Head, Heart Failure Section, Cardiology Service at the Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC), Spain. Professor of Medicine, University of A Coruña (UDC)
She obtained MD at the University of Santiago de Compostela, Specialization in Cardiology at Clinica Puerta de Hierro (Madrid) and PhD from Universidad Autónoma (Madrid).
She served in several scientific societies: President of the Spanish Working Group on HF and HT (2003-2006); Board of Directors, International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) (2010-1013). Board member, Heart Failure Association (HFA) of the ESC (2012-2018). Secretary, HFA Executive Committee (2016-2018). Chair, HFA Advanced HF Committee (2017-2018). Member, ESC Education Committee (2018-2020).
Her main fields of research interest are HF and HT. Chair, ESC HF Long-term Registry (2013-2016), HFA scientific statement on advanced HF (2018), Spanish post-HT Tumor Registry. Co-author 2021 ESC HF Guidelines.