Dr. Ana Alfonso Fernandez is a leading specialist in Orthopedics and Traumatology with an extensive professional career of over 10 years and an extensive track record in different fields of this specialty. She has practiced as a specialist in several renowned clinical centers and as an expert in the adult Orthopedics unit in several hospitals. There, she has demonstrated a particular focus on musculoskeletal ultrasound with invasive techniques. 

Thus, she has a remarkable mastery in shoulder, elbow, hip and knee arthroplasty. With a vast career in simple arthroplasty of the shoulder, knee, ankle, elbow and wrist, and a solid background in diagnosis and treatment of simple and complex fractures of the upper and lower limbs and minimally invasive techniques.

Her expertise in this area has earned her the Basic Research Award in Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology by the SECOT Foundation for her research work "Experimental study on the effectiveness of treatment with parathyroid hormone in pseudoarthrosis". She has also combined her clinical work with teaching, being a professor in the area of Physiotherapy in academic institutions. 

• Area Specialist Physician at the University Hospital of Álava 
• Area Specialist Physician at the Sierrallana Hospital 
• Fellowship in Surgery of the Upper Extremities by the University of Ottawa 
• Specialist Area Physician at the Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital   
• Associate Professor in the Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences. Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology at the University of Cantabria. 
• Degree in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Santiago de Compostela. 
• PhD in Medicine from the University of Cantabria.   
• Member of:    
  • Spanish Society of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology (SECOT)