Josep Mª
Jansà López del Vallado, M.D.,
specializes in
public health and preventive
medicine. Since interning at ICSA in
1985, he has worked with AIS
(Assistance and Investigation on
Social Addictions), where he has
assisted families, group members,
and former group members. In
addition to clinical experience, he
has participated in different
teaching and research projects in
this field and issued various
publications on this topic. At
present he is a member of the board
of AIS and also of that of the
Cultic Studies Review. Dr. Jansà has
also worked as epidemiologist and
public health officer in various
public health organizations with
different responsibilities. He is
member of the staff of the Barcelona
Public Health Agency. Among the
areas of expertise on which he has
focused in recent years are health
and migration and global health. He
is professor at the Autonomous
University of Barcelona where he is
the director of a master on tropical
medicine and international health.
