Javier Escalada San Martín

Dr. Javier Escalada San Martín serves as Director of the Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition at the University of Navarra Clinic and holds Professor accreditation from ANECA (2023). He maintains concurrent academic appointments as Associate Professor at the University of Zaragoza's School of Medicine and Chair of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus at the University of Alcalá de Henares/Autonomous University of Barcelona.

His educational foundation includes:

• Medicine and Surgery degree, University of the Basque Country (1986)
• Doctor of Medicine, University of Alcalá de Henares (1994)
• Endocrinology specialization, Ramón y Cajal Hospital Madrid (1988-1991)

Research focuses on diabetes complications and metabolic disorders, particularly exploring GLP-1 cardioprotection, diabetic nephropathy pathways, and precision obesity treatments. His work bridges clinical endocrinology with metabolic liver disease mechanisms and cardiovascular risk stratification in diabetic populations.

Award recognition includes:

• FIS Fellowship (1992-1994)
• Triple six-year research period accreditation
• MERCO-Health's top physician honor (2023)

As academic leader, he directs doctoral theses while serving as principal investigator for 4 research projects and associate researcher in 9 others. His editorial roles include editor-in-chief of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Nutrition and associate editor for Advances in Diabetology. He actively participates in the Spanish Society of Endocrinology's Metabolic Liver Disease and Lipids Working Groups, maintaining leadership through his current presidency of the Society's Foundation.