Eduard Gratacós Solsona
Jefe de Grupo
Research group
Eduard Gratacós Solsona holds a degree in Medicine and Surgery from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (1991), a degree in Obstetrics and Gynaecology from the Hospital Clínic de Barcelona (1995) and a PhD in Medicine from the University of Barcelona (1996).
Dr. Gratacós is Head of the Obstetrics, Gynaecology, and Neonatology Department at the Hospital Clínic de Barcelona and director of the BCNatal-FMRC Fetal Medicine research groups at the Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu (IRSJD), at the Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (FCRB-IDIBAPS) and at the Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red (CIBERER). The BCNatal-FMRC merger brings together the maternity units of the two largest university hospitals in Barcelona, Hospital Clinic and SJD Barcelona Children's Hospital, which is also a world-renowned research institution for fetal medicine and surgery. Since 2008, he has been a full professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Barcelona, where he also teaches Masters in the speciality of Maternal-Fetal Medicine.
He previously served as the director of the European Commission Erasmus Mundus PhD programme in Perinatal Medicine with the Universities of Barcelona, Leuven, and Lund (2012-2017). Dr. Gratacós was also Head of the Department of Maternal-Fetal Medicine at Hospital Clinic (2005-2012) and Head of the Fetal Medicine Units at Hospital Vall d'Hebron in Barcelona (2001-2005) and at the University Hospital of Leuven, Belgium (2005-2013).
Gratacós research has focused on promoting progress in maternal-fetal medicine. His research focuses on promoting diverse areas of work that incorporate clinical and translational components, which have had a significant impact on clinical practice, the organization of clinical research departments, and international education. His methodology has resulted in significant advancements in the field of fetal and perinatal medicine, thereby enhancing the care and treatment of pregnant women and their offspring.
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BCNatal Fetal Medicine Research Center Last Publications
- Cordier AG, Badr DA, Basurto D, Russo F, Deprest J, Orain E, Eixarch E, Otano J, Gratacós E, Moraes De Luna Freire Vargas A, Peralta CFA, Jani JC and Benachi A Effect of cannula insertion site during fetal endoscopic tracheal occlusion for congenital diaphragmatic hernia on preterm prelabor rupture of membranes. ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY . 63(4): 529-535.
- Vellvé K, Garcia P, Nogueira M, Youssef L, Arranz A, Nakaki A, Boada D, Blanco I, Faner R, Figueras-Retuerta F, Agustí À, Gratacós E, Crovetto F, Bijnens B and Fàtima Crispi Brillas Pulmonary vascular reactivity in growth restricted fetuses using computational modelling and machine learning analysis of fetal Doppler waveforms. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS . 14(1): 5919-5919.
- Llurba E, Fàtima Crispi Brillas, Crovetto F, Youssef L, Delgado JL, Puig I, Mora J, Krofta L, Mackova K, Martinez-Varea A, Tubau A, Ruiz-Llobet A, Paya A, Prat M, Chantraine F, Comas C, Kajdy A, Lopez-Tinajero MF, Figueras-Retuerta F and Gratacós E Multicentre randomised trial of screening with sFlt1/PlGF and planned delivery to prevent pre-eclampsia at term: protocol of the PE37 study. BMJ Open . 14(3): .
Projects
- Project name:
- FET-SEAL: Sistema integrado de sellado de membranas fetales para cirugía fetal fetoscópica
- Leader
- Miriam Illa Armengol
- Funding entities:
- Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII)
- Code
- DTS20/00130
- Starting - finishing date:
- 2021 - 2023
- Project name:
- Randomized open-label interventional trial of induction of labour at 37 weeks of gestation in women with high sFlt1/PlGF ratio. PE37 TRIAL
- Leader
- Eduard Gratacós Solsona
- Funding entities:
- Roche Diagnóstics, S.L.
- Code
- PCP00293
- Starting - finishing date:
- 2020 - 2024
- Project name:
- Cerebra II - Preventing prenatal brain damage with tools for improving risk identification and therapy
- Leader
- Eduard Gratacós Solsona
- Funding entities:
- Cerebra For Brain Injured Children & Young People
- Code
- PCP00275
- Starting - finishing date:
- 2020 - 2024
News
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A study opens the door to designing therapies to improve the lung development of excessively small fetuses
A study, involving researchers from the Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu, provides new scientific evidence that shows that problems with lung development in a fetus that grows below normal levels are related to vascular resistance.
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An ultrasound test at the end of pregnancy detects at-risk babies and prevents severe complications
A multicenter study, published in The Lancet and involving the Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu, has shown that adding a Doppler study of fetal circulation in the last ultrasound can reduce by half the complications requiring admission to the neonatal intensive care unit (ICU) for full-term babies.
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A Mediterranean diet and stress reduction during pregnancy improve child neurodevelopment
Interventions based on a Mediterranean diet or mindfulness-based stress reduction during pregnancy improve child neurodevelopment during the first few years of life. This is shown in an analysis of the IMPACT-BCN clinical trial published in the journal JAMA Network Open.