About the VHIR
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.
Research
We are working to understand diseases, to find out how they operate and to create better treatments for patients. Get to know about our groups and their lines of research.
People
People are the centre of the Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR). This is why we are bound by the principles of freedom of research, gender equality and professional attitudes that HRS4R promotes.
Clinical trials
Our work is not just basic or translational; we are leaders in clinical research. Enter and find about the clinical trials we are conducting and why we are a world reference in this field.
Progress
Our aim is to make the research carried out at the Vall d’Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) a driving force for transformation. How? By identifying new channels and solutions for the promotion of people's health and well-being.
Core facilities
We offer specialist support for researchers, internal and external alike, ranging from specific services to preparing complete projects. All this, from a perspective of quality and speed of response.
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The Reconstructive Surgery of the Locomotor System (CRAL) research group is a multidisciplinary team of clinical researchers including specialists in orthopedic surgery and traumatology, nurses and research staff.
The group's activity is based on the study of musculoskeletal problems with the aim of improving the outcome of surgical treatments, focusing our research on the fields of traumatic injuries, bone septic disease and pathologies of the knee, hip, hand and shoulder. Main objectives:
We research in the field of musculoskeletal infections in a multidisciplinary team with the collaboration of microbiologists and experts in infection diseases. We do research focusing into two main groups: periprosthetic joint infection and bone tissue infection (osteomyelitis), developing applicable scientific knowledge in an attempt of improving the treatment and the prevention of such complex pathology.
IP: Pablo Salvador Corona Pérez-Cardona
Research on degenerative hip pathology, bone necrosis, joint prostheses and walking disorders.
IP: Alejandro Hernández Martínez
We research on the development of new surgical and medical therapies to treat patients with complex trauma and/or elderly patients, in order to improve the outcome of treatment and the quality of life of the patients.
IP: Ernesto Melchor Guerra Farfan
Research on wrist and hand pathology with special attention to joint biomechanics.
IP: Alejandro Lluch Bergadá
IP: - Collaborators: - Funding agency: SOCIEDAD ESPAÑOLA DE LA RODILLA Funding: 5000 Reference: SEROD/PROJECTE/PUJOL/2025 Duration: 04/06/2025 - 04/06/2027
IP: Diego Gonzalez Morado Collaborators: - Funding agency: FUNDACIÓN SECOT Funding: 8000 Reference: SECOT/PROJECTES/2024/GONZALEZ Duration: 30/09/2025 - 29/09/2027
IP: Ernesto Melchor Guerra Farfan Collaborators: - Funding agency: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute Funding: 117644.94 Reference: PCORI/2024/GUERRA Duration: 01/04/2025 - 31/03/2030
IP: Montserrat Aran Esteve Collaborators: Rocio Amalia Tabernero Gallego, Elisabet Gallart Vive, Rosa Maria Gracia Gozalo, Montse Rodriguez Gomez, Xavier Nuvials Casals, Nuria Vidal Tarrasón, Isidro Alcalà Jimenez, Adoración Nieto Ruiz, Laia Rafel Perez Funding agency: Col·legi Oficial d'Infermers/es de Barcelona Funding: 7502 Reference: PR-724/2024 Duration: 01/01/2025 - 31/12/2027
PhD student: Carla Carbonell Rosell Director/s: Pablo Salvador Corona Pérez-Cardona, Nayana Joshi Jubert, Luis Carrera Calderer University: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Year: 2024
PhD student: María Jurado Ruiz Director/s: César Galo García Fontecha, Ferran Pellisé Uriquiza, Màrius Aguirre Canyadell University: Year: 2024
PhD student: Diego Bastian Soza Leiva Director/s: Alejandro Hernández Martínez, Juan Minguell Moñart University: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Year: 2024
PhD student: Ignacio Esteban Feliu Director/s: Juan Minguell Moñart, Irene Gallardo Calero University: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Year: 2023
PhD student: José vicente Andres Peiro Director/s: Nayana Joshi Jubert, Juan Minguell Moñart, Vicente Molero García, Vicente Molero García University: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Year: 2022
PhD student: Luis Abarca Vilchez Director/s: Juan Pedro Barret Nerín, M. Jose Clara Colomina Soler, Juan Pedro Barret Nerín University: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Year: 2022
PhD student: Ignacio Esteban Feliu Director/s: Juan Minguell Moñart, Irene Gallardo Calero University: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Year: 2022
PhD student: Jorge Hassan Nuñez Camarena, Jorge Hassan Nuñez Camarena Director/s: César Galo García Fontecha, Alejandro Hernández Martínez University: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Year: 2022
PhD student: Sebastian Corro Ramis Director/s: Pablo Salvador Corona Pérez-Cardona, Luis Carrera Calderer University: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Year: 2021
PhD student: Andrea Sallent Font, Andrea Sallent Font Director/s: Juan Minguell Moñart University: Universidad Autònoma de Barcelona Year: 2020
PhD student: Pablo Castellón Berna Director/s: Juan Minguell Moñart, Luis Carrera Calderer University: Universidad Autònoma de Barcelona Year: 2020
PhD student: Victor Barro Ojeda Director/s: Enric Cáceres Palou, Màrius Aguirre Canyadell, Màrius Aguirre Canyadell University: Universidad Autònoma de Barcelona Year: 2019
PhD student: Luis Lobo Escolar Director/s: Juan Minguell Moñart University: Universidad Autònoma de Barcelona Year: 2019
PhD student: Irene Gallardo Calero Director/s: Sergi Barrera Ochoa University: Universidad Autònoma de Barcelona Year: 2017
PhD student: Juan José Sevilla Tirado Director/s: César Galo García Fontecha University: Universidad Autònoma de Barcelona Year: 2016
PhD student: Maria Mercedes Reverté Vinaixa Director/s: Enric Cáceres Palou, Nayana Joshi Jubert, Roberto Vélez Villa University: Universidad Autònoma de Barcelona Year: 2015
PhD student: Alejandro Hernández Martínez, Alejandro Hernández Martínez Director/s: Màrius Aguirre Canyadell, Joan Nardi Vilardaga, Màrius Aguirre Canyadell University: Universidad Autònoma de Barcelona Year: 2015
PhD student: Juan Minguell Moñart Director/s: Enric Cáceres Palou, Enrique Castellet Feliu University: Universidad Autònoma de Barcelona Year: 2015
Funding has been obtained for 43 projects under the calls for Health R&D&I Projects, Health Technology Development, and Independent Clinical Research
La Violència Masclista és la manifestació més greu de la desigualtat cap a les dones a la nostra societat; un greu problema de salut pública, un atemptat contra la llibertat individual i una violació dels drets humans.
The international study in which Vall d'Hebron participated has found that these women may experience a lower health-related quality of life regardless of how long ago the abuse occurred.
