Silvia Calzón Fernández

Dr Silvia Calzón Fernández is a physician specialising in Preventive Medicine and Public Health and holds a PhD in Economics. Her professional career spans public health, healthcare management and public policy, including leadership roles in primary care and hospital settings.

She served as Secretary of State for Health from 2020 to 2023, coordinating the national COVID-19 vaccination campaign and promoting strategic initiatives to strengthen Spain’s National Health System (SNS). These included the Investment Plan for High-Tech Equipment (INVEAT) and the Plan for the Implementation of Proton Therapy in the SNS, one of Spain’s most significant initiatives in recent years to modernise healthcare technology and expand treatment capacity. She has been a member of the Nuclear Safety Council since 2025. She has been awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit.

Proton therapy represents a major opportunity for patients; the challenge is to implement it with the highest standards of safety and radiation protection.