Alfonso Rodriguez-Herrera is a medical specialist in paediatrics with special interest in paediatric gastroenterology and nutrition. He gained his PhD from the University of Seville with a thesis on coeliac disease. Currently he is head of gastroenterology of IHP, a large medical company based in southern Spain. 

He is engaged in teaching as Associate Professor at Pablo Olavide University. He is a member of the specialist register of the Irish Medical Council (Paediatrics) and full member of ESPGHAN (European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition). His main research lines are biomarkers of dietary compliance (allergy, coeliac disease and obesity), technical aids for gastroenterology and nutrition, and development of new ingredients for child nutrition.