The people behind specialist care
Dr. Javier
Moreno Planas
Head of the Arrhythmia Unit
Specialist in Cardiology and Cardiac Electrophysiology. His career combines clinical practice, research and teaching in arrhythmia diagnosis and treatment.
- 2014Appointed head of the Unit
- 2004Doctorate in Medicine
- 2003FIS–Fulbright research
01 / Introduction
Professional profile
Specialist in Cardiology and Cardiac Electrophysiology. His career combines clinical practice, research and teaching in arrhythmia diagnosis and treatment.
02 / Career
A career built on knowledge.
Academic Training
- Medical Doctor degree in the University of Valladolid, 1989-1995.
- Final global qualification: A+.
- M.D. degree prize, San Nicolas Foundation of the Royal Spanish Academy of Medicine.
- Specialist in Cardiology - access via MIR (national residency exam: number 11). Gregorio Marañón General Hospital, 1996-2001.
- Specific training in Cardiac Electrophysiology, San Carlos Clinical Hospital, 2001-2002.
- Master in Diagnostic and Therapeutic Cardiac Electrophysiology, University Complutense in Madrid (2001-2003).
- FIS-Fulbright Scholarship for Basic Electrophysiology Research in 2003. Institute for Cardiovascular Research. State University of New York, Syracuse, NY, USA.
- PhD in Medical Sciences, University Autonoma in Madrid (2004). Doctorate extraordinary prize.
- Accreditation for specific training in Cardiac Electrophysiology and Cardiac Pacing. Spanish Society of Cardiology and European Society of Cardiology (EHRA).
Professional Experience
- Specialist in Cardiology, Arrhythmias Unit, San Carlos Clinical Hospital, 2004-2014.
- Director of Optical Mapping Laboratory, San Carlos Clinical Hospital, 2005-2013.
- Head of Arrhythmias by open public competition, University Hospital Ramón y Cajal, 2014.
03 / Research
Research is part of care.
35Journal or book publications
40Conference presentations
15Multicentre clinical studies
Publications and research activity
- 35 publications in national and international journals and books.
- 40 lectures in national and international congresses and scientific meetings.
- Principal investigator or co-investigator in 15 multi-centre studies.
- Co-investigator in FIS grants, Mutua Madrileña and SEC studies.
- Member of the Spanish Society of Cardiology (SEC) since 2000. Member of the Division in Electrophysiology and Arrhythmias of the Spanish Society of Cardiology since 2000. Member of the following SEC working groups: implantable cardiac defibrillator (since 2000), Cardiac Resynchronization (since 2003).
- Member of the Abstract Selection Committee of the national congress on Cardiology since 2005.
- Reviewer of scientific articles on arrhythmias in different national and international scientific journals.
04 / Teaching
Sharing knowledge helps medicine move forward.
Training and teaching activities
- Director and Co-Director of training courses in radiofrequency ablation, transeptal puncture, epicardial access for ventricular arrhythmias and CRT implant.
- Chief instructor of young electrophysiologists since 2005 (San Carlos Clinical Hospital, University Hospital Ramon y Cajal).
05 / In the media
Medicine beyond the hospital.
- TVE — Technologies for treating arrhythmias
- RTVE · Esto es vida — Heart attack prevention: an RTVE interview
- Telemadrid · Madrid Contigo — Technology and cardiac healthcare on Telemadrid
- Antena 3 · Espejo Público — Sudden cardiac death and malignant arrhythmias