Associate professor.
Complutense University of Madrid and Department of Pediatrics, Infectious Disease Unit, Gregorio, Spain
Curriculum Vitae
Name: Jesús Saavedra-Lozano
Specialty: Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Current Position: Attending physician. Pediatric Infectious Diseases Unit, Gregorio Marañón General University Hospital (HGUGM), Madrid
Academic Background
- Degree in Medicine, Autonomous University of Madrid, 1990
- Specialist in Pediatrics, Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid, 1992–1995
- Research Fellow, UT Southwestern Medical Center (UTSMC), Dallas, USA, 1995–1996
- Clinical Fellow in Pediatric Infectious Diseases, UTSMC, Dallas, USA, 1999–2002
- Doctoral Thesis: HIV and Latency, January 22, 2007
Publications and Conferences
- Multiple peer-reviewed publications in both Spanish and international journals
- Oral presentations of research work at national and international scientific meetings
- Author of numerous book chapters and editor/coordinator of books and manuals in pediatric infectious diseases
- Board Member, Spanish Society for Pediatric Infectious Diseases (SEIP), 4 years (2010-2014)
- Board Member, European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases (ESPID), 3 years (2013-2016)
- Coordinator, Spanish and European Guidelines on Pediatric Osteoarticular Infections (SEIP and ESPID, 2014–2015 and 2017).
- Coordinator of the Spanish Consensus of CVC-related infection in Pediatrics (2024).
- Coordinator, I–IX Workshops on Healthcare-Associated Infections in Pediatrics (collaboration between HGUGM and Hospital 12 de Octubre)
- Co-organizer, 35th ESPID Annual Congress, Madrid, 2017
Research Interests
- Pediatric osteoarticular infections
- Community-acquired invasive infections (Group A Streptococcus, Staphylococcus aureus)
- Respiratory viruses in immunocompromised children
- Congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection
- Antimicrobial stewardship and antimicrobial resistance
- Healthcare-associates infections.
Research Affiliations and Roles
- Member, Pediatric Infections Research Group, HGUGM Research Institute
- Member, Spanish Network for Research in Infectious Diseases (CIBERINFEC), since 2021
- Co-coordinator, Spanish Network on Pediatric Osteoarticular Infections (RioPed)
- Coordinator, Spanish Pediatric Network for Invasive S. pyogenes Infections (PedGAS-net)
- Collaborator, National Network on Congenital CMV Infection (RedicCMV)
- Collaborator of European collaboration on paediatric invasive group A streptococcal disease (PEGASUS)
- Member, European Network for Prudent Antibiotic Use and Healthcare-Associated Infection Prevention (RANIN-Kids)
Current Professional Role
- Attending physician, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Section, Gregorio Marañón General University Hospital (HGUGM), Madrid (since 2007)
- Associate Professor, Complutense University of Madrid (since 2011)
- Professor of the Master’s in Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Complutense University of Madrid
- Lecturer, in-person and online courses on pediatric infectious diseases for the Directorate-General for Research, Training, and Health Infrastructure, Regional Ministry of Health, Community of Madrid (since 2004)
- Member, Infectious Diseases Control and Prevention Committee, HGUGM (since 2021)
Disclosure(s): Biomerieux: Satellite talk at the EBJIS Conference, October 2023 about diagnosis of BJI
Wednesday, October 22, 2025
10:30 AM - 11:45 AM US ET
527 - Defining the Research Needs in Pediatric Osteoarticular Infections (Europe)
Wednesday, October 22, 2025
11:30 AM - 11:45 AM US ET