Ignacio Blanco
Ignacio Blanco is the coordinator of the Spanish Registry of Patients with Alpha-1 antitrypsin Deficiency (REDAAT); evaluator of research projects for the Spanish National Agency for Assessment and Forecasting (ANEP). He is a retired physician and researcher and has held professorships in both the University of Oviedo and the University of Murcia. Dr. Blanco was an influencial collaborator in the development of the Proyecto IDDEA for the identification and diagnosis of Alpha-1 Antitrypsin...See more
Ignacio Blanco is the coordinator of the Spanish Registry of Patients with Alpha-1 antitrypsin Deficiency (REDAAT); evaluator of research projects for the Spanish National Agency for Assessment and Forecasting (ANEP). He is a retired physician and researcher and has held professorships in both the University of Oviedo and the University of Murcia. Dr. Blanco was an influencial collaborator in the development of the Proyecto IDDEA for the identification and diagnosis of Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Defieciency (AATD) as well as the national screening program for AATD in COPD patients, based on the determination of the Alpha-1 Antitrypsin (AAT) genotype in the Central Laboratoy of the Spanish AAT Registry (Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona). He is a founder and member of the Asturian Respiratory Society (ASTURPAR). He is also a member of the European Respiratory Society (ERS) and member of the Spanish Society of Pneumology and Thoracic Surgery (SEPAR). He hold two patents of invention. See less
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