Women As One invites Dr. Borja Ibáñez to join its Board of Directors

The non-profit organizationWomen As One, dedicated to promoting female talent in medicine, has invited Dr. Borja Ibáñez—Scientific Director of the CNIC, cardiologist at Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz , and Group Leader at the CIBER of Cardiovascular Diseases (CIBERCV)—to join its Board of Directors for the 2026–2027 term.

Women As One is a non-profit organization founded in 2019 by Dr. Marie-Claude Morice and Dr. Roxana Mehran. It is dedicated to promoting women’s talent in medicine by providing female physicians with unique professional opportunities. The organization achieves this by amplifying women’s voices and work, strengthening professional pathways through training, funding, and mentorship, and supporting external organizations in advancing their gender diversity goals.

“His expertise and his longstanding commitment to equity in medicine make him an exceptional candidate to join this distinguished group,” said Roxana Mehran, MD, Founder & President of the Board. “With the ambitious goals set for the coming years, we are confident that his contributions will play a fundamental role in advancing our mission,” she added.

The Board of Directors is responsible for guiding the organization’s strategic direction, ensuring its financial sustainability, and supporting its institutional growth. With this invitation, Women As One reaffirms its commitment to building a more diverse and equitable medical community and recognizes the distinguished career and dedication to equity in medicine of the invited professional, whose participation is considered key to achieving the organization’s ambitious goals in the years ahead.