Dr. Elena Bendala Tufanisco is a physician and biologist with a PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology with Cum Laude. Her high capacity for study and research has led her to work in the United States in the clinical field and to develop in Spain an extensive scientific career linked to two renowned foundations in the country.

Bendala Tufanisco is a physician with regular presence in national and international congresses who focuses her work on the functioning of the retina and its relationship with diabetes. Her passion for Medicine and Clinical Analysis balances perfectly with the teaching field, where she has transmitted her great interest in the Health Area in various academic spaces.

• Researcher specializing in Retina and Diabetes 
• Professor of Biomedical Sciences at the Faculty of Health Sciences at the CEU Cardenal Herrera University
• Physician at the Medical Center of the University of Kansas
• Researcher at the Valencian Foundation of Advanced Studies
• Researcher at the Rey Juan Carlos I Awards Foundation
• Degree in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Valencia
• Degree in Biology from the University of Valencia  
• PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology with Cum Laude from the University of Valencia