Francisco Javier Cervera Paz

Francisco Javier Cervera Paz serves as a Clinical Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology at the University of Navarra's School of Medicine, concurrently holding a Medical Consultant position at Clínica Universidad de Navarra (CUN) and contributing to the Hearing and Balance research group.

His academic credentials include a 2001 Doctorate from the University of Navarra with the thesis "Los nucleos cocleares del primate m. Fascicularis. Citoarquitectura normal y efectos de la seccion bilateral del nervio coclear" (Cochlear nuclei of the primate M. Fascicularis. Normal cytoarchitecture and effects of bilateral section of the cochlear nerve), supervised by Dr. Manuel Manrique Rodriguez and Dr. Enrique Saldaña Fernández.

Dr. Cervera Paz's research centers on auditory pathway pathology, specializing in cochlear nuclei cytoarchitecture and neural consequences of cochlear nerve damage. His work bridges otological clinical practice with fundamental neuroscience, particularly investigating balance disorders and neural plasticity following auditory nerve lesions through the Hearing and Balance research group.

As a Medical Consultant at CUN, he integrates translational research with patient care in neurotology, focusing on diagnostic and therapeutic approaches for complex vestibular and hearing impairments within the university's clinical ecosystem.