
Curriculum He took a degree in Medicine at Santiago de Compostela University in 1979 and his doctor's degree in 1990. He worked as an orthopaedic surgery at 'Juan Canalejo' Hospital (1980-84) and the Clinical Hospital of Santiago (1986-93). He was the head of the Rheumatology Section at the Clinical Hospital of Santiago and worked as an assistant lecturer of Rheumatology in the Faculty of Medicine (Santiago University).
Work & Activities He wrote the book Reumatismos extrarticulares ('Masson' Publications), over fifty articles in medical magazines and over a hundred reports for scientific conferences.
Other Interesting Aspects He was the president of the Galician Society of Rheumatology.