About me

Dr. Xabier Urra is Head of the Neurology Department at Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, an accredited researcher in the Cerebrovascular Diseases group at IDIBAPS and an Associate Medical Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Barcelona. He is particularly noted for his involvement in high-impact clinical stroke research, serving as local principal investigator or executive committee member in trials such as REVASCAT, RACECAT, and the CHOICE and CHOICE-2 trials. He has published more than 160 scientific articles and has led several competitively funded projects focused on optimizing reperfusion treatment in stroke, inflammation in malignant cerebral infarction, the therapeutic potential of complement inhibition in ischemic stroke, and non-motor problems in stroke patients

Featured publications

Featured Projects

  • Inhibición del complemento para optimizar la recuperación funcional en el ictus isquémico

    Principal investigator: Xabier Urra Nuin, Ángel Chamorro Sanchez
    Funder: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
    Code: PI24/00446
    Duration: 01/01/2025 - 31/12/2027
  • Estudio multimodal de los determinantes del destino tisular y la recuperación funcional en el infarto cerebral maligno

    Principal investigator: Xabier Urra Nuin, Ángel Chamorro Sanchez
    Funder: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
    Code: PI21/00966
    Duration: 01/01/2022 - 31/12/2024