Joaquim Gascon Brustenga
Head of the International Health Service at Hospit
Healthcare
ISGlobal Barcelona Institute for Global Health
Spain
Biography
Dr. Gascon took his degree at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) and specialised in Internal Medicine. He worked in the Hospital of Nemba (Ruanda, 1982-86), where, besides his healthcare duties, he also started up several community programmes (children's vaccination, traditional midwives, water purification, etc.). He subsequently obtained a Master in Medical Microbiology (UAB) and a Post-Graduate Degree in Tropical Medicine (LSTM).
Research Interest
Chagas disease. Together with his team, they study the burden of infection and disease on latin-americans who came from endemic areas. They validate the transmission ways in non-endemic areas and study potential biomarkers of disease progression. They are also undertaking physiopathologic studies related to endothelium and its possible relationship with ventricular dysfunction and ecographic measures. Imported Pathology: Clinical studies, epidemiology, drug resistance of the main imported diseases: Malaria, Arbovirus, Enteropathogens.
