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Dr. Asier Gómez Ibañez
Specialist in Neurology.
Preferential dedication to epilepsy.
Professional career
He graduated in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Navarra in 2005.
Specialist in the Department of Neurology of the University of Navarra Clinic in 2008.
PhD in Neurosciences from the Universitat de Valencia (2022).
Clinical Fellow EEG/Epilepsy Program at the University Hospital London Health Science Centre (LHSC). Western University of London (Canada) in 2013-2014.
Specific technical training in EEG and video-EEG. Spanish Society of Neurology, 2014.
Assistant doctor in the Multidisciplinary Unit of Epilepsy in the Neurology Service of the University and Polytechnic Hospital La Fe in Valencia 2014-2018.
Clinical collaborator at the Clínica Universidad de Navarra from 2018 to present.
RESEARCH AREAS
Scholarship for the training of researchers of the Basque Government. Research project on facial recognition in patients with epilepsy in 2011-2012
Scholarship for the study project on the neural changes in the semantic system in epilepsy patients. Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness in 2013-2016.
Participation in more than 8 national and international clinical studies, highlighting
Sub-investigator in the study on the prescription of antiepileptic drugs in different clinical situations. Epilepsy Study Group. SEN 2016.
Laboratorios Esteve project on quality of life with seizures in patients with epilepsy, 2016.
AREAS OF INTEREST
- Diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy.
Activity
As an educator
Collaborating professor of the Neuroimmunology module in the Neuroscience doctorate course at the School of Medicine and Surgery of the Universidad de Navarra in the academic years 2011-2012 and 2012-2013.
Associate Clinical Professor of the Clinical Training Unit in the School of Medicine and Surgery of the Universidad de Navarra in the academic years 2011-2012 and 2012-2013.
As a researcher
- 35 scientific publications in national and international journals.
- Co-author of 13 book chapters in his specialty.
- Evaluation of scientific publications in 4 journals.
- 52 oral and written communications, as well as posters, in national and international congresses.
- He has been invited on 36 occasions as invited speaker at scientific meetings and national congresses.
Premios
- Best communication in the meeting of the Neurology Society of Navarra, 2008.
- Cerebrovascular pathology imaging contest of the Cerebrovascular Disease Study Group of the SEN, 2009.
- Best communication at the Navarre Society of Neurology meeting, 2011.
- Novartis award to the best young neurologist in epilepsy. Spanish Society of Neurology, 2011.
Scientific organizations
- Member of the Spanish Society of Neurology.
- Member of the Epilepsy Study Group of the Spanish Society of Neurology.
- Member of the American Epilepsy Society.
Latest scientific publications
- Real-world safety and effectiveness of cenobamate in patients with focal onset seizures: outcomes from an Expanded Access Program. Scientific Publication May 7, 2023 | Magazine: Epilepsia Open
- COVID-19 prevalence and mortality in people with epilepsy: A nation-wide multicenter study. Scientific Publication Dec 1, 2021 | Magazine: Epilepsy & Behavior