WHO IS DR. ELISA FERNÁNDEZ?
HER WORK
She worked as a doctor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of the University Hospital of the Canary Islands (HUC) where she mainly worked in endocrinology, female sterility and early diagnosis of cancer. In 1976 she was appointed Assistant Doctor in Clinical Cytology at the University Hospital of the Canary Islands and she opened her private practice of gynaecology, obstetrics and general cytology. In 2006 she was appointed Head of the Clinical Service of Cytology.
Given her interest in science and research, since 1975 she has elaborated over a hundred papers and reports in the fields of cytology and endocrinology.
ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITY
Given her dedication and her technical and anatomical knowledge and due to many of her patients being worried about their cleavage wrinkles, Dr. Elisa Fernández came up with the idea of finding a solution to remove cleavage wrinkles (for which there is no surgical treatment).
NIGHTBRA IS BORN
The Nightbra was designed by following strictly anatomical guidelines, using for its elaboration top-quality tissues, threads and elastic material complying with all the indispensable keys to obtain an EFFICIENT product.It was patented in 1998 in Europe and in the rest of the world by Dr. Elisa Fernández Fernández, a doctor specialized in Gynaecology and Pathological Anatomy. It was first presented at the International Exhibition of Inventions in Geneva in year 2000, where it got the bronze medal in the health branch.
DESIGN AND RECOGNITION
Besides from the bronze medal in the health branch at the International Exhibition of Inventions in Geneva in year 2000, Méndez Chaín SL-Nightbra was finalist of the Entrepreneur Prize of the 21st century in 2008 and of the European Business Awards in 2009 as International Entrepreneur of the year. In 2013 it was the Special Mention of the 4th Canary Prize to Business Excellence.
The company Méndez Chaín S.L., fabricator of Nightbra, possesses the certification ISO 9001:2008 in Quality and the certificate UNE 166002:2006 in Project Management of R+D+I
DOCTOR ELISA FERNÁNDEZ
Doctor María Elisa Fernández Fernández is a specialist in:
• Obstetrics and Gynaecology
• Pathological Anatomy
She is member of the following scientific societies:
• Member of the Canary Society of Gynaecology
•Permanent Member of the Spanish Society of Gynaecology
• Permanent Member of the Society of Senology and Mammary Pathology