Álvaro González-Cantero

Álvaro González-Cantero, MD, PhD, works as a dermatologist at the Department of Dermatology of the Ramón y Cajal University Hospital in Madrid, Spain, where he combines patient care with research. He received his PhD in psoriasis and comorbidities in 2019 at the University of Castilla la Mancha. He has special interest in increasing the knowledge of the relationship between psoriasis and atherosclerosis. He is the principal investigator for a cohort study to investigate the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying cardiovascular comorbidity in psoriasis. His research on cardiovascular comorbidities and systemic inflammation in psoriasis has been published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology and Journal of Investigative Dermatology,his presentations on the topic have received excellency awards on several occasions in different scientific meetings.

As a result of his achievements in research he received a National Award for The Best Resident in Spain among all specialities from the Spanish Ministry of Health and was selected as 2020-2021 International Fellow of the International Psoriasis Council after a competitive selection process.