Rafael Navas, MD
Hormonal Health Specialist, SHA Spain · SHA Wellness Clinic
Hormonal health, bioidentical HRT, dermatopathology, aesthetic medicine, and women's health at SHA Spain
About
Rafael Navas runs hormonal health at SHA Spain and co-leads the Women's Comprehensive Health Unit. He trained in medicine at the University of Cordoba, specialized in pathology at Hospital 12 de Octubre in Madrid, completed a research stay at the NIH, and later added aesthetic, anti-aging, hormones, nutrition, and wellness training. At SHA, he brings bioidentical hormone therapy, orthomolecular support, skin and tissue expertise, and women's health into one clinical frame.
What to Know
Signature approach
Navas sequences care deliberately. Before hormones, he looks at digestive health, inflammation, immune function, nutrition, and orthomolecular support. When hormone therapy is appropriate, his public work emphasizes bioidentical hormones, subcutaneous delivery through creams or pellets, individualized dosing, and ongoing monitoring. Dermo-aesthetic work can run alongside that hormone plan when skin, hair, or tissue aging is part of the goal.
What sets them apart
- Hormone plus tissue background. Pathology, dermatopathology, aesthetic medicine, and hormone training make him broader than a standard HRT prescriber.
- Bioidentical HRT focus. Route, dose, monitoring, and personalization are central to his public method.
- Women's health role. Co-leading SHA's Women's Comprehensive Health Unit ties his hormone work to menopause and sexual-health programs.
- Independent practice depth. His Alicante clinic gives him a separate longevity and aesthetic medicine channel outside SHA.
Before You Book
- Care focus. Hormonal health, menopause, bioidentical HRT, anti-aging medicine, hair or skin aging, or women's health questions.
- Program-based access. SHA care runs through the residential program; his Alicante clinic is separate.
- Languages. Public sources support Spanish and English.
Expertise
Focus areas
Credentials
Education
MD, Medicine and Surgery
University of Córdoba (2001)
Postgraduate Diploma, Aesthetic and Anti-Aging Medicine
Complutense University of Madrid (2012)
Master's, Hormones, Nutrition, and Wellness
Atlantic University of Hawaii (2022)
Residency
Pathology (Dermatopathology)
Hospital Doce de Octubre, Madrid
Additional certifications
Member, Spanish Society of Aesthetic Medicine (SEME)
SEME
Spain's professional body for physicians practicing aesthetic medicine.
Member, Spanish Society of Anti-Aging Medicine and Longevity (SEMAL)
SEMAL
Spain's professional body for anti-aging and longevity medicine practitioners.
Member, Spanish Society for Health and Precision (SENMO/SESAP)
SENMO / SESAP
Spanish professional society for precision and orthomolecular medicine.
Years in practice
24
Affiliations
Thought Leadership
Media Appearances
- Are bioidentical hormones safe? · SHA Magazine · 2024-02-17
- Menopause and hormones: What treatments exist for menopause symptoms? · SHA Magazine · 2023-07-27
- Menopause: When is a hormone test advisable? · SHA Magazine · 2023-06-20
- SHA Launches New Women's Comprehensive Health Unit · SHA Magazine · 2025-05-07
- The retreats helping women to make sense of menopause · Cathay Pacific (Inspiration / Wellness) · 2024-10-05
- How to navigate menopause and the male andropause · Financial Times (Partner Content — SHA)
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