Gloria López Sobrino, Neurologe/-in

Dr. Gloria López Sobrino
Pediatric Neurologist
Director of the Child Neurology Unit
Hospital Ruber Internacional, Madrid

Dr. Gloria López Sobrino is a specialist in Pediatrics and Pediatric Neurology with a particular focus on neonatal neurology and neurodevelopmental disorders.

She has been practicing at Hospital Ruber Internacional in Madrid since 2015 and currently serves as Director of the Child Neurology Unit. Her clinical work focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of neurological disorders in children, including complex neurodevelopmental conditions.

Areas of expertise

• Pediatric neurology
• Neurodevelopmental disorders
• Autism spectrum disorder
• Learning disabilities
• Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
• Neonatal neurology
• Epilepsy and paroxysmal disorders
• Developmental and neuropsychiatric disorders
• Neurological second opinions and complex diagnostic cases

Education and specialist training

• Degree in Medicine and Surgery, University of Oviedo, 2008
• Specialist training in Pediatrics at Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, 2009–2014
• Specific training in Pediatric Neurology at Hospital Universitario La Paz
• Advanced academic training at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 2012
• Specific training in Neonatal Neurology at Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, 2013
• Master’s Degree in Pediatric Neurology and Neurodevelopment, CEU Cardenal Herrera University, 2018

Additional postgraduate qualifications

Dr. López Sobrino completed advanced university training in:

• Prenatal and neonatal neurology and metabolic disorders
• Motor and paroxysmal disorders in pediatric neurology
• Developmental, learning and neuropsychiatric disorders
• Malformations, chromosomal abnormalities and pediatric neurosurgical pathology
• Infectious diseases of the nervous system and neurological emergencies

Professional experience

• Director, Child Neurology Unit, Hospital Ruber Internacional, Madrid
• Specialist in Pediatrics and Pediatric Neurology, Hospital Ruber Internacional, since 2015
• Specialist at Ruber Internacional – Centro Médico Habana, since 2015
• Specific training in Pediatric and Neonatal Neurology at leading Spanish pediatric centers

Clinical interests

Dr. López Sobrino has been dedicated to Pediatric Neurology since 2012. Her main areas of clinical interest are neonatal neurology and neurodevelopment, particularly children with developmental delay, learning difficulties, ADHD and other neurological or neurodevelopmental disorders.

She also participates in the assessment of children with complex or difficult-to-diagnose neurological conditions and provides neurological second opinions.

Research activity

Her academic work has included research into risk factors associated with progression from childhood inflammatory neurological disorders, including optic neuritis, neuromyelitis optica, acute disseminated encephalomyelitis and transverse myelitis, to multiple sclerosis.

Professional memberships

• Spanish Society of Pediatric Neurology
• Spanish Society of Neurology
• Epilepsy Group of the Spanish Society of Pediatric Neurology
• Sleep Disorders Group of the Spanish Society of Pediatric Neurology
• Pediatric Neurology Group of Madrid and Central Spain
• Spanish Association of Pediatrics
• Pediatric Society of Madrid and Castilla-La Mancha

Awards

• 2013 – Award from the Spanish Society of Pediatric Neurology for work on reperfusion treatments in pediatric stroke
• 2010 – Award from the Spanish Association of Pediatrics for research on vascular rings in children

Why patients choose Dr. López Sobrino

Dr. López Sobrino combines specialist training in general pediatrics with advanced expertise in pediatric neurology and neurodevelopment. This multidisciplinary background is particularly valuable for children with autism spectrum disorder, developmental delay, learning difficulties, epilepsy or complex neurological symptoms requiring a comprehensive diagnostic approach.