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Marc Miravitlles Fernández

I’m a specialist in Respiratory Medicine trained at Vall d’Hebron Hospital in Barcelona. My focus is on clinical research in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) with the objective to find a cure and improve the quality of life of patients suffering these chronic respiratory diseases.

Institutions of which they are part

Main researcher
Pneumology
Vall Hebron Institut de Recerca
Doctor
Pneumology
General Hospital

Marc Miravitlles Fernández

Institutions of which they are part

Main researcher
Pneumology
Vall Hebron Institut de Recerca
Doctor
Pneumology
General Hospital

I’m a specialist in Respiratory Medicine trained at Vall d’Hebron Hospital in Barcelona. My focus is on clinical research in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) with the objective to find a cure and improve the quality of life of patients suffering these chronic respiratory diseases.

I’m a Pulmonologist and Senior Researcher at the Vall d’Hebron University Hospital and the Vall d’Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) in Barcelona, Spain.
I obtained my MD at the Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain in 1986 and my PhD at the Universitat Autònoma de Bacelona in 1997. I trained as specialist in Respiratory Medicine at Vall d'Hebron Hospital. My primary research interests include chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency (AAT), lung defence mechanisms and respiratory infections. I served as Secretary General of the Spanish Society of Pneumology and Thoracic Surgery (SEPAR) from 1999 to 2003 and I was responsible for International Relationships of SEPAR from 2006 until 2012. I was Chair of the Respiratory Infections Group of the European Respiratory Society (ERS) from 2008 to 2011 and I was the Guidelines Director of the ERS from 2015 to 2018.
I have acted as a consultant and/or chair or author for the development of different international guidelines of COPD, including the American Thoracic Society (ATS)/ERS task force on outcomes in COPD, the ERS/ATS guidelines on diagnostic and treatment of exacerbations of COPD and the ERS statement on management of alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency. I am also a consultant of the Spanish Ministry of Health for the development of the National Strategy Against COPD (2009 to present) and coordinator of the Spanish National Guidelines for COPD (GesEPOC from 2012). I am the director of the reference center for diagnosis and treatment of AATD in the Hospital Vall d’Hebron and I am author of 498 publications listed in PubMed and a h-index of 73 (May 2020)

Projects

Cell death biomarkers: Implications in the clinical course of AATD patients

IP: Marc Miravitlles Fernández
Collaborators: -
Funding agency: Alpha-1 Foundation
Funding: 20000
Reference: ALPHA-1/IN-CYCLE/2024/MIRAVITLLES
Duration: 01/07/2024 - 30/06/2025

Estudio evolutivo y pronóstico de pacientes con déficit de alfa-1 antitripsina en el registro internacional EARCO (European Alpha-1 Research Collaboration)

IP: Marc Miravitlles Fernández
Collaborators: Cristina Aljama Vizcarra
Funding agency: SOC.ESPAÑOLA NEUMOLOGIA CIRUGIA TORACICA
Funding: 23750
Reference: SEPAR/BEQUES_RRHH/2023/1493-2023
Duration: 15/10/2023 - 14/10/2024

Grup de Recerca en Pneumologia

IP: Jaume Ferrer Sancho
Collaborators: Sergi Martí Beltran, Marta Vicenta Arjona Perís, Christian Eduardo Romero Mesones, Maria Angeles Jiménez Fuentes, Mª Jose Jurado Luque, Marc Miravitlles Fernández, Ana Villar Gomez, Antonio Álvarez Fernandez, Victor Monforte Torres, Odile Romero Santo-Tomas, Miriam Barrecheguren Fernández, David Clofent Alarcón, Carles Bravo Masgoret, Mario Culebras Amigo, Fco. Javier Muñoz Gall, Gabriel Sampol Rubio, Maria Antonia Ramon Belmonte, Mercedes Pallero Castillo, Mª Jesús Cruz Carmona, Cristina Berastegui Garcia, Almudena Felipe Montiel, Eva Maria Revilla Lopez, Gerard Orriols Torras, Julia Sampol Sirvent, Meritxell Boada Perez, David Espejo Castellanos, Manuel López Meseguer, David Soler Segovia, Susana Gómez Olles, Berta Saez Gimenez, Iñigo Ojanguren Arranz, Eva Polverino, Letizia Traversi
Funding agency: Agència Gestió Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca
Funding: 0.01
Reference: 2021 SGR 00788
Duration: 01/01/2022 - 30/06/2025

Caracterización y factores de riesgo de las SEcuelas PULmonares de los pacientes que superan una neumonía por COVID-19 (PULSE-COVID).

IP: Fco. Javier Muñoz Gall
Collaborators: Maria Angeles Jiménez Fuentes, Marc Miravitlles Fernández, David Clofent Alarcón, David Soler Segovia
Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Funding: 135520
Reference: PI21/01046
Duration: 01/01/2022 - 31/12/2025

Related news

This recognition highlights both his career and the level of respiratory research in Spain.

The ERS Awards recognize outstanding members for their exceptional contributions in the field of respiratory medicine.

Dr. Miravitlles’ career was recognized during the 57th edition of the SEPAR National Congress held in Valencia.

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