About me

Dr. José M. Miró is Senior Consultant of Infectious Diseases at the Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Professor of Medicine at the University of Barcelona, and Director of the Master on AIDS of the University of Barcelona. Dr. Miro is an accredited IDIBAPS researcher who has two research lines: 1) Infective endocarditis (including the experimental model), as Group leader (R4); and, HIV/AIDS (epidemiological studies in HIV cohorts, primary HIV-1 infection, tuberculosis and other opportunistic Infections, clinical trials in advanced patients and solid organ transplantation in HIV-1 infected patients), as R3A researcher. Dr. Miro has published 800 articles in peer-review journals (h-index 72).

Featured publications

Featured Projects

  • In vitro and experimental endocarditis model study of the efficacy of new oral and parenteral combinations of antibiotics for outpatient treatment of infectious endocarditis

    Principal investigator: Josep M. Miró Meda
    Funder: Fondo de Investigación Sanitaria
    Code: PI20/00830
    Duration: 01/01/2021 - 31/12/2023
  • Prevention of vascular catheter-related infections by the FUNctionalization of CATHeters with thermically activated hydrogels with antimicrobial agents of broad spectrum (FUNCATH).

    Principal investigator: Cristina Garcia de la Maria
    Funder: Fundació La Marató de TV3
    Code: 75/C/2018
    Duration: 15/01/2019 - 31/12/2022
  • Intensified tuberculosis treatment to reduce the high mortality of tuberculous meningitis in HIV-infected and uninfected patients

    Principal investigator: José María Miró Meda
    Funder: Institut D'investigacions Biomediques August Pi i Sunyer (Idibaps) (Sede o evento); European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) ; Institut D'investigacions Biomediques August Pi i Sunyer (Idibaps) (Participante)
    Duration: 01/01/2019 - 31/12/2023
  • Estudio clínico y experimental de la relación entre la CMI de vancomicina en Staphylococcus aureus sensible a meticilina (SASM) y el pronóstico de la endocarditis infecciosa (EI) izquierda causada SASM

    Principal investigator: Josep M. Miró Meda
    Funder: Fundació La Marató de TV3
    Code: 201526 10
    Duration: 01/01/2016 - 01/01/2018
  • A Multi-Center, Randomized, Open-Label, Comparative Study to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of a Treatment Algorithm to Reduce the Use of Vancomycin in Adult Patients with Intravenous Catheter associated Blood Stream Infections due to Staphylococci

    Principal investigator: Josep M. Miró Meda
    Funder: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
    Code: BAA NIAID-DMID-NIH AI 200
    Duration: 01/01/2011 - 31/12/2017