Dr. Daniel Pereda Arnau

LANGUAGES: Spanish | Catalan | English

CURRENT POSITION

- Senior Specialist of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona.

- Associate Professor of Surgery at Universitat de Barcelona.

  • Cardiología
  • Cirugía Cardiovascular

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ACADEMIC TRAINING

- Bachelor of Medicine: 2003. Universitat de Barcelona.

- Specialty: Cardiovascular Surgery 2009. Universitat de Barcelona.

- ECFMG- USMLE Certified (Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates - United States Medical Licensing Examination) in 2009.

- Fellowships: Cardiovascular Surgery Mayo Clinic, 2009-2010. Rochester, MN. USA. Advanced Adult Cardiac Surgery Johns Hopkins, 2010-2011. Baltimore, MD, USA

EXPERIENCE

- More than 10 years of experience

- More than 250 cardiac interventions performed each year

Specialisation

· Minimally-invasive cardiac surgery. Thoracoscopic Port-Access surgery.

· Mitral and aortic valve repair and surgery for atrial fibrillation.

· Surgery of the thoracic aorta and Marfan's Disease - Valve-sparing root replacement.

· Repair of congenital heart disease in adults and surgery for hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy.

· Mechanical Circulatory Assist Device and cardiac transplantation.

Success rates

· Mitral regurgitation repair rate for degenerative disease: 100% (>70% performed thoracoscopically)

· < 1% in-hopistal and 30-day mortality.

· Complications: <1% postoperative stroke; <1% mediastinitis/sternal dehiscence, <3% reoperation for bleeding.

RESEARCH

- Author of 50 national and international scientific publications.

Participation in more than 40 national and international scientific meetings.