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Dr Gulgencio GOMEZ
Visiting physician
Complete curriculum vitae
Fulgencio GOMEZ
Service of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
University Hospital, CHUV
Rue du Bugnon 46
BH 19-501
CH – 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland
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General information
Education
1958-1959
Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, University of Valencia, Spain
1959-1965
Medicine, Medical school, University of Valencia, Spain
Degrees & Titles
1965
MD, Spain, University of Valencia
1973
Doctoral thesis, Switzerland, University of Lausanne: “Carbohydrate and lipid oxidation in
normal human subjects: its influence on glucose tolerance and insulin response to glucose”
1974
Specialist in Internal Medicine, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
1974
Educational Council for Foreign Medical Graduates, USA
1980
Specialist in Internal Medicine, University of Valencia, Spain
1980
Specialist in endocrinology and nutrition, University of Valencia, Spain
1985
MD, Switzerland, Federal graduation
1986
Swiss federal boards (FMH) of Internal Medicine and Endocrinology
1987
Privat-docent & Maître d’enseignement et de recherché (PD & MER), Faculty of Medicine,
University of Lausanne, Switzerland
2005
Certification of the European College of Endocrinology, Diabetology, and Metabolism,
European Union of Medical Specialists (EUMS)
Post-doctoral training
1965
Graduate student, German Hospital (Hackney Hospital), London, UK
1965-1966
Intern, National Institute for the Study of Tuberculosis and Diseases of the Thorax,
Bétera, Valencia, Spain. Internal medicine and lung diseases (Ref: Original publication
# 1)
1966-1974
Resident and research fellow, Department of Medicine and Division of Clinical
Biochemistry, University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland. Research on diabetes and
metabolism

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1974-1976
Chief-resident and research fellow, Departments of Medicine (Division of
Endocrinology) and Physiology (Protein and Polypeptide Hormone Laboratory),
University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MAN, Canada. Clinical: Endocrinology, diabetes
and metabolism, and studies on pituitary diseases. Research: Peptide hormone
purification and assay, peptide and steroid hormone receptors, radioimmunoassay
development. Service: Estrogen and progesterone receptors assay in human breast
cancer.
Professional experience
1977-1981
Research fellow and clinical consultant of endocrinology, Divisions of Clinical
Biochemistry and Endocrinology, CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland. Research on
reproductive endocrinology and on hormones and cancer.
1982-2006
Médecin -adjoint, Service of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Metabolism, CHUV.
Clinical appointment: Supervision of the general endocrinology (including
diabetology until 1992).
Since 2006
Consultant, Service of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Metabolism, CHUV.
Areas of research experience
 Diabetes and metabolism
Experimental studies: Development of gas chromatography for the assay of fatty acids; insulin
radioimmunoassay; human calorimetry for the assessment of carbohydrate and lipid oxidation
(Refs: Original Publications # 2-6, 22, 28-30, 38, 42, 56, 59; Book Chapter # 1; Reviews # 4, 5, 7;
Abstracts # 1-5, 35, 37, 40, 41, 85)
 Pituitary diseases
Experimental studies: purification of bovine pituitary fibroblast growth-factor; development of a
radioimmunoassay of met-enkephalin; the pituitary function in chronic kidney insufficiency in the
human. Clinical studies: pituitary masses and dysfunctions (Refs: Original Publications # 7, 10, 15-
17, 19, 25, 27, 31, 33, 36, 44-46, 49, 51, 53, 54, 60-62, 64, 66, 69, 73, 75-79; Book Chapters # 2, 4;
Reviews 1-3, 6, 10; Abstracts # 7, 12, 15, 17, 19, 22, 33, 42, 43, 47-50, 52, 54, 55, 57, 58, 60, 61, 68-
73, 75-77, 79, 82)
 Endocrinology of reproduction
Experimental studies: Steroid and prolactin receptors in rat tissues; antiandrogens on rat
pregnancy; granulosa-cell bioassay of FSH in idiopathic oligospermia. Clinical studies: idiopathic
hypogonadism; hyperandrogenism in women. (Refs: Original Publications # 8-10, 18, 21, 32, 36,
37, 40, 47, 54, 60, 65, 73, 82; Book Chapters # 3, 6-8; Review # 11; Editorial Article # 1; Abstracts #
8-11, 13-16, 18-20, 22-26, 29, 31-34, 36, 38, 44-47, 55, 56, 62, 68, 69, 73, 75, 76, 80)
 Hormones and cancer
Experimental studies: Development of estrogen, progesterone, and androgen receptors assays in
human breast cancer and in meningioma tissues. Clinical studies: the clinical correlation of

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receptor status in cancer (Refs: Original Publications # 11-14, 23, 24, 39, 48; Abstracts # 21, 27, 28).
 Research funding
Grants from the Medical Research Council of Canada, the Manitoba Cancer Foundation, the Swiss
National Fund for Scientific research, and the pharmaceutical industry.
Teaching experience
Pre-graduate medical students
1982-2006
Faculty of Medicine, University of Lausanne, Switzerland: Endocrinology, 3rd year of
Medicine. Breast diseases, 3rd year of Medicine
2010-2012
Faculty of Sciences, University of Fribourg, Switzerland: Endocrinology, Bachelor
Degree (3rd year of Medicine)
Pre-graduate nurse students
1995-2000
Saint-Loup School of Nurses, Pompaples, Switzerland: Endocrinology
Post-graduate University teaching
2004-2007
Dept of Physiology, University of Lausanne, Switzerland: The Endocrine System in
Human Nutrition
Post-graduate medical teaching
Since 1982
More than 100 conferences by invitation, in Switzerland and abroad (excluding in-
house teaching and Congress presentations)
MD doctoral theses and Awards
1980
Ricardo de la Cueva : Endocrine abnormalities in patients undergoing long-term
hemodialysis: the role of prolactin. University of Valencia, Spain, Award of the Faculty of
Medicine (Thesis mentor)
1986
Bernard Giorgis: Diagnosis, treatment, and evolution of pituitary tumors. Retrospective
study of 123 cases (in French). University of Lausanne (Thesis director)
1984
Leila Vollenweider-Zerarghi: The predictive value of estrogen and progesterone receptors
concentrations on the clinical behavior of breast cancer in women. University of Lausanne,
Award of the Faculty of Medicine (Thesis director)
1989
José-Antonio Mato Mato: Prolonged treatment with cimetidine in secondary
hyperparathyroidism. A biochemical, radiological, and osteo-morphometric study (in
Spanish). University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain, Award of the Faculty of Medicine
(Thesis mentor)
1990
Renal clearance of prolactin (in Spanish). University of Valencia, Spain, Award of the
Faculty of Medicine (Thesis mentor)

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1992
Brigitte Crottaz: Follicle-stimulating hormone bioactivity in idiopathic normogonadotropic
oligoasthenozoospermia: double-blind trial with gonadotropin-releasing hormone.
University of Lausanne (Thesis director)
2000
Jörg Gsponer: Diagnosis, treatment, and outcome of pituitary tumors and other abnormal
intrasellar masses. Retrospective analysis of 353 patients. University of Lausanne, César-
Roux Award of the Faculty of Medicine (Thesis director)
2009
Sandra Karrer-Voegeli: Androgen dependence of hirsutism, acne and alopecia in women.
Retrospective analysis of 228 patients investigated for hyperandrogenism. University of
Lausanne (Thesis director)
Bibliography
Original publications
1
Gomez Conde F, Martinez Cuesta JJ. Comentarios sobre la hepato-toxicidad de la
etionamida. Enfermedades del Tórax 16:191-197, 1967.
2
Gomez F Büber V, Felber JP. Veränderungen der Glukosetoleranz und des Insulinspiegels
bei gesungen Menschen nach Gabe von N1 Butylbiguanid in Retard Form. Klinische
Wochenschrift 47: 1313-1317, 1969.
3
Gomez F, Felber JP: Metabolic effects of butyl biguanide during long-lasting intravenous
glucose infusions in normal human subjects. Hormone and Metabolic Research 2: 72-75,
1970.
4
Gomez F, Jéquier E, Chabot V, Buber V, Felber JP. Carbohydrate and lipid oxidation in
normal human subjects: its influence on glucose tolerance and insulin response to
glucose. Metabolism 21: 381-391, 1972.
5
Gomez F, Jéquier E, Felber JP. Etude de l'oxydation des glucides et des lipides par
calorimétrie indirecte. Médecine et Hygiène 32: 89-90, 1974.
6
Magnenat G, Felber JP, Curchod B, Gomez F et al. Mesure de l'oxydation des glucides par
calorimétrie indirecte continue chez des sujets normaux et diabétiques. Schweizerische
medizinische Wochenschrift 105: 69-73, 1975.
7
Gomez F, Reyes F, Faiman C. Non-puerperal galactorrhea and hyperprolactinemia: Clinical
findings, endocrine features and therapeutic response in 56 cases. American Journal of
Medicine 62: 648-660, 1977.
8
Bohnet HG, Gomez F, Friesen HG. Prolactin and estrogens binding sites in the mammary
gland of the lactating and the non-lactating rat. Endocrinology 101: 1111-1121, 1977.
9
Gomez F, Friesen HG. Principles of radioreceptor assay for prolactin. Clinical
Endocrinology 6 (Suppl.): 1S-7S, 1977.
10
Gomez F, de la Cueva R, Wauters JP, Lemarchand-Béraud T. Endocrine abnormalities in
patients undergoing long-term hemodialysis: the role of prolactin, American Journal of
Medicine 68: 522-530, 1980.
11
Schnegg JF, Gomez F, Lemarchand-Béraud T, de Tribolet N. Presence of sex steroid
hormone receptors in meningioma tissue, Surgical Neurology 15: 415-418, 1981.

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Gomez F, Schmid M, Lemarchand-Béraud T. Importance de la détermination des
récepteurs des oestrogèmes et de la progestérone pour le traitement du cancer du sein
métastatique ou récidivant, Médecine et Hygiène 39: 442-448, 1981.
13
Zava DT, Wyler A, Goldhirsch A, Roos W, Takahashi A, Eppenberger U, Arrenbrecht S,
Martz G, Losa G, Gomez F, Guelpa C. A quality control study to assess the interlaboratory
variability of routine estrogen and progesterone receptor assays, European Journal of
Cancer and Clinical Oncology 18: 713-721, 1982.
14
Gomez F, Schmid M, Lemarchand-Béraud T. Recettori ormornali nella patologia
mammaria maligna, Minerva Ginecologica 34: 951-958, 1982.
15
Delaloye JF, Gomez F, Burckhardt P. Discordant cortisol response in pituitary disease,
New England Journal of Medicine 307:1217-1218, 1982.
16
Gomez F, Delaloye JF, Maeder E, Burckhardt P. L'exploration de l'axe corticosurrénalien à
la recherche d'une insuffisance surrénalienne secondaire, Médecine et Hygiène 41: 432-
434, 1983.
17
Rosselet PO, Gomez F. Le diagnostic du syndrome de sécrétion inadéquate d'hormone
antidiurétique et du diabète insipide, Médecine et Hygiène 41: 437-440, 1983.
18
Gomez F, Monnier B, Lemarchand-Béraud T. Fetal exposure to low doses of cyproterone
acetate in the rat leads to functional endocrine abnormalities despite normal sexual
morphogenesis, Acta Endocrinologica 106: 411-419, 1984.
19
Rosselet PO, Gomez F, Mange B, Savary M, Grigoriu D. Sinusite sphénoïdale et
panhypopituitarisme, Schweizerische medizinische Wochenschrift 114: 1340-1342, 1984.
20
Gomez F, Temler-Maeder E, Besson A. L'insulinome : sa place dans le contexte des
hypoglycémies. Médecine et Hygiène 43: 438-442, 1985.
21
Jaussan V, Lemarchand-Béraud T, Gomez F. Modifications of the gonadal function in the
adult rat after fetal exposure to spironolactone, Biology of Reproduction 32: 1051-1061,
1985.
22
Golay A, Felber JP, Dusmet M, Gomez F, Curchod B, Jéquier E. Effect of weight loss on
glucose disposal in obese and obese diabertic patients, International Journal of Obesity 9:
181-190, 1985.
23
Dizerens P, Anani P, Gomez F, de Grandi P. Corrélations entre les récepteurs stéroïdiens
et la différenciation histopathologique des carcinomes mammaires chez la femme,
Journal of Gynecology Obstetrics and Biology of Reproduction 14: 843-859, 1985.
24
Vollenweider-Zerargui L, Barrelet L, Wong Y, Lemarchand-Béraud Th, Gomez F. The
predictive value of estrogen and progesterone receptors concentrations on the clinical
behavior of breast cancer in women. Cancer 57; 1171-1180, 1986.
25
Spertini F, Deruaz JP, Perentes E, Pelet B, Gomez F. Luteinizing hormone (LH)-and
prolactin (PRL)-pituitary tumor: possible malignant transformation of the LH cell line.
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 62: 849-854, 1986.
26
Kuntschen F, Schnyder P, Gomez F. Hypercalcémie lors d'une maladie d'Addison sur
hémorragie surrénalienne bilatérale. Schweizerische medizinische Wochenschrift, 116:
1016-1020, 1986.
27
Giorgis B, Campiche R, Burckhardt P, Gomez F. Diagnostic, traitement et évolution des
tumeurs hypophysaires. Etude rétrospective de 123 cas, Schweizerische medizinische
Wochenschrift, 116: 1431-1440, 1986.