Eduard Gratacós
Director
Clinician
Eduard Gratacós is the director of BCNatal (clinical center) and BCNatal-FMRC (research). An expert in medicine and fetal surgery, he performed the first fetal surgery in Spain, and is the joint first reporter of three fetal surgery techniques related to access to the fetal airways. He has made scientific contributions in different fields, highlighting new clinical classifications in fetal pathology, new contributions on fetal programming and innovations in fetal surgery. He is the author of more than 480 peer-reviewed articles. He has coordinated 50+ and participated in 75+ international and national research projects funded by ISCIII, MINECO, the European Commission, CIBER and AGAUR, as well as private entities, including La Caixa, Cellex, Cerebra (UK) and Thrasher (US).
A professor of the University of Barcelona, and the Director of the European Doctoral Programme Erasmus Mundus in Fetal Medicine at the Universities of Barcelona, Leuven (Belgium) and Lund (Sweden), he has directed more than 150 face-to-face courses, online, postgraduate and master's degrees in Spanish and English, and 38 doctoral theses. He is scientific reviewer and advisor to international health systems and research. He is Editor-in-Chief of "Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy".
The co-author of several patents related to maternal-fetal medicine, he has collaborated and scientifically advised health companies and was the promoter of Transmural Biotech, a spin-off of Hospital Clínic and the University of Barcelona. He promoted the creation of and collaborates with Medicina Fetal Barcelona, which with different international universities develops online training programs in Spanish and English.
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
- Deep Q-CapsNet Reinforcement Learning Framework for Intrauterine Cavity Segmentation in TTTS Fetal Surgery Planning.
Torrents-Barrena J, Piella G, Gratacós E, Eixarch E, Ceresa M, González Ballester MA. IEEE Trans. Med. Imaging 2020
- Main Patterns of Fetal Cardiac Remodeling.
Crispi F, Sepúlveda-Martínez Á, Crovetto F, Gómez O, Bijnens B, Gratacós E. Fetal Diagn Ther 2020
- Vaginal metabolome: towards a minimally invasive diagnosis of microbial invasion of the amniotic cavity in women with preterm labor.
Vicente-Muñoz S, Cobo T, Puchades-Carrasco L, Sánchez-García AB, Agustí N, Palacio M, Pineda-Lucena A, Gratacós E. Sci Rep 2020
- Intra- and interobserver reproducibility of second trimester ultrasound cervical length measurement in a general population.
Baños N, Burgos-Artizzu XP, Valenzuela-Alcaraz B, Coronado-Gutiérrez D, Perez-Moreno Á, Ponce J, Gratacós E, Palacio M. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2020
- Development and validation of a multivariable prediction model of spontaneous preterm delivery and microbial invasion of the amniotic cavity in women with preterm labor.
Cobo T, Aldecoa V, Figueras F, Herranz A, Ferrero S, Izquierdo M, Murillo C, Amoedo R, Rueda C, Bosch J, Martínez-Portilla RJ, Gratacós E, Palacio M. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2020
- Micro-needle implantable electrochemical oxygen sensor: ex-vivo and in-vivo studies.
Rivas L, Dulay S, Miserere S, Pla L, Marin SB, Parra J, Eixarch E, Gratacós E, Illa M, Mir M, Samitier J. Biosens Bioelectron 2020
- Early cardiac remodeling in aortic coarctation: insights from fetal and neonatal functional and structural assessment.
Soveral I, Crispi F, Walter C, Guirado L, García-Cañadilla P, Cook A, Bonnin A, Dejea H, Rovira-Zurriaga C, Sánchez de Toledo J, Gratacós E, Martínez JM, Bijnens B, Gómez O. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2020
- Assessment of Radiomics and Deep Learning for the Segmentation of Fetal and Maternal Anatomy in Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Ultrasound.
Torrents-Barrena J, Monill N, Piella G, Gratacós E, Eixarch E, Ceresa M, González Ballester MA. Acad Radiol 2019
- Characterization of vaginal microbiota in women with preterm labor with intra-amniotic inflammation.
Cobo T, Vergara A, Collado MC, Casals-Pascula C, Herreros E, Bosch J, Sánchez-García AB, López-Parellada R, Ponce J, Gratacós E. Sci Rep 2019
- Nomograms of Fetal Right Ventricular Fractional Area Change by 2D Echocardiography.
Guirado L, Crispi F, Soveral I, Valenzuela-Alcaraz B, Rodriguez-López M, García-Otero L, Torres X, Sepúlveda-Martínez Á, Escobar-Diaz MC, Martínez JM, Friedberg MK, Gratacós E, Gómez O. Fetal Diagn Ther 2019
- Complement Activation and Thrombotic Microangiopathies.
Palomo M, Blasco M, Molina P, Lozano M, Praga M, Torramade-Moix S, Martinez-Sanchez J, Cid J, Escolar G, Carreras E, Paules C, Crispi F, Quintana LF, Poch E, Rodas L, Goma E, Morelle J, Espinosa M, Morales E, Avila A, Cabello V, Ariceta G, Chocron S, Manrique J, Barros X, Martin N, Huerta A, Fraga-Rodriguez GM, Cao M, Martin M, Romera AM, Moreso F, Manonelles A, Gratacos E, Pereira A, Campistol JM, Diaz-Ricart M. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2019
- Determination of the steroid profile in alternative matrices by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry.
Gomez-Gomez A, Miranda J, Feixas G, Arranz Betegon A, Crispi F, Gratacós E, Pozo OJ. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2019
- Multicenter prospective clinical study to evaluate children short-term neurodevelopmental outcome in congenital heart disease (children NEURO-HEART): study protocol.
Ribera I, Ruiz A, Sánchez O, Eixarch E, Antolín E, Gómez-Montes E, Pérez-Cruz M, Cruz-Lemini M, Sanz-Cortés M, Arévalo S, Ferrer Q, Vázquez E, Vega L, Dolader P, Montoliu A, Boix H, Simões RV, Masoller N, Sánchez-de-Toledo J, Comas M, Bartha JM, Galindo A, Martínez JM, Gómez-Roig L, Crispi F, Gómez O, Carreras E, Cabero L, Gratacós E, Llurba E. BMC Pediatr 2019
- Global and Regional Changes in Cortical Development Assessed by MRI in Fetuses with Isolated Nonsevere Ventriculomegaly Correlate with Neonatal Neurobehavior.
Hahner N, Benkarim OM, Aertsen M, Perez-Cruz M, Piella G, Sanroma G, Bargallo N, Deprest J, Gonzalez Ballester MA, Gratacos E, Eixarch E. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2019
- TTTS-GPS: Patient-specific preoperative planning and simulation platform for twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome fetal surgery.
Torrents-Barrena J, López-Velazco R, Piella G, Masoller N, Valenzuela-Alcaraz B, Gratacós E, Eixarch E, Ceresa M, González Ballester MA. Comput Methods Programs Biomed 2019
- Vision Based Robot Assistance in TTTS Fetal Surgery.
Sayols N, Hernansanz A, Parra J, Eixarch E, Gratacos E, Amat J, Casals A. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc 2019
- Structural coronary artery remodelling in the rabbit fetus as a result of intrauterine growth restriction.
Garcia-Canadilla P, de Vries T, Gonzalez-Tendero A, Bonnin A, Gratacos E, Crispi F, Bijnens B, Zhang C. PLoS One 2019
- Distinctive patterns of placental lesions in preeclampsia versus fetal growth restriction and their association with fetoplacental Doppler.
Paules C, Youssef L, Rovira C, Crovetto F, Nadal A, Peguero A, Figueras F, Eixarch E, Crispi F, Miranda J, Gratacós E. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2019
- Mitochondrial implications in human pregnancies with intrauterine growth restriction and associated cardiac remodelling.
Guitart-Mampel M, Juarez-Flores DL, Youssef L, Moren C, Garcia-Otero L, Roca-Agujetas V, Catalan-Garcia M, Gonzalez-Casacuberta I, Tobias E, Milisenda JC, Grau JM, Crispi F, Gratacos E, Cardellach F, Garrabou G. J Cell Mol Med 2019
- Fully automatic 3D reconstruction of the placenta and its peripheral vasculature in intrauterine fetal MRI.
Torrents-Barrena J, Piella G, Masoller N, Gratacós E, Eixarch E, Ceresa M, González Ballester MA. Med Image Anal 2019
- Cardiac and mitochondrial function in HIV-uninfected fetuses exposed to antiretroviral treatment.
García-Otero L, López M, Guitart-Mampel M, Morén C, Goncé A, Esteve C, Salazar L, Garrabou G, Crispi F, Gratacós E. PLoS One 2019
- Evaluation of an improved tool for non-invasive prediction of neonatal respiratory morbidity based on fully automated fetal lung ultrasound analysis.
Burgos-Artizzu XP, Perez-Moreno Á, Coronado-Gutierrez D, Gratacos E, Palacio M. Sci Rep 2019
- Nomograms of Fetal Cardiac Dimensions at 18-41 Weeks of Gestation.
García-Otero L, Gómez O, Rodriguez-López M, Torres X, Soveral I, Sepúlveda-Martínez Á, Guirado L, Valenzuela-Alcaraz B, López M, Martínez JM, Gratacós E, Crispi F. Fetal Diagn Ther 2019
- Segmentation and classification in MRI and US fetal imaging: Recent trends and future prospects.
Torrents-Barrena J, Piella G, Masoller N, Gratacós E, Eixarch E, Ceresa M, González Ballester MA. Med Image Anal 2018
- Cervical consistency index and risk of cesarean delivery after induction of labor at term.
Migliorelli F, Rueda C, Angeles MA, Baños N, Posadas DE, Gratacós E, Palacio M. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2018
- Clinical and Sonographic Model to Predict Cesarean Delivery after Induction of Labor at Term.
Migliorelli F, Baños N, Angeles MA, Rueda C, Salazar L, Gratacós E, Palacio M. Fetal Diagn Ther 2018
- Clinical Feasibility of Quantitative Ultrasound Texture Analysis: A Robustness Study Using Fetal Lung Ultrasound Images.
Perez-Moreno A, Dominguez M, Migliorelli F, Gratacos E, Palacio M, Bonet-Carne E. J Ultrasound Med 2018
- Transgenerational transmission of small for gestational age.
Sepúlveda-Martínez Á, Rodríguez-López M, Paz-Y-Miño F, Casu G, Crovetto F, Gratacós E, Crispi F. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2018
- Premature placental aging in term small-for-gestational-age and fetal-growth-restricted fetuses.
Paules C, Dantas AP, Miranda J, Crovetto F, Eixarch E, Rodriguez-Sureda V, Dominguez C, Casu G, Rovira C, Nadal A, Crispi F, Gratacos E. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2018
- Fetal cardiac remodeling and dysfunction is associated with both preeclampsia and fetal growth restriction.
Youssef L, Miranda J, Paules C, Garcia-Otero L, Vellvé K, Kalapotharakos G, Sepulveda-Martinez A, Crovetto F, Gomez O, Gratacós E, Crispi F. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2018
- Postnatal persistence of fetal cardiovascular remodeling associated with assisted reproductive technologies: a cohort study.
Valenzuela-Alcaraz B, Serafini A, Sepulveda-Martínez A, Casals G, Rodríguez-López M, Garcia-Otero L, Cruz-Lemini M, Bijnens B, Sitges M, Balasch J, Gratacos E, Crispi F. BJOG 2018
- Added value of cerebro-placental ratio and uterine artery Doppler at routine third trimester screening as a predictor of SGA and FGR in nonselected pregnancies.
Rial-Crestelo M, Martinez-Portilla RJ, Cancemi A, Caradeux J, Fernandez L, Peguero A, Gratacos E, Figueras F. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2018
- Comparison of 2D versus M-mode echocardiography for assessing fetal myocardial wall thickness.
Sepúlveda-Martínez A, García-Otero L, Soveral I, Guirado L, Valenzuela-Alcaraz B, Torres X, Rodriguez-Lopez M, Gratacos E, Gómez O, Crispi F. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2018
- Longitudinal Assessment of Abdominal Circumference versus Estimated Fetal Weight in the Detection of Late Fetal Growth Restriction.
Basuki TR, Caradeux J, Eixarch E, Gratacós E, Figueras F. Fetal Diagn Ther 2018
- Follow-Up of Asymptomatic High-Risk Patients with Normal Cervical Length to Predict Recurrence of Preterm Birth.
Caradeux J, Murillo C, Julià C, Escura S, Ferrero S, Cobo T, Gratacós E, Palacio M. Fetal Diagn Ther 2017
- Influence of perinatal inflammation on the neurodevelopmental outcome of premature infants.
Rodríguez-Trujillo A, Ríos J, Ángeles MA, Posadas DE, Murillo C, Rueda C, Botet F, Bosch J, Vergara A, Gratacós E, Palacio M, Cobo T. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2017
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