Francisca García Fernández

Francisca García Fernández is an Associate Professor and Director of the Department of Surgery at CEU Cardenal Herrera University in Valencia, Spain, positions she has held since 2011 and 2015 respectively. She specializes in vascular surgery with clinical and research focus on aortic diseases and surgical outcomes.

Her professional credentials include an ECFMG Certificate (2013) and Vascular Surgery Fellowships at Washington University Medical Center, New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, and Yale University.

Dr. García Fernández's research centers on vascular pathogenesis, particularly abdominal aortic aneurysms and aorto-iliac occlusive disease. She investigates risk factors like smoking and coronary artery disease, developing predictive models for surgical outcomes in vascular reconstruction procedures.

Her 2011-2013 publications reveal consistent clinical research themes: molecular mechanisms in aneurysm development, risk stratification for bypass surgery, and long-term outcome predictors. Her work bridges laboratory findings with clinical vascular surgery practice through collaborative international studies.

She has received the Goyanés Award (2007) for groundbreaking research on abdominal aortic aneurysms and achieved Fellow status with the European Board of Vascular Surgery (FEBVS) in 2015.

At CEU Cardenal Herrera University, Dr. García Fernández serves as a tutor for Faculty of Health Sciences students and contributes to vascular surgery advancement as a member of the Valencian Society of Vascular Surgery's Scientific Committee since 2016.