Carlos Vich Cordón
Carlos Vich Cordón received his degree in Veterinary Medicine from the Universitat Autònoma, Barcelona, in June 1995. He is a diplomate in Dermatology of the European School for Advanced Veterinary Studies (ESAVS; Luxembourg, 1996 and 1997; Barcelona, 1998) and a member of the European Society of Veterinary Dermatology (ESVD) since 1995. He trained from September 1995 to August 1996 at the Clínica Veterinaria Papiniano in Milan under Dr. Fabrizio Fabbrini (Full Member ESVD). He worked as an emergency veterinarian from September 1996 to March 1997 at the Societat de Serveis Veterinaris, Barcelona. In 1996 he founded Servei de Dermatología Veterinària (DERMOVET), which currently visits over 450 clinics throughout Catalonia, Spain, and Portugal. Currently he is the head of the Department of Dermatology at Societat de Serveis Veterinari. He is also author of the books Feline Dermatology: about 50 Clinical Cases, and Canine Dermatology: about 50 Clinical Cases. He has given over 300 presentations throughout Spain, Portugal, and South America.
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Fernando Fariñas Guerrero
Fernando Fariñas Guerrero holds graduate and doctoral degrees in medicine (Clinical Neuroimmunology), veterinary medicine (Respiratory Immunopathology) and biology (Basic Aspects of Thymus Development). Within the field of internal medicine, he specialises in clinical immunology and infectious diseases, with a specific focus on anatomical pathology, in particular infectious pathology, haematopathology, and immunopathology, with experience and knowledge acquired in leading international centres of reference in these fields. He is the founder and president of Fundación IO, which is dedicated to developing international projects to combat outbreaks of zoonoses and emerging infectious diseases. He holds an international diploma in Tropical Medicine and Leprology, and is primarily devoted to the study of infectious pathologies (zoonotic diseases) and, within the field of clinical immunology, immunoinfectology, vaccinology, immunonutrition, autoimmunity, and immunodeficiencies. He serves as a veterinary and medical advisor to various public and private agencies at both national and international levels, and is a member of specialised study groups of the International Federation of Immunology focused on the fields of immunotherapy (GEIT) and immunodeficiencies (GEID), as well as various groups involved in the study of vector-borne diseases and zoonoses. He has presented his work at numerous conferences, Master’s courses, and specialised courses in the fields of clinical immunology, infectious diseases, and vaccinology. He is a member of the editorial board of several national and international journals. He has authored several books and numerous articles, and is currently the director of the Spanish Institute of Clinical Immunology and Infectious Diseases. He also currently holds the post of President of the “Ynmun” Association, which studies immunological and infectious diseases. His next book is a popular science publication, which will be published in the coming months, entitled In Self Defence: Adventures and Misadventures of the Immune System (in Spanish). He has received numerous national and international awards in the fields of medicine and veterinary science.
