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Oscar Eduardo Rodríguez-Montes is a physician and clinical/digital health researcher with a master’s degree in Health Sciences and a PhD candidate in Public Health, Epidemiology, and Health Management at the University of Seville and Universidad Veracruzana. His work is situated at the intersection of digital public health, chronic disease management, and the design, implementation, and evaluation of person-centered digital health interventions. His research focuses on digital health interventions for chronic disease management, with emphasis on mHealth, digital therapeutics, adherence, patient engagement, usability, health equity, and real-world evaluation.
Oscar has a clinical background in primary care, emergency care, and outpatient medical practice. He has also held senior lecturer positions in undergraduate programs in Medicine, Nutrition, Clinical Chemistry, and Rehabilitation, teaching courses in anatomy, physiology, public health, and chronic diseases. His professional trajectory includes work in Mexico and Spain, with research collaborations involving academic institutions, public health settings, and digital health companies.
His scientific contributions include the design and evaluation of a mobile application for type 2 diabetes, including a randomized clinical trial assessing glycemic control, as well as research on mHealth as a tool for healthcare, diabetes-related complication risk in urban and rural populations, and the development of digital public health interventions in the context of COVID19. These contributions reflect a research trajectory focused on digital health, diabetes care, health communication, evidence-based medicine, public health education, usability, healthcare quality, and the application of technology-based interventions to chronic disease management.
At Adhera Health, Oscar works as a clinical/digital health researcher involved in real-world digital health projects across Spain, Mexico, and international collaborations. His current work includes the evaluation of family-centered digital support programs, digital interventions for chronic pediatric conditions, and the integration of user-centered design, behavioral change strategies, and clinical evidence into scalable digital health solutions.
He is particularly interested in how digital public health can improve continuity of care, support families and caregivers, reduce barriers to access, and generate real-world evidence for more equitable and personalized healthcare. His broader research interests include digital therapeutics, implementation science, patientreported outcomes, usability and user experience in health technologies, artificial intelligence in health, health literacy, and the role of digital tools in supporting self-management for people
living with chronic conditions. Through his combined clinical, academic, and digital health background, Oscar aims to develop evidence-based, ethical, and scalable digital health interventions for chronic disease care, particularly diabetes. His work emphasizes the role of digital health tools in public health to strengthen prevention, self-management, adherence, continuity of care, and more personalized, data-informed support in real-world settings.