Bellvitge University Hospital
Rheumatology · Clinical research · Digital health
Diego
Benavent
MD, PhD. Rheumatologist at Bellvitge University Hospital, associate professor at the University of Barcelona and Chair of the EULAR EMEUNET Committee.
University of Barcelona
EULAR EMEUNET Committee
Savana
Profile
Clinical practice, research and technology with a shared purpose.
Diego Benavent is a rheumatologist and clinical researcher. His work connects patient care, collaborative research and the responsible development of digital tools to improve rheumatology practice.
His research focuses on axial spondyloarthritis, musculoskeletal epidemiology, patient-reported outcomes, and the application of artificial intelligence and natural language processing to medicine.
- Axial spondyloarthritis
- Musculoskeletal epidemiology
- Patient-reported outcomes
- Artificial intelligence
- Natural language processing
- Digital health
Current work
Hospital care, university teaching and European collaboration.
Clinical, teaching and research activity across four complementary settings.
Rheumatology
Bellvitge University Hospital ↗
Clinical and research work in Barcelona.
Teaching
University of Barcelona ↗
Associate Professor in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences.
Scientific community
EULAR EMEUNET ↗
Chair of the European committee for young rheumatologists and researchers.
Artificial intelligence
Savana ↗
Senior Medical Advisor for clinical data and artificial intelligence projects.
Selected research
Research in rheumatology and digital medicine.
A selection of representative publications. A complete, persistent author record is available through ORCID.
- Artificial intelligence in rheumatology and paediatric rheumatology: insights from an international survey by EMEUNET
- Large language models and rheumatology: are we there yet?
- RAGing ahead in rheumatology: new language model architectures to tame artificial intelligence
- Artificial intelligence in rheumatology research: what is it good for?
- ASAS consensus definition of early axial spondyloarthritis
Professional identity
Professional profiles of Diego Benavent
Public identifiers and profiles connecting his clinical, academic and research activity.
Professional name: Diego Benavent. “Diego Benavent Núñez” and “Diego Benavent Nunez” identify the same person in earlier publications and profiles.
Institutional and scientific references
EULAR · InstitutionalEULAR EMEUNET Committee: Chair, Dr Diego Benavent ↗
SER · AppointmentDr Diego Benavent appointed Chair of EMEUNET ↗
EMEUNET · InterviewGet to know the EMEUNET Chair Diego Benavent ↗
Bellvitge Hospital · NewsArtificial intelligence and rheumatology at Bellvitge Hospital ↗
ORCID · IdentifierPersistent author record 0000-0001-9119-5330 ↗
PubMed · PublicationASAS consensus definition of early axial spondyloarthritis ↗
PubMed · PublicationArtificial intelligence in rheumatology research: what is it good for? ↗
Contact
Contact for collaboration
For research proposals, clinical projects, teaching or digital health initiatives.