| Department | Health Sciences | 
| Knowledgment area | Nursing | 
| Teaching merits evaluation | 2 five years period(s) | 
| Research merits evaluation | 2 six years period(s) | 
| Contacto | UDC directory | 
Degree in Podiatry from the Universidade da Coruña (UDC) (2002), Bachelor in Podiatry by the Universidad Cooperativa de Ensino Superior Politécnico e Universitário (Portugal ) (2005), Master in Public Health in Universidade de Santiago de Compostela (2021) and Doctor of Philosophy by the UDC (2011).
I am a Full Professor actively fulfilling the role of teaching and research staff in the Faculty of Nursing and Podiatry. I teach courses at the Undergraduate, Master's, and Doctoral levels and have successfully supervised over 70 undergraduate and master's degree projects as well as 26 doctoral theses.
The research activity is of EXCELLENCE (ANECA, 2019 and 2023), extensive and of quality, I3 certification by the State Research Agency, H 29 index, a two six-year period of research by the CNEAI, another for equivalent merits, additional recognition to the research work carried out by ACSUG, EXCELLENCE complement to research work (ACSUG, 2023) and with results reflected in more than 301 publications, 29 complete books or chapters, 3116 citations, 5 research projects, 4 contracts with companies, 788 articles evaluated in JCR journals . Since 2020, he has been carrying out the competitive project SMART_FIRST_RAY, financed with 72,200€.
EXCELLENCE
Also, I am an evaluator in different calls for teacher evaluation, research projects, doctoral programs, master's degrees, degrees for various Autonomous Agencies, State Research Agency and also internationally for the Accreditation of Quality and Prospective of the National University System and International.
Finally, I am academic editor of PeerJ and Medicine, associate editor of Revista Latinoamericana de Enfermagem and Universidad y Salud, Editorial Board of the Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, Journal of Tissue Viability, Primary Care , Spanish Journal of Podiatry, Guest Editor in Sensors, IJERPH, Medicine, Pathogens, Nutrients, Biosensors, as well as in scientific committees, congress organizer, among other activities.
This section shows the teaching given in degrees, masters and other officers studies in last 6 years.
| Subject and involved studies | Type | Distance hours | Total hours | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Application of Research Techniques in Health Sciences | Optional | 0 | 4 | 
| Digital Orthopedics and Footwear Therapy | Compulsory | 0 | 49 | 
| Preventive Podiatry | Compulsory | 0 | 64 | 
| Subject and involved studies | Type | Distance hours | Total hours | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Application of Research Techniques in Health Sciences 
                                                                Master's Degree in Health Care and Research
                                                                                                                     | Optional | 0 | 4 | 
| Digital Orthopedics and Footwear Therapy 
                                                                Degree in Podiatry
                                                                                                                     | Compulsory | 0 | 107 | 
| Preventive Podiatry 
                                                                Degree in Podiatry
                                                                                                                     | Compulsory | 0 | 64 | 
| Subject and involved studies | Type | Distance hours | Total hours | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Application of Research Techniques in Health Sciences 
                                                                Master's Degree in Health Care and Research
                                                                                                                     | Optional | 0 | 4 | 
| Digital Orthopedics and Footwear Therapy 
                                                                Degree in Podiatry
                                                                                                                     | Compulsory | 0 | 107 | 
| Final Year Dissertation 
                                                                Degree in Podiatry
                                                                                                                     | Compulsory | 0 | 16 | 
| Preventive Podiatry 
                                                                Degree in Podiatry
                                                                                                                     | Compulsory | 0 | 64 | 
| Subject and involved studies | Type | Distance hours | Total hours | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Orthopedics and Footwear Therapy 
                                                                Degree in Podiatry
                                                                                                                     | Compulsory | 0 | 0 | 
| Final Year Dissertation 
                                                                Degree in Podiatry
                                                                                                                     | Compulsory | 0 | 12 | 
| Preventive Podiatry 
                                                                Degree in Podiatry
                                                                                                                     | Compulsory | 0 | 64 | 
| Subject and involved studies | Type | Distance hours | Total hours | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Application of Research Techniques in Health Sciences 
                                                                Master`s Degree in Health Care and Research
                                                                                                                     
                                                                Master's Degree in Health Care and Research
                                                                                                                            (Optional) 
                                                         | Compulsory | 0 | 4 | 
| Digital Orthopedics and Footwear Therapy 
                                                                Degree in Podiatry
                                                                                                                     | Compulsory | 0 | 107 | 
| Final Year Dissertation 
                                                                Degree in Podiatry
                                                                                                                     | Compulsory | 0 | 36 | 
| Preventive Podiatry 
                                                                Degree in Podiatry
                                                                                                                     | Compulsory | 0 | 64 | 
| Subject and involved studies | Type | Distance hours | Total hours | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Application of Research Techniques in Health Sciences 
                                                                Master`s Degree in Health Care and Research
                                                                                                                     | Compulsory | 0 | 4 | 
| Digital Orthopedics and Footwear Therapy 
                                                                Degree in Podiatry
                                                                                                                     | Compulsory | 0 | 169 | 
| Final Year Dissertation 
                                                                Degree in Podiatry
                                                                                                                     | Compulsory | 0 | 26 | 
| Preventive Podiatry 
                                                                Degree in Podiatry
                                                                                                                     | Compulsory | 0 | 56 | 
Directed or codirected by current teacher since 2013 year.
| Akin osteotomy: results and effectiveness assessement | 
| Alterations in the lower limb derived from exposure to Covid-19. A systematic review. | 
| Effectiveness of platelet-rich plasma in musculoskeletal injuries of the ankle and foot. | 
| Efficacy of pharmacological treatments in yellow nail syndrome. Systematic Review. | 
| Footwear impact on dermatomycoses: a systematic review | 
| Influence of work footwear in the presence of foot pathologies: a systematic review. | 
| Analysis of treatments for foot deformities in children with cerebral palsy: a systematic review | 
| Effectiveness of ankle-foot orthoses in patients with child cerebral palsy. Narrative review | 
| Effectiveness of Clubfoot treatments: Narrative review | 
| Efficacy of footwear in the infant stage: a systematic review | 
| Efficacy of therapeutic footwear in the care of diabetic foot. | 
| Eficacy of treatments for plantar keratosis: a sistematic review | 
| Impact of the use of safety footwear at the foot and lower limb level | 
| Approach to psichosocial management in lower limb amputees | 
| Approach to psichosocial management in lower limb amputees | 
| Effectiveness of aquatic exercise in preventing falls in the elderly | 
| Effectiveness of foot orthoses in the medial knee osteoarthritis | 
| Effectiveness of plantar orthesis and calzadotherapy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis | 
| Evaluation of depression in plantar fasciitis. A case-control study | 
| Evaluation of depression in plantar fasciitis. A case-control study | 
| Evaluation of foot health and determination of shoe size in people with Alzheimer´s disease | 
| Footwear choice in patients with Down´s syndrome and it´s repercussion | 
| Project of study of the minimalist race | 
| Quality of life related to the health of the foot in pregnancy | 
| The impact of morphostructural and biomechanical alterations of the foot in low back pain during menopause | 
| Determinig shoe size in a sample of school footballers | 
| Determinig shoe size in a sample of school footballers | 
| Effectiveness of foot orthoses and footwear therapy in patients with Hallux Rigidus | 
| Footwear analysis and state of the foot in Down Syndrome people | 
| How to concern the use of high heel in the quality of life the woman | 
| Study of quality of life at the foot of the ballet | 
| Influence of Obesity on the morphology of the foot | 
| Literature review: Treatment of onychomycosis | 
| Perception of Podiatric Health A Sample of Persons with diabetes | 
| Quality of life in patients over 65 years in relation to the degree of Hallux Valgus | 
| Quality of life in the sea workers | 
| Quality of life related to foot health in a sample of university population | 
| Sesamoiditis treatments. Literature review | 
| Determination of foot morphology in pregnancy | 
| Effectiveness of unstable footwear in the adult population | 
| Impact of footwear in quality of life | 
| Review of the most common podiatric problems in older persons | 
No research info found in SUXE for current researcher.
Academic or management positions held by teacher.