Clinical
- Neurological examination
- Differential diagnosis
- Treatment planning
- Patient education
Solvitur ambulando
César Álvarez González MD PhD
Neurologist · Neuroscientist · Technologist
Turning scientific discovery into better clinical outcomes and navigating the brain's complexities from molecules to societies.
I emphasise rigorous methodology, clear communication and interdisciplinary collaboration to solve complex clinical and biomedical problems. I have led scientific projects, addressed professional and public audiences, and taught and mentored medical, master's and PhD students.
Experience
A path across clinics, labs, and countries
- 2023 – now
Founder, NeuroCreare Hub
Nicosia, Cyprus
Independent strategic advisory for biotech and pharma companies, research organisations and health start-ups.
- 2023 – 2024
Medical & Scientific Advisor, Sefit
Sensory Filtering Training · Basel
Built the scientific and clinical plan for a virtual reality exposure therapy for sensory overresponsivity.
- 2019 – 2023
Senior Clinical Scientist & EDSS Expert
University Hospital Basel · Neurostatus AG
Advised on MS clinical trials using Neurostatus-eEDSS and developed digitised clinical rating scales with algorithm-based feedback.
- 2020 – 2021
Co-founder & Scientific Consultant, NeuroCreare Ltd
Larnaca, Cyprus
Developed conceptual frameworks for clinical and biomedical complexity.
- 2017 – 2019
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Designed and ran an original study of immunological markers in early multiple sclerosis.
- 2016 – 2017
Clinical Research Fellow
Queen Mary University of London · The Royal London Hospital
Subcutaneous cladribine as a personalised treatment for people with MS; supported a phase II trial of VSN16R.
- 2015 – now
Founder & Director, NeuroMexico
neuromexico.org · Online, not-for-profit
Leading a remote team of editors communicating neuroscience to a Spanish-speaking audience — over 1,000,000 hits.
- 2010 – 2015
PhD Fellow
Anthony Nolan Research Institute · London
Umbilical cord tissue as a source of stem cell therapies for neurological disorders.
- 2007 – 2010
Attending Neurologist
Mexican Institute of Social Security · Guadalajara
Diagnosed complex neurological problems and taught medical students, residents and nurses.
Research
Selected publications
2022Impaired response of blood neutrophils to cell-death stimulus differentiates AQP4-IgG-seropositive NMOSD from MOGAD
J Neuroinflammation
2021Fingolimod therapy in multiple sclerosis leads to the enrichment of a subpopulation of aged NK cellsNeurotherapeutics
2017Both cladribine and alemtuzumab may affect multiple sclerosis via B cell depletionNeurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm
2017Cladribine to treat disease exacerbation after fingolimod discontinuation in progressive multiple sclerosisAnn Clin Transl Neurol
2016MHC-class-II are expressed in a subpopulation of human neural stem cells in vitroScientific Reports
2015A matter of identity: phenotype and differentiation potential of human somatic stem cellsStem Cell Research
Education
Training
2015PhD, University College London
Human umbilical cord stem cells for regenerative neurology.
2007Clinical Neurology, UNAM
Neurophysiological patterns in Guillain-Barré syndrome.
2004Internal Medicine internship, Autonomous University of Coahuila
2003Medical Doctor, University of Guadalajara
Skills
Toolkit
Languages: Spanish (native) · English (fluent) · Greek (elementary)
Digital health & data
- eCOA
- Digitalised clinical algorithms
- Data visualisation
- Linux servers
Laboratory
- Flow cytometry
- Stem cell culture
- Fluorescence microscopy
- RT-PCR
Strategy & communication
- Clinical development
- Grant & scientific writing
- Project management
- Mentoring & teaching
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