Founding member of ATRIA Clinic, director of the Non Invasive Cardiology area and Valvular Disease Unit at University Hospital Doce de Octubre of Madrid.
He completed his training in echocardiography at Massachusetts General Hospital (Boston, Harvard Medical School. 2006-2010).
He has developed much of his extensive experience in cardiovascular research, focusing on cardiovascular imaging and valvular pathology. He obtained the Degree of Doctor with the qualification of Cum Laude and was extraordinary prize in his thesis on valvular diseases.
National academic training
He graduated in Medicine from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, where he specialized in Cardiology. He obtained the Degree of Doctor with Cum Laude qualification and extraordinary award from the Universidad CEU San Pablo (Madrid) ‘Functional Mitral Insufficiency: Imbalance between Geometry and Mitral Closure Forces’ (2017).
International academic training
He continued his professional career in the United States, developing his extensive experience in cardiovascular research, focusing from the beginning on cardiovascular imaging and valvular pathology. After his stay in the experimental surgery laboratory at the University of Montana, under the supervision of Dr. Carlos G. Durán, he continued his training for four years in the echocardiography laboratory at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School in Boston. During this period, he led the development of three-dimensional echocardiography and new therapies in valvular heart disease.
International recognitions
He was nominated for the Young Investigators Awards by the American Heart Association and the American Society of Echocardiography (2007 and 2008) for his achievements in the field of valvular heart disease.
R&D
Es el principal investigador del estudio PROMESA cuyo objetivo es analizar el prolapso de la válvula mitral. Su grupo consiguió establecer la base genética de esta patología y sus resultados fueron publicadas en las revistas “Nature”, “Nature Genetic” y “Nature Cardiovascular Review”. En el campo de la prevención cardiovascular, destaca su línea de investigación enfocada en la preeclampsia como marcador de daño cardiovascular, siendo el principal investigador de un proyecto financiado por el Instituto Carlos III.
Teaching and Publications
Además, es profesor colaborador en la Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Su dedicación e interés por la investigación se ha visto reflejada en más de más de 50 artículos científicos publicados en revistas médicas nacionales e internacionales.
También es autor de varios libros relacionados con su especialidad, destacando su libro de divulgación “La salud de tu Corazón” siguiendo su vocación de educar a pacientes sobre los problemas de salud cardiovascular y es además, colaborador habitual de medios de comunicación.
