Dr. Gonzalo Martín Peña
Dr. Gonzalo Martín Peña is the chief doctor of the Endocrinology department in Ruber International Hospital and a specialist in Internal Medicine.
His work philosophy is based on evaluating the patient’s medical problems from a holistic perspective, since frequently illnesses can be interrelated. For this reason, Dr. Martín Peña also graduated as a specialist in Internal Medicine. This allows him to examine the patient from different perspectives and adopt a global approach to the patient’s problems.
His education and training include:
Private practice in the Ruber International Hospital. He has also worked as specialist in the University Hospital La Princesa, the University Hospital of Móstoles and in Ramón y Cajal Hospital, all in Madrid, Spain
1998 - 2009: Nutrition professor in the universities of San Pablo CEU and Alfonso X el Sabio, both in Madrid, Spain
1997: PhD on “The influence of different fats in parenteral nutrition” in the University of Alcalá de Henares which earned him a summa cum lade
1995 - 1996: Research Fellow in the Nutrition department of Harvard University in Boston, USA
1979 - 1983: Residency in Ramón y Cajal Hospital
1979: Medical admission exam (MIR) in rank 9 (out of 20’000)
1978: Internship in Ciudad Sanitaria Virgen del Rocío
1977: Graduation as Medical doctor from the University of Seville
Besides his professional and academic activity, the doctor has published different articles in various international medical journals such as the “Journal of Parenteral Nutrition”, “Nutrition” and the “European Journal of Clinical Nutrition”. He has also performed an extensive study of the composition of different foods and recipes of traditional Spanish recipes (“Over 1080 tips on your diet”, Alianza Editorial, 1996) and published various articles in national newspapers and magazines.
