Summary
Iago Pinal-Fernandez is a Staff Clinician at NIAMS/NIH with nine years of clinical and research experience focused on the pathogenesis, diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of inflammatory muscle diseases. He combines dual PhDs in Medicine and Bioinformatics with a background in internal medicine and computer engineering, enabling a data-driven, translational approach to myositis research. Based in Bethesda and affiliated with Johns Hopkins and Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, he bridges clinical care, academia, and computational methods to improve patient outcomes. His career includes international fellowships and awards for excellence, and he often applies bioinformatics to unravel disease mechanisms that aren't apparent from clinical observation alone.
9 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
UOC (Universitat Oberta de Catalunya)
Master's degree, Research Methodology in Health Sciences, Master's degree, Research Methodology in Health Sciences at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
National Institutes of Health
Master of Advanced Studies in Molecular Medicine, Master of Advanced Studies in Molecular Medicine at Universidad de Santiago de Compostela
Internal Medicine Residency and Fellowship, Internal Medicine Residency Program, Internal Medicine Residency and Fellowship, Internal Medicine Residency Program at Vall d'Hebron University Hospital