Maria D. Navarro is a Medical Doctor specialized in Preventive Medicine and Public Health and holds a number of graduate degrees (MS, MPH and MA). She is currently Adjunct Director of the Josep Laporte Foundation, Associate Professor of Preventive Medicine and Public Health and Associate Professor of Health Inequalities at various Universities in Spain. Dr. Navarro also holds the positions of Director of the Observatory for Women Health, Chair of the Catalan Patients Forum and Academic Director of the Patients University, as well as sitting on the board at EPF, she is a member of various committees at regional and national levels.