Professor of Computational Medicine. Name: Miguel Bernabeu LlinaresCategory: StaffRole: Professor of Computational MedicineCountry of origin: SpainTime active with Edinburgh Medical School: 2015 - present A computational medicine specialist, Miguel's work bridges computer science and biomedicine to improve diagnosis and care. A member of staff since 2015, he works in the Usher Institute, contributing to Edinburgh Medical School’s strengths in data‑driven healthcare.Originally trained as a computer scientist in Spain, Miguel earned a DPhil in computational biology at the University of Oxford, followed by postdoctoral research at University College London.His research focuses on developing automated methods to spot eye and other diseases from scans of the back of the eye, testing AI tools that help doctors care for patients, understanding how blood vessels in tumours affect the delivery of oxygen and medicine, and discovering how new blood vessels form and change in the body.He is an elected member of the Young Academy of Scotland, and helps position Edinburgh Medical School at the forefront of rigorous, patient‑centred innovation in healthcare. This article was published on 2026-03-11
