Oriol Mitja

Associate Professor, Infectious Diseases and Global Health at Fundació Lluita contra les Infeccions
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Greater Barcelona Metropolitan Area, ES
Languages
  • Spanish Native or bilingual proficiency
  • English Full professional proficiency
  • French Full professional proficiency
  • Chinese Professional working proficiency
  • Hindi Limited working proficiency
  • Catalan Native or bilingual proficiency

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Experience

    • Spain
    • Research Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Associate Professor, Infectious Diseases and Global Health
      • Jan 2020 - Present

      In my position as Associate Professor, I lead a research team of highly skilled professionals and train pre-doctoral students. During the past 10 years, we have published 98 scientific articles, including 20 articles in journals with Impact Factors >20 and we have received research grants totaling more than $5 million. In 2019, I was awarded a European Research Council- Grant to conduct clinical research on new antimicrobials. During the period of 2020 to 2022, our team conducted research on SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus disease (COVID-19). In 2022 we led pioneering research on epidemiological, viral, and prevention aspects of the mpox virus outbreak. Show less

    • Spain
    • Hospitals and Health Care
    • 400 - 500 Employee
    • Head of Section
      • Jan 2019 - Present

      • Responsible for leading a team of Clinicians who provide care for outpatients with Infectious Diseases in a tertiary hospital with a catchment population of 2 million. • Responsible for leading a team of Clinicians who provide care for outpatients with Infectious Diseases in a tertiary hospital with a catchment population of 2 million.

    • Consultant, Clinical Development and Public Health Strategies
      • Jan 2020 - Present

      Consultant providing expertise in clinical development and public health strategies for communicable diseases to organizations in both the public and private sectors. • Provide strategic guidance on clinical development and planning of phase II-III studies, including renowned international companies. • Advisor to governments on infectious disease outbreak management, epidemiology, and pandemic management, including WHO and several Ministries of Health – Papua New Guinea, Ecuador, Venezuela, Catalonia, Andorra. Show less

    • Papua New Guinea
    • Higher Education
    • 300 - 400 Employee
    • Honorary Senior Lecturer
      • May 2016 - Present

    • Singapore
    • Hospitals and Health Care
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Community Health Medical Director
      • Oct 2013 - Jun 2021

      In this period, I coordinated large-scale interventions to reduce the burden of infectious diseases at a community level. The program involved mass drug administration for yaws, LF, as well as disease control for HIV,TB,malaria.

    • Senior Medical Officer*
      • May 2010 - Oct 2013

    • Spain
    • Wellness and Fitness Services
    • 300 - 400 Employee
    • Assistant Research Professor
      • Nov 2013 - Dec 2019

    • Medical Research Fellow
      • Jun 2010 - Oct 2013

Education

  • Universitat de Barcelona
    PhD, Doctor in Medicine: Strategies to control Neglected Tropical Diseases (hons)
    2010 - 2012
  • London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, U. of London
    Diploma, Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (hons)
    2010 - 2010
  • Ministry of Education, Hospital Vall d’Hebrón, Barcelona, Spain
    Masters, Specialist in Internal Medicine
    2004 - 2010
  • Universitat de Barcelona
    Degree, Bachelor of Medicine (hons)
    1998 - 2004

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