Ana María Cebrián graduated in medicine and surgery from the University of Valencia, Spain, in 1995 and then went on to complete a PhD from the same university. She currently works as a family doctor in the Murcian Health Service, Cargena, Spain, and as an associate professor at the San Antonio Catholic University of Murcia.

She is also a university professor at Miguel Hernández University of Elche, Spain, a lecturer, diabetes researcher and a member of numerous international professional medical societies, such as the Spanish Society of Family Medicine, where she is a member of the Diabetes Research Group of the Spanish Diabetes Association, among others. She is the author of more than 100 national and international publications and regularly speaks at scientific meetings. She has received multiple grants, awards and prizes. She is also a member of the executive committee of Primary Care Diabetes Europe.