ERN

The professionals at the Hospital Clínic de Barcelona participate in 5 European networks for complex pathologies.  The clinical Services and Units recognized as centres of reference for rare diseases are listed below:

ERN-RND (neurological diseases)

• Coordinator: Dra. Maria Josep Martí    

• Integrated unit: Hospital Clínic de Barcelona and Hospital Sant Joan de Déu

ERN LUNG (pulmonary diseases)

• Coordinator: Dr. Joan Albert Barberà

• Hospital Clínic de Barcelona

ERN EpiCARE (epilepsy)

• Coordinator: Dr. Mar Carreño

• Integrated unit: Hospital Sant Joan de Déu and Hospital Clínic de Barcelona

RARE-LIVER (hepatic diseases)

• Coordinator: Dr. Joan Carles García-Pagán

• Hospital Clínic de Barcelona

ERN Skin (skin disorders)

• Coordinator at Hospital Clínic de Barcelona: Dr. Josep Riera

• Integrated unit: Hospital Sant Joan de Déu and Hospital Clínic de Barcelona

ERKnet (renal diseases)

• Coordinator: Dr. Luis Quintana
• Hospital Clínic de Barcelona

ERN TRANSPLANT-CHILD (trasplant in children)

• Coordinator at Hospital Clínic de Barcelona: Dr. Fritz Diekmann
• Integrated unit: Hospital Sant Joan de Déu and Hospital Clínic de Barcelona

ERN EYE (eye diseases)

• Coordinator: Dr. Bernardo Sánchez-Dalmau
• Hospital Clínic de Barcelona

ERN ReCONNET (rare and complex autoimmune and musculoskeletal diseases)

• Coordinator: Dr. Ricard Cervera
• Integrated Unit: Hospital Sant Joan de Déu and Hospital Clínic de Barcelona

ERN RITA (immunodeficiencies, autoinflammatory diseases, vasculitis, rheumatological diseases, pediatric diseases, and autoimmune encephalitis)

• Coordinator at Hospital Clínic de Barcelona: Dr. José Hernández-Rodríguez
• Integrated unit: Hospital Sant Joan de and Hospital Clínic de Barcelona

ERN GUARD-HEART (heart diseases)

• Coordinator: Dra. Elena Arbelo
• Hospital Clínic de Barcelona