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Shining the Light on our Inspiring New Adjunct Professors - Meet Prof Roberto Velasco
Meet Prof Velasco a renowned Pediatrician and Emergency Medicine Specialist. Dr. Velasco completed their Doctorate in Medicine from the University of Valladolid, followed by a specialization in Pediatrics at the Hospital Universitario Río Hortega in Valladolid.
Since 2009, he has dedicated their career to Pediatric Emergency Medicine and currently works at the Hospital Universitari Parc Tauli in Sabadell, Spain. With a special research interest, Prof Velasco has published over 50 papers on febrile infants and has completed a Postgraduate Master of Research Methodology in Health Sciences at the Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona.
He is a member of the Research Network of the Spanish Society of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and the Research in Emergency Pediatric Emergency Medicine. He holds the prestigious position of Chair of the Evaluation Committee of the Spanish Society of Pediatric Emergency Medicine.
Prof Velasco is collaborating with the Department to develop and take the lead as a module coordinator in our Postgraduate taught program, MSc Paediatrics & Child Health. His contribution will also be instrumental in providing postgraduate support for research, statistical analysis, tutorials and lectures. Moreover, he has expressed his willingness to provide support for undergraduate lectures. Dr. Velasco's expertise and experience will prove to be valuable assets to the program, and we look forward to working with him to achieve our shared academic goals.