Professor of Medicine (Geriatrics and Gerontology).
Extraordinary Doctoral Award, Diploma in Consumer Affairs and Master’s Degree in Management of Gerontological Centers and in Clinical and Social Gerontology.
Director of the Research Group in Gerontology and Geriatrics of the University of A Coruña and the Interuniversity Master of Gerontology.
Recognized four six-year research and technology transfer activity (CNEAI), five five-year teaching activity, three “Docentia” positive assessment periods and eight tranches of research and teaching excellence (ACSUG).
He has directed 22 doctoral theses, as well as numerous works End of Degree, Master’s Degree and D.E.A. Author of more than 100 scientific articles, 72 of them indexed on the Web of Science (JCR) and 77 between books and book chapters of which 26 are complete books published by publishers of national or international prestige with ISBN.

Principal investigator in 48 competitive concurrence projects, highlighting 6 from the European Union and 1 from AECID. He participated in 17 National and 19 International Conferences, presenting more than 300 works, being 30 by invitation.