About me

Physician (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 2002-2008), specialized in psychiatry (Hospital Clínic Barcelona, 2009-2013), PhD in Translational Medicine (University of Barcelona, IDIBAPS, 2016-2018). Currently, they are a Junior Leader at the Health and Addiction Research Group at IDIBAPS and a specialist doctor at the Addictive Behaviors Unit and the Psychosomatic and Liaison Psychiatry Section at Hospital Clínic Barcelona. Their main research lines are: 1) digital health and addictions; 2) alcohol use disorder in complex patients; 3) alcohol, cannabis, and public health.

Featured publications

Featured Projects

  • Piloting European Action on Cancer Health Determinants: Integrated cancer prevention through lifestyle risk factors - Adapting and operationalising the BRIEF approach

    Principal investigator: Silvia Matrai Boruzs, Hugo López Pelayo
    Funder: European Commission
    Code: CE_EU4H_AG_22-PJ-12
    Duration: 01/02/2024 - 01/01/2027
  • Workforce in Addictions - Valorisation in Europe (WAVE)

    Principal investigator: Silvia Matrai Boruzs, Hugo López Pelayo
    Funder: European Commission
    Code: CE_JUST-2020-AG-DRU
    Duration: 01/06/2022 - 31/05/2024
  • IBM-ABJ: Intervención Breve Motivacional combinada con Aprendizaje Basado en el Juego para mejorar la retención en tratamiento de pacientes con daño hepático relacionado con el alcohol.

    Principal investigator: Hugo López Pelayo
    Funder: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
    Code: PI20/00760
    Duration: 01/01/2021 - 31/12/2023
  • Identificación del patrón de uso de cánnabis, tabaco y alcohol en función del género y las comorbilidades psiquiátricas que predice un mayor uso de recursos hospitalarios.

    Principal investigator: Hugo López Pelayo
    Funder: Ministerio de Sanidad, Consumo y Bienestar Social
    Code: MSA_PNSD20
    Duration: 01/01/2021 - 30/06/2024