Ofelia Cruz Martínez

I am a specialist in Pediatrics and childhood cancer, with special dedication to Pediatric Neuro-Oncology. I'm an associate professor at the University of Barcelona. I have written more than 50 reviewed scientific articles about my specialty and various book chapters. I also review scientific articles from the Clinical Translational Oncology journal, among others. I am a member of the group of brain tumors of the International Society of Pediatric Oncology (SIOP), to which I belong since 2000. In addition, I am a member of the Spanish and European societies of Oncology and Neuro-Oncology.

Training

• PhD in Medicine. University of Barcelona, 1992. 
• Paediatric specialist through Resident Medical Internship Training (Hospital Clínic, Barcelona), 1988.
• Degree in Medicine. University of Barcelona, 1984.

Scientific activity

• Researcher in the area of cancer at the Sant Joan de Déu Paediatric Research Institute.

Teaching

• Director of the Paediatric Oncology Master’s Programme of the University of Barcelona since 2005. 
• Associate professor at the University of Barcelona (UB) since 1994.