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Dr. Juan Carlos Galofré

Endocrinology and Nutrition Specialist
Focus on thyroid diseases, especially thyroid cancer, and neuroendocrinology (pituitary disorders).

Works at: Navarre headquarters
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Professional career

Medical Degree, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.

PhD in Medicine, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela.

Endocrinology and Nutrition Specialist, Universidad de Navarra.

Clinical Research Fellow in Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes; Department of Medicine, University of Wales College of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff, United Kingdom (2004).

Visiting Professor, Thyroid Research Unit; Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York University. The Mount Sinai Hospital and the James J. Peters VA Medical Center, New York, New York, USA (2006–2008), and Department of Endocrine Neoplasia and Hormonal Disorders, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas, Houston, Texas, USA (2008).

RESEARCH AREAS

  • Principal investigator on competitively funded projects: FIS, NIH (USA), Government of Navarra, Fundación Universidad de Navarra, and Mount Sinai School of Medicine (USA).
  • Research has focused on thyroid disease related to pregnancy and thyroid cancer.

AREAS OF INTEREST

Activity

In teaching

  • Accredited as a Full Professor (ANECA).
  • Vice Dean for Academic Affairs (2016–2018) and for Faculty (2018–2019), Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de Navarra.
  • Full Professor of Endocrinology and Nutrition in the MD program at the Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de Navarra.
  • Course Director for International Hospital Rotation I, II, and III (electives of the Faculty of Medicine), as well as for student rotations abroad.
  • Faculty mentor (regular and international students).

In research

  • More than 100 publications in national and international scientific journals.
  • Author of more than 30 scientific book chapters on thyroid disease published by leading publishers (Elsevier and Springer).
  • Invited speaker at regional, national, and international congresses, courses, and symposia (in Europe and the Americas), typically on topics related to thyroid cancer.
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Scientific organizations

  • Member of the Spanish Society of Endocrinology and Nutrition (SEEN).
  • Member of the European Thyroid Association.
  • Member of the European Society of Endocrinology.
  • National coordinator of the Thyroid Knowledge Area of the SEEN (2012-present).
  • Organizer and promoter of the creation of the Young Endocrinology Group of the SEEN.
  • Member of the Subclinical Thyroid Dysfunction Working Group (2006-09).
  • Member of the scientific committee of the SEEN congresses since 2014.
  • President of the local scientific committee of the 38th Congress of the European Thyroid Association (2014).