Laura Galian Gay

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE HOSPITAL VALL D’HEBRON (Barcelona, Spain)  Clinical Coordinator of the Heart Valve Unit Jan 24 – Present  Cardiac Imaging Specialist at the Cardiology Department May 13 – Present Advanced echocardiography training in collaboration with the Radiology service. Vast experience in echocardiography, including transesophageal echocardiography and stress echocardiography. Expert in threedimensional imaging, myocardial deformation techniques and interventional cardiology monitoring. The essential value of this cardiac imaging group is eminently clinical, which has led to develop and consolidate various highly specialized subunits in collaboration with other clinical and imaging services at the centre. The Echocardiography and Cardiac Imaging Service has a long history of clinical achievements and research, as a result of its large patient population. The centre has become Spanish leader in cardiology thanks to its unrivalled commitment to outstanding patient care, research and training programmes combined with its state-of-the-art technology.  Attending Physician at the Cardiology Department May 13 – Present Senior Cardiologist in the outpatient clinic and emergency department. Recently nominated head of the hospital emergency service.  Valve heart disease specialist Feb 20 – Present Highly experienced in aortic valve disease, not only in the general population but also in clinical challenging patients. Focused in research. Awarded with a research grant in 2018 by the Spanish Cardiology Society (SEC - Sociedad Española de Cardiología) in reference to the study “Papel pronóstico de la fibrosis miocárdica difusa evaluada mediante imagen multi-modalidad en la estenosis aórtica severa de bajo flujo y bajo gradiente con fracción de eyección normal”. Development and promotion of a national registry of aortic stenosis in 2018, which has lead to several publications and the PhD completed in July 2020.  Pregnancy and heart disease specialist Oct 10 – Present Led the launch and development of a specialised cardiology unit dedicated to pregnant women with heart disease (especially for valve disease, cardiomyopathies, aortic disease and arrythmias). Elaboration and improvement of the flow chart of patients and standard operational procedures for the High-Risk Obstetric Unit. HOSPITAL QUIRONSALUD BARCELONA (Barcelona, Spain) May 13 – Present  Cardiac imaging specialist at the Cardiology department  Senior consultant at the Cardiology department  Pregnancy and heart disease specialist CAMPUS QUIRONSALUD BADALONA (Barcelona, Spain) October 23 – Present  Director of the Cardiology department HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DEXEUS (Barcelona, Spain) May 13 – Nov 17  Senior consultant at the Cardiology Department  Pregnancy and heart disease specialist OTHER EXPERIENCES & ACHIEVEMENTS - Member of the Board Direction of the Cardiac Imaging Section of the Spanish Society of Cardiology (16-18) - Member of the Board Direction of the Cardiac Imaging Section of the Spanish Society of Cardiology (20 – 22) - Member of the “Comisión de Formación continuada de la Sociedad Española de Cardiología” representing the Cardiac Imaging Section (16-19) - Ambassador of Spain in EACVI HIT - Heart Imagers of Tomorrow (15 – 21)