Dr. Marcos Gómez Sancho is an eminent figure and one of the world's leading figures in Palliative Medicine, as recognized by the Spanish Ministry of Labor and Immigration with the Gold Medal for Merit in the Workplace.

Specialized in Anesthesiology and Resuscitation, he is also an Expert in the Supportive Treatment of the Neoplastic Patient and Primary Care in Palliative Care of the Advanced Oncological Patient.

Creator and Director of the Palliative Medicine Unit at El Sabinal Hospital, this celebrated Doctor has dedicated his professional life to improving the quality of life of terminally ill patients and their families. Throughout his extensive and prestigious career, he has given more than 1200 lectures in Europe and America, and is an active member of more than 40 associations, including the Spanish Association of Anesthesiology, Resuscitation and Pain Treatment, the Spanish Association Against Cancer and the Spanish Pain Society.

He also belongs to 12 scientific and editorial committees, including the Editorial Committee of the Journal of Palliative Medicine, the Teaching Committee of the European Association for Palliative Care or his work as an Advisor to the Journal ELAM, among many others. In addition, he has authored and co-authored countless books in his field of study such as Dying with Dignity, Man and the Physician in the Face of Death and How to Deliver Bad News in Medicine.  

• Creator and Director of the Palliative Medicine Unit at the University Hospital of Gran Canaria Doctor Negrin.
• Head of Section of the Department of Anesthesiology and Resuscitation at the University Hospital of Gran Canaria Doctor Negrin.
• Specialist in Anesthesiology and Resuscitation at the University of Seville. 
• Master's Degree in Palliative Care and Supportive Care of the Neoplastic Patient from the Universidad Autonoma of Madrid. 
• Master's Degree in Palliative Care from the University of Barcelona. 
• University Specialist in Palliative Medicine from the University of Valladolid.
• Postgraduate Diploma in Primary Care in Palliative Care of the Advanced Oncology Patient from the University of Granada. 
• Visiting Professor of Clinical Therapeutics at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. 
• Honorary Professor of Academic Programs in Palliative Medicine at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.  
• Associate Professor of Palliative Medicine at the Center for Health Sciences at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. 
• Director Emeritus of the Post Graduate Specialization in Palliative Medicine at the Universidad Mayor, World Health Organization of the Ministry of Health of
• the Government of Chile. Santiago de Chile 
• Doctor of Medicine from the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. 
• Member:
  
  • Spanish Association of Anesthesiology, Resuscitation and Pain Treatment.
  • Technical Committee of the Spanish Association Against Cancer. 
  • Spanish Pain Society (SED) 
  • International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) 
  • European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC) 
  • President of the Spanish Society for Palliative Care (SECPAL) and Member of the Steering Committee. 
  • Editorial Committee of the Journal of Palliative Medicine 
  • Editorial Committee of the Spanish Society of Pain Journal 
  • Editorial Committee of the Journal Algia 
  • Teaching Committee of the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC) 
  • Editorial Board of the Algia Journal
  • Scientific Committee of the Upsa Institute of Pain. 
• Author of the book:
  
  • The loss of a loved one. Grief and bereavement 
  • Diagnosis: cancer. How to tell him/her? 
  • Dying with dignity 
  • Man and the Physician in the face of death
  • Pain and suffering at the end of life 
  • How to give bad news in medicine (3rd edition)