Specialist in medical-surgical dermatology researcher, specialist in melanoma, genetic counseling and photobiology. COMB 37606
Dr. Paula Aguilera is a renowned specialist in Dermatology. She has extensive training in different areas of the specialty, being an expert in Phototherapy and Photobiology, as well as in genetic counseling in familial melanoma and porphyrias. On the other hand, he carries out important research work in the field of familial melanoma and photoprotective therapies. In this sense, she is the author of several publications in national and foreign magazines, as well as various chapters in books of recognized national prestige.
He has also been a speaker at more than 25 national and international conferences. He currently practices at the Dermatological Diagnosis Center and is responsible for the Phototherapy and Photobiology Unit at the Hospital Clínic of Barcelona.
Organization of national courses on epiluminescence microscopy.
Organization of international courses (Advanced Course of Dermoscopy, World Congress of the International Dermoscopy Society).
Collaboration with the European Academy of Dermatovenereology and the American Academy of Dermatology.
Graduate in Medicine from the Autonomous University of Barcelona – Vall d’Hebron Hospital (1996 – 2002). Last year of bachelor’s degree completed at the Università degli Studi di Padova (2002).
Specialist in Dermatology and Venereology from the Hospital Clínic i Provincial of Barcelona – University of Barcelona (2003 – 2007).
Principal Investigator of the project entitled “Molecular characterization of sporadic and familial melanoma. Study of the value of an oral photoprotector in at-risk patients.” Monographic consultation on Genetic Counseling in Familial Melanoma (2007 – 2010).
Contract by the Fundació Clínic for training in Research. Development and participation in projects within the Melanoma Unit. Monographic consultation on Genetic Counseling in Familial Melanoma (2010 – 2012.)
Collaborating researcher in the Ciber Project: “Development of an in vivo murine model of human skin analogue of patients with mutations in CDKN2A to study the effect of UV radiation and possible topical or systemic photoprotective therapeutics.”
He completed the thesis “Development of a model for ex vivo mapping of melanoma based on dermoscopy”, obtaining an excellent rating.
Doctor in Medicine and Surgery (2008 – 2014).
More than 10 years of experience.
Specialist in Dermatology at the Dermatological Diagnosis Center.
Head of the Phototherapy and Photobiology Unit. Dermatology Specialist – Associate physician in the Dermatology service of the Hospital Clínic of Barcelona.
Specialist in Pediatric Dermatology and pigmentary lesions, at Dermik, Barcelona.
Associate doctor of Dermatology at the Hospital Clínic of Barcelona. Head of the Phototherapy and Photobiology Unit. Monographic consultation on Porphyrias and genetic counseling in Familial Melanoma. Responsible for the Porphyrias Unit, a reference unit at an international level.
Skin cancer
Melanoma
Nevi, atypical nevi, congenital nevi
Digital dermoscopy
Pigmented lesions
Phototherapy and Photobiology
Genetic counseling in Familial Melanoma and Porphyrias
Several publications in national and foreign magazines.
Different chapters in books of recognized national prestige.
Speaker at more than 25 national and international conferences.
More than 200 articles and digital content published.
Member of the Spanish Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (AEDV).
Member of the Melanoma Genetic Consortium (GENOMEL.)
Member of the International Dermoscopy Society (IDS).
Member of the Spanish Group of Pediatric Dermatology (GEDP).
Podlipnik S, Guijarro F, Combalia A, To-Figueras J, Badenas C, Costa D, Rozman M, Jorge S, Aguilera P, Gaya A.
Br J Dermatol. 2017 Sep 2. doi: 10.1111/bjd.15927. [Epub ahead of print]
Combalia A, To-Figueras J, Laguna M, Martínez-Rebollar M, Aguilera P.
Br J Dermatol. 2017 Mar 29. doi: 10.1111/bjd.15502. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available.
Aguilera P, Laguna M, To-Figueras J.
Photodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed. 2016 Mar;32(2):93-7. doi: 10.1111/phpp.12222. Epub 2015 Dec 15.
Aguilera P, Badenas C, Whatley SD, To-Figueras J.
Br J Dermatol. 2016 Dec;175(6):1346-1350. doi: 10.1111/bjd.14675. Epub 2016 Aug 11.
Herrero C, Badenas C, Aguilera P, To-Figueras J.
Med Clin (Barc). 2015 Oct 21;145(8):332-7. doi: 10.1016/j.medcli.2014.06.012. Epub 2014 Sep 4. Spanish.
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