Email: lidia.carballeira@umedicina.cat or lcarballeira@chv.cat

ORCID: 0000-0001-9819-4269

Scientific Profile: URECERCA

Dra. Lidia Carballeira is a Cardiology Specialist at the Consorci Hospitalari de Vic, with advanced expertise in cardiac electrophysiology and device therapy. She trained as a cardiologist at Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau (Barcelona), where she developed a strong interest in arrhythmias and sports cardiology, completing early research on electrocardiographic alterations in elite athletes, particularly early repolarization patterns.

She subsequently pursued subspecialized electrophysiology training at Hospital de Sant Pau and the Central University Hospital of Asturias—one of Spain’s most active EP centers—achieving European Level‑2 Certifications in Cardiac Electrophysiology and Cardiac Devices in 2017.

Her research career expanded with a competitive post‑residency fellowship funded by the Spanish Society of Cardiology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (USA), where she investigated clinical and electrical predictors of premature ventricular contraction–induced cardiomyopathy. This experience further strengthened her commitment to translational electrophysiology.

Dra. Carballeira has contributed several international publications in leading electrophysiology journals.. Her work spans ventricular arrhythmias, early repolarization in athletes, complex ablation strategies, conduction system pacing, and arrhythmia outcomes in neuromuscular disease.

She is also involved in medical education, teaching at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Vic, where she contributes to training in cardiac arrhythmias through problem‑based learning and clinical simulation.

Currently, Dra. Carballeira is pursuing her PhD at the University of Vic–Central University of Catalonia (UVic‑UCC), focusing on atrial fibrillation and the pathophysiological mechanisms involved in preventing atrial myopathy through cardiac rehabilitation—a line of work aligned with her long‑standing interest in integrating clinical electrophysiology, preventive cardiology, and translational research.