Director of the Comprehensive Stroke Center, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Spain, awarded for Care Excellency during the last 5 years. Professor of Neurology at the University of Barcelona. Corresponding Member of the American Stroke Association and Fellow of the European Stroke Organization. Stroke Fellow at the Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York, USA. Designer and Principal Investigator of pioneering randomized clinical trials studies in Acute Ischemic Stroke, such as RAPID, ESPIAS, URICOICTUS, and CHOICE. Author of more than 250 Original Research papers, many in high impact journals. Mentor of numerous Spanish and International young stroke neurologists.