Jesús Quintero Bernabeu Physician specialized in Pediatric Hepatology and Liver Transplantation. Since 2014, I have led the Pediatric Hepatology and Liver Transplantation Unit at Hospital Vall d’Hebron. My clinical and research activity focuses on liver transplantation, genetic cholestatic diseases, and rare liver disorders in children. Institutions of which they are part Main researcher Hepato-bilio-pancreatic surgery (HBP) and liver transplantation Vall Hebron Institut de Recerca Head of Section Gastroenterologia, Hepatologia, Suport Nutricional i Trasplantaments Hepàtics Pediàtrics Children's Hospital and Woman's Hospital Jesús Quintero Bernabeu Institutions of which they are part Main researcher Hepato-bilio-pancreatic surgery (HBP) and liver transplantation Vall Hebron Institut de Recerca Head of Section Gastroenterologia, Hepatologia, Suport Nutricional i Trasplantaments Hepàtics Pediàtrics Children's Hospital and Woman's Hospital Physician specialized in Pediatric Hepatology and Liver Transplantation. Since 2014, I have led the Pediatric Hepatology and Liver Transplantation Unit at Hospital Vall d’Hebron. My clinical and research activity focuses on liver transplantation, genetic cholestatic diseases, and rare liver disorders in children.
Education and Professional Experience I hold a medical degree from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (2003), and completed my Pediatric residency training (MIR) at Hospital Vall d’Hebron (2004–2008). In 2009, I obtained a Master's degree in Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition from the same institution in collaboration with the Autonomous University of Barcelona. Since then, I have developed my career as a pediatrician at Hospital Vall d’Hebron, with a clinical and research focus on hepatology and liver transplantation. I currently serve as Head of the Pediatric Hepatology and Liver Transplantation Section. I was a member of the Executive Board of the Spanish Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (SEGHNP) from 2017 to 2021, and I have been a member of the Hepatology Committee Board of ESPGHAN since 2023. Teaching and Research I am also actively involved in teaching, having served as a speaker and organizer in numerous national and international courses and scientific meetings on pediatric liver diseases, portal hypertension, liver transplantation, and rare hepatic disorders. This academic work reflects my strong commitment to advancing knowledge and fostering continuous education in pediatric hepatology. As a member of the Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation Research Group within the Pediatric Research HUB at our institution, I currently lead 42 investigator-initiated research projects and 13 clinical trials. My research is structured around the following lines: Long-term follow-up and outcomes in pediatric liver transplantation (GIG project, HEPATIC registry, PORTAL registry, post-transplant histological assessment, and microRNA studies) Portal hypertension and vascular complications MASLD Cholestatic liver diseases (PFIC, biliary atresia, Alagille syndrome) Rare liver diseases (LALD, autoimmune hepatitis, among others) Other Affiliations • Member of the ERN TransplantChild and ERN Rare Liver networks (Hospital Vall d’Hebron) since 2021; local coordinator for ERN Rare Liver at Vall d’Hebron and member of the working groups on Wilson’s disease, biliary atresia, and genetic cholestasis. • Member of the Hepatology Committee of the European Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN).
Research lines L'estudi de l'evolució a nivell histològic dels empelts hepàtics La seva correlació amb dades clíniques, analítiques, d'imatge i amb un panell de miRNA (miR-155-5p, miR-122-5p, miR-181a -5p, miR-148-3p ) podria permetre la individualització del tractament immunosupressor. IP: Jesús Quintero Bernabeu, Javier Juamperez Goñi, Maria Margaret Mercadal Hally Infusió intraportal de cèl·lules mare hepàtiques Podria restaurar la ureagènesi en pacients pediàtrics amb trastorns del cicle de la urea. IP: Jesús Quintero Bernabeu, Javier Juamperez Goñi, Maria Margaret Mercadal Hally Projects Estudio de cohortes para la valoración del riesgo de rechazo del injerto en pacientes con trasplante hepático en edad pediátrica IP: Jesús Quintero Bernabeu Collaborators: - Funding agency: SEGHNP Funding: 14000 Reference: SEGHNP/SIRACARRASCO/2022/QUINTERO Duration: 17/06/2022 - 16/06/2024 Modelos 3D innovadores derivados de tejido hepático humano para ensayos de desarrollo y toxicidad de fármacos IP: Alberto Sandiumenge Camps Collaborators: Ernest Hidalgo Llompart, Jesús Quintero Bernabeu Funding agency: Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación-MICINN Funding: 124939 Reference: CPP2021-008633 Duration: 01/09/2022 - 06/08/2025 TRANS-GENE - Caracterización en Sangre Periférica de una Firma Génica de Rechazo Humoral Común en Trasplantes de Órganos Sólidos. IP: Maria Antonia Emilia Meneghini Collaborators: Lluis Castells Fusté, Joana Sellarés Roig, Jesús Quintero Bernabeu, Eva Maria Revilla Lopez, Marina Muñoz López, Meritxell Boada Perez, Laura Donadeu Casassas Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III Funding: 111320 Reference: PI22/00749 Duration: 01/01/2023 - 31/12/2025
