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Registration & Licences
Colegio de Médicos No. 98765 — Col·legi de Metges de Barcelona, Full Licence
FESC — Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology, 2018
EAPCI Certified Interventionalist — European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions, 2017
Advanced Life Support — ERC Provider, 2025
Professional Summary
Consultant Cardiologist with 12 years of post-specialisation experience in interventional cardiology and heart failure management at Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona. Performs over 200 diagnostic and interventional catheterisations annually including primary PCI, complex coronary intervention, and structural heart procedures. Active researcher with 18 peer-reviewed publications and an h-index of 12. Visiting fellow and trainer at three European catheterisation laboratories.
Clinical Metrics
200+
Catheterisations per year
18
Peer-reviewed publications
h-12
Hirsch index (Scopus)
320+
Primary PCI procedures (lifetime)
98.1%
PPCI procedural success rate
Experience
Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona
- Lead cardiologist for the 24/7 primary PCI programme; co-chair of departmental STEMI protocol committee overseeing door-to-balloon time targets (<90 min, currently 78 min median).
- Perform 200+ coronary angiography and intervention cases annually, including complex bifurcation PCI, chronic total occlusion (CTO) recanalisation, and TAVI work-up procedures.
- Clinical lead for the hospital's Heart Failure Unit (62-bed capacity); introduced NT-proBNP-guided diuresis protocol adopted nationally by Societat Catalana de Cardiologia in 2022.
- Principal investigator on 3 multicentre RCTs (EuroCTO Club, VALIDATE-SWEDEHEART contributor); recruited 84 eligible patients.
- Supervise and mentor 4 cardiology registrars annually; 6 former trainees have achieved independent consultant posts in Spain and France.
Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London
- Completed advanced interventional fellowship under Prof. D. Foale, performing 180 supervised coronary interventions and 40 structural heart cases.
- Attained EAPCI Level 3 competency in complex PCI; passed EAPCI certification examination with distinction.
- Collaborated on a registry study of drug-coated balloon use in de novo small-vessel disease; data published in EuroIntervention (2014).
Hospital Clínic de Barcelona
- Completed 4-year accredited cardiology residency covering general cardiology, echocardiography, electrophysiology, and diagnostic catheterisation.
- Awarded best resident paper prize by the Sociedad Española de Cardiología (SEC) for a study on hs-troponin utilisation in chest pain pathways, 2011.
Selected Publications
Mendez C, García-Pavia P, Ribas N, et al. "NT-proBNP-guided diuretic optimisation in acute heart failure: a prospective multicentre cohort." European Journal of Heart Failure, 25(4):612–621, 2023.
Mendez C, Foale D, Serrano M. "Drug-coated balloon versus second-generation DES for de novo small-vessel coronary artery disease: 2-year registry outcomes." EuroIntervention, 10(8):912–919, 2014.
+ 16 additional publications in European Heart Journal, Circulation, JACC Cardiovascular Interventions, and Heart. Full list available on ORCID: 0000-0002-1234-5678.
Clinical Skills
- Coronary angiography & PCI
- Primary PCI / PPCI
- CTO recanalisation
- Bifurcation & left main PCI
- TAVI work-up & team management
- Intravascular imaging (OCT, IVUS)
- Transthoracic & TOE echocardiography
- Temporary pacing wire insertion
- Heart failure device optimisation (CRT, ICD)
- Clinical trial design & biostatistics
Education
Licenciatura en Medicina y Cirugía (MD equivalent)
Sep 2001 – Jun 2007
Universitat de Barcelona, Facultat de Medicina — Summa Cum Laude (9.4/10)
Interventional Cardiology Fellowship
Sep 2012 – Dec 2013
Hammersmith Hospital / Imperial College London — EAPCI Level 3 Certification
MSc Clinical Research (part-time)
2015 – 2017
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona — Distinction