José qualified as a medical doctor in 1991 at the Universities of Aachen, in Germany, and Oviedo, in Spain. In 1993 he moved to London, where he completed his post-graduate training, becoming a GP in 1999. During this time, he obtained the Diploma of Child Health, the Diploma of the Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, as well as the Membership of the Royal College of Physicians. José has always been involved in research and has published several scientific papers. He also has a PhD in cancer research. In 2005 he completed an MSc in Public Health & Infectious Diseases, field that has now become one of his main clinical interests. Due to this wide experience, he has worked for different international organisations as a medical advisor and has travelled all over the world. José is fluent in Spanish, German, French and Italian.