS Fellow, Insalud (1981-1982).

Research fellow of the Medical Unit “(Prof. Dame S. Sherlock) at the” Royal Free “Hospital in London (1981-1982).

Doctor in Medicine and Surgery from the Faculty of Medicine of the Autonomous University of Madrid (1985). Doctoral thesis: “Receptors for polymerized human albumin and hepatitis B virus”. Qualification: Suitable “cum laude”. Extraordinary doctorate award

Actividad asistencial

Resident at the Jiménez Díaz Foundation (Digestive Apparatus Service), (Madrid, 1976-1980).

Assistant Doctor of the Digestive System Service of the Jiménez Díaz Foundation, Madrid (1980-1995).

Head of the Hepatology Unit (Digestive Apparatus Service) of the Jiménez Díaz Foundation, Madrid (1995-1997).

Deputy Director of Research of the Jiménez Díaz Foundation, Madrid (1996-1997).

Head of the Hepatology Service of the Jiménez Díaz Foundation, Madrid (1997-2000).

Honorary Professor of the Department of Biology of the Faculty of Sciences of the Autonomous University of Madrid (2002).

President of the Foundation for the Study of Viral Hepatitis (1990-To date).

Actividad docente y científica

Director of 37 doctoral theses being rated all with outstanding Cum Laude.

Participation in 35 doctoral courses or monographic seminars
Principal investigator of 10 research projects funded by national public agencies and 12 projects financed by national and international private entities.

Research coordinator in 6 national and 5 international multicentre projects.

Guest lecturer at 130 congresses around the world.

Presentation of 326 research papers in national and international congresses.

Publication of 259 original articles or reviews in international scientific journals.

Méritos y premios

Member of Editorial Committees and Reference Consultant as Expert of numerous international scientific journals.

Member of the American Society and the European Society for the Study of Liver Diseases.

Organizer and president of 9 International Congresses on hepatitis virus.

Awarded 10 awards for his scientific career (7 national and 3 international).