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Pere Soler Palacín

I have been a pediatrician since 2004, when I completed my residency at HUVH. Since then, I have been responsible for the management of infections and immunodeficiencies in pediatric patients at the hospital. In addition, since 2014, I have been head of the VHIR research group investigating these conditions, and I have been an associate professor of Pediatrics at the UAB since 2011. I obtained my PhD in 2010 and subsequently completed a Master's degree in Pediatric Infectious Diseases at the UAB. I have contributed to more than 300 publications indexed in scientific journals. In 2026, I was appointed Head of the Department of Pediatrics.

Institutions of which they are part

Head of group
Infection and immunity in pediatric patients
Vall Hebron Institut de Recerca
Head of Department
Paediatrics
Children's Hospital and Woman's Hospital

Pere Soler Palacín

Institutions of which they are part

Head of group
Infection and immunity in pediatric patients
Vall Hebron Institut de Recerca
Head of Department
Paediatrics
Children's Hospital and Woman's Hospital

I have been a pediatrician since 2004, when I completed my residency at HUVH. Since then, I have been responsible for the management of infections and immunodeficiencies in pediatric patients at the hospital. In addition, since 2014, I have been head of the VHIR research group investigating these conditions, and I have been an associate professor of Pediatrics at the UAB since 2011. I obtained my PhD in 2010 and subsequently completed a Master's degree in Pediatric Infectious Diseases at the UAB. I have contributed to more than 300 publications indexed in scientific journals. In 2026, I was appointed Head of the Department of Pediatrics.

I graduated in Medicine and Surgery in 1999 with Honours and have been a pediatrician since 2004, when I completed my residency at Vall d’Hebron. I obtained my PhD from the UAB in 2010 and completed a Master's degree in Pediatric Infectious Diseases at the same university in 2014.

Since 2004, I have been working as a specialist physician in the Infectious Diseases and Immunodeficiencies Unit at Vall d’Hebron. I headed the unit from 2016 to 2026, when I was appointed Head of the Department of Pediatrics and its Specialties.

My clinical work has made me aware of the importance of the appropriate use of antibiotics, which is why I have participated in several initiatives, including pediatric antimicrobial stewardship program (PROA-NEN).
Research is essential to advancing the diagnosis and treatment of diseases, and at a hospital such as Vall d’Hebron, it is crucial that research and clinical practice go hand in hand.
From 2010 to 2014, I was the principal investigator of the VHIR Research Group on Infections in Immunocompromised Pediatric Patients, which I currently lead. In this field, I have been involved in more than 30 national and international projects, contributed to more than 300 publications in indexed journals, and achieved an h-index of 40. I have also presented more than 300 communications at national and international scientific meetings and supervised 10 doctoral theses.

Projects

RIS - Red de Investigación en SIDA

IP: Esteve Ribera Pascuet
Collaborators: Adria Curran Fàbregas, Vicenç Falcó Ferrer, Manuel Crespo Casal, Inmaculada Ocaña Rivera, Estrella Caballero Requero, Pere Soler Palacín, Jordi Navarro Mercadé, Joaquin Burgos Cibrian
Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Funding: 284099.52
Reference: RD06/0006/0039
Duration: 02/01/2007 - 31/12/2013

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