Lídia Carballeira Pol
Member of the Determinants of Arrhythmogenesis Research Line
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.
My last happenings:
Vocations Born in the Laboratory: Biomedical Workshops for Upper Secondary Students
The Biomedical Workshops are a well-established scientific outreach initiative promoted by TR2Lab within the framework of the Educational Biomedicine Program. The program is aimed at upper secondary (baccalaureate) students and seeks primarily to strengthen the bridge between scientific education at school level and university studies in the biomedical field. At the same time, these workshops serve as a valuable platform to bring biomedical sciences closer to young people, stimulate emerging scientific vocations, and channel students’ curiosity and interest in research. In this edition, 171 students from secondary schools in Osona and Vallès took part in the workshops, providing highly positive [...]
Marta Casals Zorita, new PhD at UVic-UCC
On March 20th, as part of the doctoral program in Comprehensive care and health services, Marta Casals Zorita defended her doctoral thesis titled “Educational program to improve adherence to self-care recommendations for people with complex wounds of the lower extremities” This research was conducted within research line of “Wound Healing in innovation” and was supervised by Dr. Elisabet Sarri and Dr. Marta Ferrer. The jury, composed of Dr. Javier Soldevilla from the La Rioja Health Service, Dr. Emilia Chirveches from UVic-UCC and Dr. Erica Homs from the University of Girona, awarded the doctoral thesis the highest academic distinction, Excellent Cum Laude. In the [...]
Organization of complex wound units in Spain. Consensus document, Vic, June 2025
Authors: Marta Ferrer-Solà*; Joan Enric Torra-Bou; Josep María Gómez-Roldán; Carme Minguillón-Cebrián; Èlia Gómez-Losada; Carme Marquilles-Bonet; Sandra Alexandre-Lozano; Pere Coca-Alves; Nahikari Peñafiel-Herrera; Marta Casals-Zorita; Clara Masó-Albareda; Mariona Espaulella Ferrer; Joan Espaulella Panicot Gerokomos 2026;37(1):53-57 doi: S1134-928X2026000100009 Abstract: T his article presents the consensus reached by a group of experts in complex wound care in Spain from 9 complex wound units accredited by the GNEAUPP on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Complex Wounds Unit at the Hospital de la Santa Creu de Vic, Vic, Barcelona. The document sets out organisational, care and strategic criteria for the [...]
