I am a second-year pediatric resident at Vall d'Hebron Hospital in Barcelona. I completed my medical degree at Hospital de Sant Pau, affiliated with the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), where I gained a strong foundation in clinical and theoretical medicine. During my studies, I developed a particular interest in pediatrics, which led me to pursue further specialization in this field. After completing my medical degree, I enhanced my experience by working for one year in Switzerland, where I was exposed to a diverse patient population and advanced pediatric practices. This international experience allowed me to refine my clinical skills, improve my language proficiency, and adapt to different healthcare systems. At Vall d'Hebron, I continue to develop my expertise in pediatric care, focusing on both acute and chronic conditions in children. I am particularly interested in pediatric pneumology, aiming to deepen my knowledge in the diagnosis and treatment of respiratory diseases in children.

Ioana Ciuca is pediatric pulmonologist, Professor in Pediatrics at “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Romania, coordinator of the Pediatric Pneumology Training programme and Head of Pediatric Pulmonology Unit at Clinical County Hospital Timisoara. After completed the Pediatrics training, she specialized in Pulmonology, being afterwards certified in Pediatric Respiratory Medicine, Ultrasonography with PhD in Pediatrics. She is vicepresident of the Romanian National Cystic Fibrosis Society and Pediatric Pulmonology Section of Romanian Respiratory Society. She participated in cystic fibrosis projects, including European Centers of Reference for Cystic Fibrosis (ECORN-CF), attended training programs and courses under European Respiratory Society aegis and training at Evelina Children’s Hospital in London. Her special interests are lung ultrasound in pediatric respiratory diseases, children pneumonia, cystic fibrosis, chronic cough and preschool wheeze. She wrote papers on pediatrics respiratory field, with focus on lung ultrasound scoring development in pneumonia and cystic fibrosis and textbooks for residents doctors in pediatric pulmonology, lung ultrasound and general pediatrics . She is actively involved in the development of Pediatric Pulmonology Training program in Romania.

Dr. Ana Díez is a consultant in the Paediatric Pulmonology Unit at Vall d’Hebron Hospital, in Barcelona, Spain. She has been trained as a Pediatrician and coursed a fellowship in Paediatric Pulmonologist, she coursed her PhD on the effect of the exposure of second and third hard smoke in children. She has the the accreditation from the European Respiratory Society HERMES examination in Paediatric Respiratory Medicine. She is author of more than 20 articles in peer-reviewed journals and she is doing some research and collaborations about home mechanical ventilation, pulmonary hypertension, or chronic lung diseases as asthma.