About

Dr. Borja del Carmelo Gracia Tello is an internist and academic director of the Unidad de Enfermedades Autoinmunes Sistémicas (Systemic Autoimmune Diseases Unit) at Hospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa (Zaragoza), and Professor of Medicine at the University of Zaragoza. After completing his specialist training in Internal Medicine, he undertook a research fellowship with Prof. David Isenberg at University College London, where he gained advanced expertise in systemic autoimmune diseases and lupus. His clinical and research work focuses on microvascular involvement and connective tissue diseases, with a particular interest in systemic sclerosis, biomarkers of disease activity, and imaging-based tools to improve early diagnosis and risk stratification.

Dr. Gracia Tello has coordinated and participated in multiple national and international research projects, including studies on systemic sclerosis–associated pulmonary arterial hypertension, sarcoidosis, giant cell arteritis, and COVID-19. He is the lead inventor of a project on the digitalisation and automated analysis of nailfold capillaroscopy, developed through the GEAS (Grupo Español de Enfermedades Autoinmunes Sistémicas) of SEMI (Spanish Society of Internal Medicine), and co-author of the CAPI-Score and CAPI-Detect algorithms for quantitative videocapillaroscopy. As Chair of the Scientific Advisory Board, he provides strategic and scientific oversight for Capillaroscopy.com, ensuring that all educational content is rigorous, up-to-date, and aligned with international standards of care.

Eduardo Ramos Ibáñez is a software engineer specialized in machine learning and deep learning, with a degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Zaragoza. As founder and CTO of Capillary.io, he leads the technical strategy and development of an AI-driven software platform for nailfold videocapillaroscopy, designed to help clinicians standardize, accelerate and improve the quality of capillaroscopic examinations.

He has collaborated closely with Dr. Borja del Carmelo Gracia Tello and other clinical experts to translate capillaroscopy expertise into robust algorithms and practical tools for routine use. Eduardo is co-author of several peer-reviewed publications in the field of capillaroscopy, including work on comprehensive videocapillaroscopy practice, clinical validation of automated image analysis software, and the development of quantitative algorithms such as CAPI-Score and CAPI-detect for objective capillaroscopy.

Dr. Gema María Lledó Ibáñez is a specialist in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology at Regional University Hospital of Málaga. Her clinical practice focuses on the diagnosis and longitudinal management of systemic autoimmune diseases with a special interest in microvascular involvement and its assessment by nailfold videocapillaroscopy. She has experience in dedicated systemic sclerosis and lupus, including complex lupus manifestations such as lupus nephritis, and has participated in multidisciplinary committees for interstitial lung disease and pulmonary hypertension.

Dr. Lledó Ibáñez is a project coordinator of CapIAMI (Capillaroscopy and Artificial Intelligence in Inflammatory Myopathies), a multicenter observational study that applies artificial intelligence to analyze and quantitatively characterize capillaroscopic abnormalities in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies, exploring correlations with clinical manifestations, myositis-specific autoantibodies, and prognosis. She has also contributed to capillaroscopy-related research outputs, including CAPI-Detect and Capi-Score (peer-reviewed publications). In addition, she has authored and co-authored multiple book chapters and scientific articles in the field of autoimmune diseases.

As an advisory board member, Dr. Lledó Ibáñez brings both clinical and research expertise to the development and review of educational content, helping ensure materials remain practical, evidence-based, and closely aligned with real-world rheumatology practice.

Dr. Jorge Álvarez Troncoso is a specialist in Internal Medicine at Hospital Universitario La Paz (Madrid), with clinical activity focused on systemic autoimmune diseases and complex multisystem conditions. He is project coordinator, together with Dr. Gema María Lledó Ibáñez, of the CapIAMI (Capillaroscopy and Artificial Intelligence in Inflammatory Myopathies) study, a multicenter observational project that analyzes capillaroscopic abnormalities in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies using artificial intelligence.

As an advisory board member, Dr. Álvarez Troncoso contributes his experience in systemic disease and clinical research to ensure that the educational content remains rigorous, clinically relevant, and aligned with current evidence.

Dr. Luis Sáez Comet graduated in Medicine from the University of Zaragoza (1993), completed his PhD in Medicine at the same institution (2001), and attended the EULAR nailfold capillaroscopy course in Genoa (2008). Since June 2006, he has worked as an internist in the Unidad de Enfermedades Autoinmunes Sistémicas (UEAS) within the Internal Medicine Department at Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet (Zaragoza). His research and clinical work include capillaroscopy, systemic sclerosis, antiphospholipid syndrome, systemic lupus erythematosus, and other systemic autoimmune diseases.

Dr. Sáez Comet served as Associate Professor at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Zaragoza (2007-2023) and has been Professor Vinculado Doctor since November 2023, teaching pathophysiology, medical semiology, and immunopathology. He has supervised undergraduate and master's theses, including projects on nailfold capillaroscopy, as well as multiple doctoral theses. He is a founding member of the GEAS working group on systemic autoimmune diseases within the Spanish Society of Internal Medicine (SEMI), where he currently serves on the executive board coordinating the systemic sclerosis and antiphospholipid syndrome lines. He is also a founding member of the Spanish Capillaroscopy Group (GREC), contributed to the development of the Capilaroscopia Periungueal app for Android and iOS, and has coordinated and taught multiple nailfold capillaroscopy seminars.