Dr. Ivo Roca Luque
Languages: Catalan | Spanish | English
POSITION
· Head of the Arrhythmia Unit in the Cardiology Department at the Hospital Clínic of Barcelona
TEACHING
· Associate Professor Department of Medicine, University of Barcelona. 2020 - Present
· Director Preparation Course for the Accreditation Examination of the European Heart Rhythm Association. 2023 and 2024
· Faculty Member Preparation Course for the Accreditation Examination of the European Heart Rhythm Association. 2025 - Present
· Faculty Member Advanced Course on Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation of the European Heart Rhythm Association. 2025 - Present
· Speaker and Director of several international courses on Complex Arrhythmia Ablation. 2019 - Present
· Proctor for Ventricular Arrhythmia Ablation at national and international level (France, Belgium, Czech Republic, Norway, Indonesia...). 2018 - Present
· Proctor for Atrial Fibrillation Electroporation at national level: 2023 - Present
· Clinical Associate Professor Autonomous University of Barcelona 2010 - 2017
· Cardiology Residency Tutor Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron 2012 - 2017
· Speaker in various national and international courses on Complex Arrhythmia Ablation (ventricular arrhythmias, atrial fibrillation, arrhythmias in patients with congenital heart disease)
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ACADEMIC TRAINING
· Bachelor of Medicine: 2004, Universitat de Barcelona
· PhD: 2016, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
· Specialty: 2010, Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus (Barcelona)
· Fellowship:
- 2011, Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus (Barcelona)
- 2011-2012, Milán, Leicester and Leyden
EXPERIENCE
- More than 15 years of experience
- More than 1,000 ablation procedures and over 750 device implantations (pacemakers, defibrillators, cardiac resynchronization devices).
Specialization
· Syncope
· Arrhythmia ablation
· Atrial fibrillation
· Ventricular arrhythmias
· Supraventricular and ventricular extrasystoles
· Pacemaker and defibrillator implantation
RESEARCH
· Publications (national and international): More than 100 – Publications by Dr. Ivo Roca
· Reviewer of the Guidelines for the Management of Patients with Ventricular Arrhythmias of the European Society of Cardiology, 2022
· Book chapters: 2
· Doctoral theses:
- Supervised and defended: 4 (all awarded Cum Laude distinction)
- Currently under supervision: 3
· Scientific meetings (national and international): More than 40, including several invited lectures at international congresses such as the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA), Heart Rhythm Society, European Society of Cardiology, Latin Heart Rhythm Association, and the International Dead Sea Symposium.
· Scientific societies:
- 2022 - Present Fellow of the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) and the European Society of Cardiology
- Current member of the European Heart Rhythm Association
- Current member of the European Society of Cardiology
- Current member of the Spanish Society of Cardiology
- Current member of the Cardiac Rhythm Association
- Current member of the Catalan Society of Cardiology
- Member of the Editorial Board of the journal Heart Rhythm
