Biography

Dr Casanueva received her Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree at Autonoma University in Madrid, Spain, in 1997. She then obtained her Diplomate of National Board (MD equivalent) in paediatrics in 2002 at 12 Octubre Hospital, Madrid. 

In 2007, Dr Casanueva completed her PhD at Complutense University in Madrid on “End of life strategies in the PICU environment”.

She gained qualifications in paediatric trauma initial care and paediatric and neonatal advanced life support in 2011.   

Since 2014, Dr Casanueva has worked as a paediatric intensivist at Royal Brompton Hospital. She was also a consultant in the children's long-term ventilation service between 2015 to 2022. She has also worked in other areas of the hospital, including patient safety, optimal clinical practice and guidelines, non-invasive ventilation & tracheostomy ventilation and continuous renal replacement therapy on the paediatric intenstive care unit (PICU). 

Areas of expertise

• Non-invasive ventilation
• Renal replacement therapies
• Long-term ventilation

Research interests

In 2003, Dr Casanueva conducted research analysing the professional and parental perspective after a child's death in the paediatric intensive care unit of a tertiary care hospital (12 Octubre Hospital).

From 2007 to 2010, she continued developing this research in 12 Octubre Hospital by investigating the impact of establishing a programme providing specific support by a multidisciplinary team to children and their families during admission to PICU.

Dr Casanueva also led a research project granted by the Mutua Madrileña Foundation between 2009 and 2010, investigating the emotional and physiological response of critically ill children listening to live music from a music therapist. The results of this project were presented in 2011 at a national level.

Currently, her main research interests include CRRT and nutrition and non-invasive ventilation. 

Awards

She has been awarded the following prizes and distinctions:

• 2023 - NSJ Value Health Care Awards- SPRiNT 
• 2017 - NSJ Value in Healthcare Awards – Hospital to Home 
• 2016 - Champions Awards at RBH for implementation on CRRT on PICU
• 2015 - Nomination in Champions Awards in the category of "Exceptional Team Player" at Royal Brompton Hospital (RBH)
• 2011 - Health Service of Madrid Award
• 2010 - Farmaindustria Foundation Award
• 2008 - Childhood Award: by Comunidad de Madrid
• 2004 - Esteve Prize: by Esteve Foundation

Teaching

Dr Casanueva has participated as a speaker in some National and International Conferences and courses organised by Children’s Long term Ventilation Service (Hospital to Home at Royal Brompton Hospital) as:

• Association of Paediatric Palliative Medicine Conference 2016
• European Neoethics Conference 2016
• Paediatric Cardiology Conference. Madrid 2016
• Neonatal Respiratory Conference 2017