13th
EFSMA Congress of
Sports Medicine

Crowne Plaza Bucharest
September 25-27, 2025

Meet the speakers

Georgia Sarquella Brugada

Dr. Georgia Sarquella Brugada is a distinguished pediatric cardiologist renowned for her expertise in arrhythmias, familial heart disease, and sudden cardiac death. As the Head of the Arrhythmia Unit at SJD Barcelona Children's Hospital, she leads advancements in pediatric electrophysiology (Coordinator of the European Reference Network ) and personalized therapies for genetic cardiac conditions.

With a medical degree and a PhD in Child Pathophysiology from the University of Barcelona, Dr. Sarquella Brugada has enriched her training with fellowships at Hôpital Sainte-Justine in Montreal and Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades in Paris. Her commitment to education is evident in her roles as an associate professor at the University of Girona and as a lecturer in Sports Medicine at the High-Performance Centre of Sant Cugat.

Dr. Sarquella Brugada's dedication to research is exemplified by her leadership of a group focused on pediatric arrhythmias, genetic cardiology, and sudden death, aiming to apply this knowledge to personalized patient therapies.

Papers

Sep 26, Hall A
14:30-14:55

Session 9: Pediatrics Cardiology
Sports in patients with channelopathies

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