Ignacio Pascual Piédrola

Biography

    Graduate (1977) and Doctor (1986) in Medicine and Surgery by the University of Navarra. Specialist in Urology (1982). He completed his training with a Fellow of European Board of Urology (1992).   Director of the Urology Department of the University of Navarra Clinic. Research Areas Member of the Editorial Board of Archivos Españoles de Urología. Principal investigator in 8 projects obtained in competitive calls, including an FIS project. Collaborating researcher in 1 European project (BMH4-97-2586) in collaboration with the Department of Neural Plasticity of the CSIC. Researcher in 2 clinical trials (1 Phase II, 1 Phase III) with molecules for their clinical application in urological pathology. Active evaluation member of ANEP (cod.1059) since 1999. Reviewer of 2 journals of the specialty (1 in the Editorial Committee) and reviewer of abstracts of the European Association of Urology (since 2012).   As a teacher Associate Clinical Professor of Urology. University of Navarra, 1993-CURRENT.   Associate Professor of Anatomy. School of Medicine. University of Navarra, 1996-1998.   Associate Professor of Urology. School of Medicine. University of Navarra, 2008-CURRENT.   Professor of Capita Selecta in Food and Health (E-MENU), European Master in Food, Nutrition and Metabolism. University of Navarra, 2013-2014. As researcher Author or co-author of 86 articles published in scientific journals collected in Medline, 65 of them correspond to original articles. Editor of 1 book and first author of 10 chapters of books. Author of 293 communications to congresses, 32 of them international. 93 lectures invited to conferences and teaching meetings dedicated to the training of specialists in urology and other specialties related to the treatment of cancer and minimally invasive surgical techniques in urology.

Research Interest

 Diagnosis and treatment of urological cancer. Neuro-urology