Area of expertise: asthma, chronic respiratory problems
Languages spoken: English, Spanish, Catalan
Biography
Andres Almario is an experienced specialist in children's respiratory health with a track record of working in tertiary-level hospitals and contributing to effective research delivery, service development and quality improvement.
In addition to his clinical work, he has an interest in the ethical issues related to healthcare and has experience as an expert witness in medicolegal cases related to respiratory medicine.
- Medical degree, (MBBS), CES University, 2002 to 2007
- Evidence-based medicine diploma, CES University, 2009
- Paediatrics, Sant Joan de Déu Barcelona Children's Hospital, 2011 to 2015
- Paediatric respiratory medicine, Vall d’Hebron University Hospital, Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, 2015 to 2017
- European Diploma in paediatric respiratory medicine, European Respiratory Society, 2017
- MSc in bioethics, Borja Institute of Bioethics, Ramon Llull University, 2020 to 2022
- General and complex respiratory problems
- Difficult to treat and severe asthma
- Long-term ventilation
- Bronchoscopy
- Lung function testing
- Sleep studies
- Respiratory disease associated with cancer therapy
- Gold Medal for Civic Merit, issued by the Mayor of Barcelona, 2017