Joan Montaner MD, PhD

Joan Montaner received his M.D. from the University of Cádiz (Spain) in 1994. He got a specialty in Neurology after his medical training in Vall Hebron Hospital. In 2001 Dr. Montaner obtained his Ph.D. by the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona with the work entitled. The role of Matrix Metalloproteinases in the acute phase of ischemic stroke. With this work, he was awarded the UAB extraordinary prize.

Since 2001 Dr. Montaner coordinates the Neurovascular Research Laboratory and since 2012 he is the Neuroscience Area Coordinator of the VHIR.