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At the Matia Gerontological Institute, we work with professionals from all areas related to gerontology, collaborating in the development of our unique management model, which is the distinguishing feature of the Matia Foundation..

A team of professionals with proven experience and the aim of providing the best medical and human care for both patients and families.

Together we are Matia.

Mayte Sancho
Expert in gerontological planning

Psychologist from the Complutense University of Madrid and Master in Social Gerontology from the Autonomous University of Madrid. Civil servant of the IMSERSO (1978-2008) and since 1999 responsible for the Observatory of Aging and Dependency of the Ministry of Labor and Social...

  mtsanchocas@gmail.com
Fotografía de Pura Diaz-Veiga
Knowledge Dissemination Advisor

Pura Diaz Veiga earned a licentiate in Psychology from the Autonomous University of Madrid in 1979. In 1985, she earned the Degree and in 2004, the Diploma of Advanced Studies. She has participated in several Research projects related to gerontology and disability. She has taught...

  pura.diaz-veiga@matiafundazioa.eus
Fotografía de Heitor Lantarón
Architectural Design and researcher

Specialist in Aging, Ph.D. Architect from the Technical School of Architecture of Madrid (ETSAM) of the Polytechnic University (UPM), with a Ph.D. Thesis on Housing Models for the Elderly. He is currently Head of Architectural Design at Matia Institute and is located between San...

  heitor.lantaron@matia.eus
Person-Centred Care Expert

  PhD in Health Sciences from the University of Oviedo. Degree in Psychology from the Complutense University of Madrid. Diploma in Social Gerontology from the Spanish Society of Geriatrics and Gerontology. Author of the ACP-GERONTOLOGY MODEL, designed to guide the...

  http://www.acpgerontologia.com/contacto.htm
Expert in Epidemiology

María Victoria Zunzunegui holds a PhD in epidemiology from the University of California at Berkeley. She was professor of epidemiology at the School of Public Health at the University of Montreal where she worked from 1999 to 2016. She remains an honorary professor at this...

  maria.victoria.zunzunegui@umontreal.ca
Fotografía de Feliciano Villar
Expert in Psychogerontology

PhD in Psychology from the University of Barcelona Professor of Developmental Psychology in the Department of Cognition, Development and Educational Psychology at the University of Barcelona. Director of the Official Interuniversity Master's Degree in Psychogerontology. One of...

Researcher and Professor at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid

D. in Sociology and associate professor of the Department of Sociology V of the UCM. Specialized in qualitative research and ethnographic documentary. Author and co-author of several publications and documentary videos, his lines of work revolve around issues related to care,...