Curriculum Vitae
Consultant cardiologist and physician-scientist, Heart Failure and Transplant Unit, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía (Córdoba, Spain). A full publication list is on the Publications page. ORCID: 0000-0001-8446-7369.
Education
- MSc in Statistics for Clinical Trials, University College London (UCL), awarded 2025. Classification: Distinction. Research project at the MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL.
- PhD in Biomedicine, Universidad de Córdoba, 2022.
- Degree in Medicine, Universidad de Córdoba, 2010-2016. Premio Extraordinario de Fin de Carrera (top final-year award).
- Specialist training in Cardiology, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Córdoba.
Research affiliations
- Emerging Investigator, Maimónides Biomedical Research Institute of Córdoba (IMIBIC), cardiovascular group GC-15.
- Affiliated investigator, CIBERCV (Spanish cardiovascular biomedical research network).
- Visiting investigator, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC), via the European COMPASS project (Innovative Health Initiative, Horizon Europe).
Competitive funding and contracts
- Juan Rodés contract (JR24/00064), ISCIII, 2025-2029, co-funded by the European Union. Current post.
- Río Hortega contract (CM22/00259), ISCIII, 2023-2025.
- Mobility grant M-AES (MV24/00106), ISCIII, 2025, for a research stay at the MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL, London.
- Principal investigator on competitive grants of the Spanish and Andalusian Societies of Cardiology (including CTOXALL and the Jesús Saldaña Multicentre Grant, SAC 2026).
- Principal investigator, clinical and epidemiological research grant of the Spanish Society of Cardiology (SEC/FEC), 2026, on the relevance of patient-centred cardiovascular endpoints in the design and analysis of clinical trials.
- Co-investigator on ISCIII projects (PI23/01554, PMP22/00105, PI21/00949) and the European COMPASS project.
Research focus
Heart failure, cardio-oncology, ischaemic heart disease, randomised clinical trials, trial methodology and patient preferences. Author or co-author of more than 75 peer-reviewed publications, several as principal author and several in top-decile (D1) journals.
Editorial and professional service
- Statistical Editor, JACC: Advances, 2026-2031.
- Former Editorial Board Member, BMC Medicine and BMC Cardiovascular Disorders (until 2026).
- Board member, Young Cardiologists Group, Spanish Society of Cardiology (SEC).
- Member, Cardio-Oncology working groups of the Spanish (SEC) and Andalusian (SAC) Societies of Cardiology.
- Peer-review accreditations: CASEC reviewer (Revista Española de Cardiología; REC Interventional Cardiology). Author Service Award 2026, BMC Cardiovascular Disorders. Reviewer, JACC: Advances.
Selected awards
- Best original article award “Mujer y Corazón”, Spanish Society of Cardiology (SEC), 2026, for the paper on sex differences in the diagnosis and management of heart failure in outpatients with type 2 diabetes.
- Best communication award, ESC Cardio-Oncology 2026, Spanish Society of Cardiology (SEC).
- Finalist, Young Investigator Award, ESC Cardio-Oncology.
- Best article award, Andalusian Society of Cardiology (SAC), 2023.
- Research grant award, SAC, 2019.
- IMIBIC Young Investigator Award.
- Excellent Resident Award “Carlos Pera”.
- Awards “Dr. Pedrote” and COMC 2025.
Books and book chapters
Author of 24 book chapters and coordinator of one volume (2020-2027). Selected:
- Tratado de Cardiología, 1st ed. Sociedad Española de Cardiología / Editorial Médica Panamericana, Madrid, 2027. Chapter 18.1, “Miocarditis” (with P. Escane Duarte), pp. 569-578. ISBN 9788411064569.
- A Complete Guide to Atrial Abnormalities: From Computational Analysis to Clinical Applications. Elsevier / Academic Press, 2025. Chapter 7, “Atrial failure” (with M. Ruiz Ortiz and A. Bayés-Genís), pp. 155-197. ISBN 978-0-443-34260-8.
- Liga de los Casos Clínicos 2025. Sociedad Española de Cardiología, 2025. Coordinator (with G. Alonso Salinas, S. Calero Núñez and P. Cepas Guillén). ISBN 978-84-09-77917-8.
- Manual de tratamiento percutáneo de la estenosis aórtica. Elsevier España, 2022. Chapter 24, “Accesos vasculares: elección y evaluación previa al implante” (with M. Pan et al.). ISBN 978-84-9113-892-1.
- Cardiología hoy (annual review of advances in research and clinical practice), Sociedad Española de Cardiología: single-author chapters in the 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 editions.
- Compendio de casos clínicos de riesgo CV de origen lipídico V. Viatris, 2026. Case 19, pp. 68-71. ISBN 978-84-09-80448-1.
Teaching
- Co-supervisor of three doctoral theses (Universidad de Córdoba, all defended in 2026 with Sobresaliente Cum Laude). See the Teaching page.
- Supervisor or co-supervisor of 17 undergraduate dissertations (TFG), 2020-2026 (full list below).
- Collaborating lecturer, Degree in Medicine, Universidad de Córdoba.
- Clinical tutor of residents and undergraduates, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía.
- Faculty in continuing-education courses of the SEC and HURS, including director of the course “Heart failure, a cross-cutting view”, and faculty in the SEC Cardiology Training Programme for Residents.
Supervised undergraduate dissertations (TFG)
| Year | Student | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Stambolsky Guelfand, C.M. | Prevalence of late anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity in survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: a pilot study |
| 2022 | Amate Perales, A. | Scientific evidence on physiological coronary assessment with iFR: a literature review |
| 2022 | Carmona Artime, L. | Distance to Reina Sofía hospital and cardiovascular events in patients with ischaemic heart disease in Córdoba |
| 2022 | Ruiz Moreno, M. | Bleeding risk in patients with ischaemic heart disease treated with SSRIs and antithrombotic therapy |
| 2023 | De Juan Roldán, J. | Immediate and mid-term outcomes in chronic total coronary occlusions with complete or incomplete percutaneous revascularisation |
| 2023 | Paniagua Alberca, B.N. | Haemolysis and prognosis of patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation |
| 2023 | Sánchez Zafra, R. | Intravascular haemolysis in patients with severe aortic stenosis before TAVI |
| 2024 | Puertollano Delgado, R. | Mid-term prognosis of patients with Takotsubo syndrome |
| 2024 | Ayllón Clemente, I. | A machine-learning predictive model for technical success in chronic total occlusion PCI |
| 2024 | Osuna Herrador, I. | Ticagrelor versus clopidogrel in patients with chronic coronary syndrome treated with PCI |
| 2025 | Rosa Jiménez, D. | Association between the TyG index and late anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity in survivors of childhood ALL |
| 2025 | Cabrera Marchal, F. | Association between the neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio and anthracycline cardiotoxicity in long-term survivors of childhood ALL |
| 2025 | Márquez Moríñigo, J. | Characterisation of acute myocarditis admissions at Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía over the last decade |
| 2026 | Fuentes Pineda, M.V. | Association between female-specific cardiovascular risk factors and chronic total coronary occlusions (Matrícula de Honor) |
| 2026 | Rodrigo Rodríguez, C. | Patient preferences on endpoints in cardiovascular studies of heart failure and ischaemic heart disease |
| 2026 | Barreiro Mesa, C. | Characterisation of transcatheter mitral repair in patients with mitral regurgitation and a prior cancer diagnosis |
| 2026 | Carazo Muñoz, G. | Seasonal characterisation of myocarditis admissions at Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía |