Juan Garrido Oliver

Biomedical Image & AI PhD Candidate

A last-year PhD student at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, focused on cardiac image analysis. Experienced in Python, MATLAB, and deep learning frameworks. Passionate about developing AI tools to improve healthcare outcomes.

Juan Garrido Oliver

About Me

Biography

Researcher in cardiovascular imaging and artificial intelligence at Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca thanks to Joan Oró FI AGAUR grant.

I have published several publications in medical imaging, cardiology and cardiac surgery Q1 journals, one as first author. I have participated in different national and international projects funded by public institutions such as Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, Sociedad Española de Cardiología or the European Commission. I have experience in the development of AI-based tools for medical image analysis, with a focus on cardiac images.

I am proficient in Python, MATLAB, and deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch.

Professional Career

PhD Researcher

VHIR

2021 - Present

Barcelona

Developing AI tools for cardiovascular image analysis, focusing on abdominal aortic aneurysms and endovascular surgery.

Laboratory Technician

IDIBAPS-Hospital Clínic

2020

Barcelona

Automatizing a setup for mice experiments on neurobiology.

Academic Career

2016
Academic milestone 2016

Started Bachelor's in Biomedical Engineering

Moved to Barcelona to begin Bachelor's studies in Biomedical Engineering at Universitat de Barcelona.

2019
Academic milestone 2019

Semester Abroad at Chalmers University of Technology

I completed a semester abroad at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, expanding my knowledge in biomedical engineering.

2020
Academic milestone 2020

Finished my Bachelor's in Biomedical Engineering

Completed Bachelor's studies in Biomedical Engineering at Universitat de Barcelona with a thesis on automatization of neurobiology experiments on mice.

2021
Academic milestone 2021

MSc in Computational Biomedical Engineering

I completed a Master's degree in Computational Biomedical Engineering at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra, focusing on advanced imaging techniques and data analysis.

2022
Academic milestone 2022

Start PhD in cardiovascular imaging

Started PhD studies in cardiovascular imaging at Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca and Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, focusing on advanced imaging techniques and data analysis.

2023
Academic milestone 2023

FI AGAUR Researcher

Awarded Joan Oró FI AGAUR grant and continued research at Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca.

Today
Academic milestone Today

Currently...

In my last year of my PhD at Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca, with several research articles published and ongoing projects.

Articles

Freixas-Benavente Int J Cardiol 2026 -- Citations

Blood speckle imaging for the assessment of aortic valve velocity in healthy children: Reproducibility and comparison with Doppler echocardiography

Andrea Freixa-Benavente*, Juan Garrido-Oliver*, Ferran Roses-NoguerCorresponding author, Lydia Dux-SantoyCorresponding author, Andrea Guala, José Rodriguez-Palomares**, Anna Sabaté-Rotés**

International Journal of Cardiology • 2026

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GarridoOliver_EurRadiol_2022 -- Citations

Machine learning for the automatic assessment of aortic rotational flow and wall shear stress from 4D flow cardiac magnetic resonance imaging

Juan Garrido-Oliver*, Jordina Aviles*, Marcos Mejía Córdova*, Lydia Dux-Santoy, Aroa Ruiz-Muñoz, Gisela Teixido-Tura, Gonzalo D. Maso Talou, Xabier Morales Ferez, Guillermo Jiménez, Arturo Evangelista, Ignacio Ferreira-González, Jose Rodriguez-Palomares, Oscar CamaraCorresponding author, Andrea GualaCorresponding author

European Radiology • 2022

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Freixas-Benavente Int J Cardiol 2026 -- Citations

Blood speckle imaging for the assessment of aortic valve velocity in healthy children: Reproducibility and comparison with Doppler echocardiography

Andrea Freixa-Benavente*, Juan Garrido-Oliver*, Ferran Roses-NoguerCorresponding author, Lydia Dux-SantoyCorresponding author, Andrea Guala, José Rodriguez-Palomares**, Anna Sabaté-Rotés**

International Journal of Cardiology • 2026

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Bragulat-Arevalo Applied Science 2025 -- Citations

Mapping 18F-FDG Positron Emission Tomography Uptake in the Aortic Wall and Thrombus: Validation and Reproducibility

Mireia Bragulat-Arévalo*, Marta Ferrer-Cornet*, Lydia Dux-SantoyCorresponding author, Ruper Oliveró-Soldevila, Marvin Garcia-Reyes, Gisela Teixidó-Turà, Juan Garrido-Oliver, Laura Galian-Gay, Pere Lopez-Gutierrez, Alba Catalá-Santarrufina, José Ramón García-Garzón, Noemi Martinez-Esquerda, Javier Solsona, Ignacio Ferreira-González, Sergi Bellmunt-Montoya, Jose Rodriguez-PalomaresCorresponding author and Andrea Guala

Applied Science • 2025

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Dux-Santoy JCMR 2024 -- Citations

Three-dimensional aortic geometry mapping via registration of non-gated contrast-enhanced or gated and respiratory-navigated MR angiographies

Lydia Dux‑SantoyCorresponding author, Jose F. Rodríguez‑PalomaresCorresponding author, Gisela Teixidó‑Turà, Juan Garrido-Oliver, Alejandro Carrasco-Poves, Alberto Morales-Galán, Aroa Ruiz‑Muñoz, Guillem Casas, Filipa Valente, Laura Galian‑Gay, Rubén Fernández‑Galera, Ruperto Oliveró, Hug Cuéllar-Calabria, Albert Roque, Gemma Burcet, José A. Barrabés, Ignacio Ferreira‑GonzálezCorresponding author, Andrea Guala

Journal of Cardiovascular Magnnetic Resonance • 2024

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Ruiz-Munoz European Radiology 2024 -- Citations

False lumen hemodynamics and partial thrombosis in chronic aortic dissection of the descending aorta

Aroa Ruiz-Muñoz*, Andrea Guala*Corresponding author, Lydia Dux-Santoy, Gisela Teixidó-Turà, Filipa Valente, Juan Garrido-Oliver, Laura Galian-Gay, Laura Gutiérrez, Rubén Fernandez-Galera, Guillem Casas-Masnou, Teresa González-Alujas, Hug Cuéllar-Calabria, Alejandro Carrasco-Poves, Alberto Morales-Galán, Kevin M. Johnson, Oliver Wieben, Ignacio Ferreira-González, Arturo Evangelista and Jose Rodriguez-PalomaresCorresponding author

European Radiology • 2024

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Strik Heart Rhythm 2023 -- Citations

Artificial intelligence for detection of ventricular oversensing: Machine learning approaches for noise detection within nonsustained ventricular tachycardia episodes remotely transmitted by pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators

Marc StrikCorresponding author, Benjamin Sacristan, Pierre Bordachar, Josselin Duchateau, Romain Eschalier, Pierre Mondoly, Julien Laborderie, Narimane Gassa, Nejib Zemzemi, Maxime Laborde, Juan Garrido, Clara Matencio Perabla, Guillermo Jimenez-Perez, Oscar Camara, Michel Haïssaguerre, Rémi Dubois, Sylvain Ploux

Heart Rhythm • 2023

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Guala Journal Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery 2023 -- Citations

Impact of thoracic endovascular aortic repair following blunt traumatic thoracic aortic injury on blood pressure

Andrea GualaCorresponding author, Daniel Gil-Sala, Marvin E. Garcia Reyes, Maria A. Azancot, Lydia Dux-Santoy, Nicolas Allegue Allegue, Gisela Teixido-Turà, Gabriela Goncalves Martins, Laura Galian-Gay, Juan Garrido-Oliver, Ivan Constenla García, Arturo Evangelista, Cristina Tello Díaz, Alejandro Carrasco-Poves, Alberto Morales-Galán, Ignacio Ferreira-González, Jose Rodríguez-PalomaresCorresponding author, Sergi Bellmunt Montoya

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery • 2023

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Ruiz Munoz JCMR 2022 -- Citations

False lumen rotational flow and aortic stiffness are associated with aortic growth rate in patients with chronic aortic dissection of the descending aorta: a 4D flow cardiovascular magnetic resonance study

Aroa Ruiz Muñoz*, Andrea Guala*Corresponding author, Lydia Dux Santoy, Gisela Teixidó Turà, Maria Luz Servato, Filipa Valente, Juan Garrido Oliver, Laura Galian Gay, Laura Gutiérrez, Rubén Fernandez Galera, Guillem Casas, Teresa González Alujas, Hug Cuéllar Calabria, Kevin M. Johnson, Oliver Wieben, Ignacio Ferreira Gonzalez, Arturo Evangelista and Jose Rodriguez PalomaresCorresponding author

Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance • 2022

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GarridoOliver_EurRadiol_2022 -- Citations

Machine learning for the automatic assessment of aortic rotational flow and wall shear stress from 4D flow cardiac magnetic resonance imaging

Juan Garrido-Oliver*, Jordina Aviles*, Marcos Mejía Córdova*, Lydia Dux-Santoy, Aroa Ruiz-Muñoz, Gisela Teixido-Tura, Gonzalo D. Maso Talou, Xabier Morales Ferez, Guillermo Jiménez, Arturo Evangelista, Ignacio Ferreira-González, Jose Rodriguez-Palomares, Oscar CamaraCorresponding author, Andrea GualaCorresponding author

European Radiology • 2022

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Projects

Artificial intelligence for the quantitative assessment of aortic valve calcification on echocardiography images
PI: Andrea Guala Role: Collaborator Funding: EUR 15,000 Funder: Sociedad Española de Cardiología Duration: 2024-2025 Reference: SEC/GUALA/2024
Role of amino acid metabolism reprogramming and calpain deregulation in fibroblasts activation and diffuse myocardial fibrosis in heart failure
PI: Javier Inserte Igual Role: Collaborator Funding: EUR 152,500 Funder: Instituto de Salud Carlos III Duration: 2024-2026 Reference: PI23/00068
DataTools4Heart: A European Health Data Toolbox for Enhancing Cardiology Data Interoperability, Reusability and Privacy
PI: Karim Lekadir (local PI: Jose Fernando Rodríguez Palomares) Role: Collaborator Funding: EUR 322,500 Funder: European Commission Duration: 2022-2026 Reference: DATATOOLS4HEART_HE-HLTH-TOOL21 Webpage: https://www.datatools4heart.eu
CHEAP-HEART - Inteligencia artificial para un diagnóstico temprano y asequible de enfermedades cardíacas mediante la caracterización del tejido cardíaco en imágenes de ecocardiografía
PI: Andrea Guala Role: Collaborator Funding: EUR 152,460 Funder: Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation Duration: 2022-2025 Reference:PID2021-128367OA-I00
ADAIR: New Approuch again Atherosclerosis
PI: Gemma Vilahur Garcia (Local PI: Jose Rodriguez-Palomares) Role: Collaborator Funding: EUR 190,725 Funder: Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation Duration: 2021-2025 Reference: PLEC2021-007664 Webpage: https://adairproject.eu

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