José Manuel Carrascosa is Doctor in Medicine and Surgery at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona , he works as staff in the Dermatology Department of the Hospital Universitari Germans Trias I Pujol and has been Associate Professor since 2009. Dr Carrascosa has authored or co-authored 115 articles in dermatology journals in international journals, national magazines and book chapters. He is a member of the editorial board of Actas Dermo-sifiliográficas since 2005 and magazine ‘PIEL’ since 2008, editor-in-chief of Acta Dermo-sifiliográcias from 2010 to 2014 and reviewer of the journal Actas Dermosifiliográficas, Piel, Journal of Investigative Dermatology, British Journal of Dermatology, Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, Journal of Cellular Biochemistry and the Journal of Dermatology Science.
He has been chairperson or given invited lectures in 96 conferences, symposia and courses. He has acted as principal investigator or co-investigator in 22 clinical trials or funded projects related
to psoriasis, particularly in relation to new biological drugs. Dr Carrascosa is a member of the Academia Española de Dermatología y Venereología (AEDV), the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV), the European Society of Contact Dermatitis, Colegio Ibero-Latino-Americano de Dermatología (CILAD) and the Acadèmia de Ciències Mèdiques de Catalunya i Balears.