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Here at the Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) we promote biomedical research, innovation and teaching. Over 1,800 people are seeking to understand diseases today so the treatment can be improved tomorrow.
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The research group in General Surgery aims to develop research activities in the field of Surgery from the most clinical and surgical aspects related to the quality of care to the most basic and translational aspects of etiopathogenesis, pathophysiology and the bases of the diseases included in its different areas of interest, as well as in the therapeutic procedures to address them. It is focused in several topics that include the fields of Abdominal Wall Surgery, biomaterials and bioengineering, Colorectal Surgery and Proctology, General Endocrine, Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery, Esophagogastric Surgery, and Thoracic Surgery. It includes clinical surgeons who make up the care teams of the various clinical lines and includes a basic research laboratory with two researchers with special interest in the study of the extracellular matrix and inflammation and biomaterials and their integration.
Research focus
The thoracic surgery research group is dedicated to provide the finest in clinical care, education and research in this surgery specialty to ultimately improve patients’ outcomes and quality of life. To this aim, technological improvements are combined with experimental and clinical research, with a special interest in lung transplantation
Sub-lines:
Clinical research
Humoral rejection in lung transplantation (Irene Bello Rodríguez, coordinator): To understand humoral forms of rejection in human lung transplantation to eventually develop therapies that extend long-term patients’ survival.
Experimental research
Air leakage prevention (Alberto Jáuregui Abularach, coordinator): To contribute to the design and evaluation of new patches and treatments used as a reinforcement or repair material in thoracic surgery, to eventually reduce lung air leakage and improve clinical outcomes. To this aim a new sheep-based surgically induced experimental model has been developed.
Thoracic sympathetic clipping (Javier Pérez Vélez, coordinator): Development of a swine model to perform clipping, unclipping and extirpation of different segments of the sympathetic chain.
Lung transplantation (Iker López Sánz, coordinator): Development of a rat model to perform lung transplantation for teaching and research purposes.
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IP: Clara Pañella Vilamú Collaborators: Ramón Vilallonga Puy Funding agency: Asociación Española de Cirujanos Funding: 10000 Reference: AEC/PAÑELLA/2023 Duration: 01/09/2023 - 31/08/2025
IP: Ramón Vilallonga Puy Collaborators: - Funding agency: Fundación SECO Funding: 9000 Reference: FUNSECO/VILALLONGA/2023 Duration: 27/05/2023 - 26/05/2025
IP: Andreea Ciudin Mihai Collaborators: Cristina Gamez Cenzano, Eduard Rodenas Alesina, Ana Marti Delgado, Fiorella Ximena Palmas Candia, Bruno García del Blanco, Ana Belén Méndez Fernández, Ana Maria Ciscar Bellés, Aleix Olivella San emeterio, Marta Comas Martínez, Alvaro Calabuig Goena, Enzamaría Fidilio Meli, Marco Tomasino Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III Funding: 165000 Reference: PI23/01209 Duration: 01/01/2024 - 31/12/2026
IP: Ibai Los Arcos Bertiz Collaborators: M Teresa Martin Gomez, Yolanda Villena Ortiz, Javier Gomis Rodriguez, Joan Gavaldà Santapau, Judith Sacanell Lacasa, Marta Zapata Ortega, Leire Sanchez Corujo Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III Funding: 37500 Reference: PI23/01467 Duration: 01/01/2024 - 31/12/2026
PhD student: Borja Villanueva Figueredo, Borja Villanueva Figueredo, Borja Villanueva Figueredo Director/s: Francesc Vallribera Valls, Francesc Vallribera Valls University: Universidad Autònoma de Barcelona Year: 2020
Funding has been obtained for 43 projects under the calls for Health R&D&I Projects, Health Technology Development, and Independent Clinical Research
This pathology, common among patients who have undergone rectal resection due to cancer, causes alterations in bowel function with great impact on quality of life.
The research has received funding from the Spanish Society of Obesity Surgery and the Spanish Association of Surgeons.
