Prof. Dr. Alex Iranzo

Dr Alex Iranzo is a Consultant Neurologist and Sleep Medicine Specialist, and the head of the Sleep Unit at Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Spain. He is a Professor of Neurology at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Barcelona. He is the coordinator of the subject Diseases of the Nervous System at the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Barcelona. His research work includes the obtention of 16 competitive research projects (5 international, 11 national) with an overall secured funding exceeding 2 million euros. He is the author of 262 articles, with a cumulative impact factor of 2,485. He has received 11 awards for best scientific articles from scientific societies. Dr Iranzo has also been the editor of three books, author of 74 book chapters, 38 reviews and 18 editorials. Dr Iranzo is the president of the International REM Sleep Behavior Disorder Study Group. He is part of the editorial boards of journals such as Sleep, Sleep Medicine and Current Treatment Options in Neurology.