Currently, Dr Escalada is the Director of the Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition of the Clínica Universidad de Navarra.
His field of expertise is in diabetes mellitus, obesity, metabolic-associated steatotic liver disease and other metabolic disorders. In this line, his research interests lie in diabetes and cardiovascular risk, diabetic kidney disease and MASL. In addition, Dr Escalada is Associate Professor of the School of Medicine of the University of Navarra. He performed the Residency in Endocrinology and Nutrition at the Ramón y Cajal Hospital in Madrid (1988 -1991), and subsequently carried out Research Fellowships (1992 and 1993) supported by the FIS programme to obtain his PhD from the University Alcala de Henares (1994). He has received numerous distinctions and honours among which being President of the Spanish Society of Endocrinology and Nutrition (2020-23) stands out. Within the SEEN he contributes to the Diabetes Working Group, as well as the Lipids Working Group. Moreover, Prof. Escalada has also been Deputy Chief Editor of the journal Endocrinología, Diabetes y Nutrición. Currently, Prof. Escalada serves as President of the Spanish Society of Endocrinology and Nutrition Foundation.