Dr. Cecilia Gonzalez Corcia is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal, and serves as a Consultant Cardiologist and Pediatric Electrophysiologist at CHU Sainte-Justine, Montreal, Canada. Originally from Argentina, she pursued her medical studies at the University of Buenos Aires, followed by pediatric training at the Gutierrez Children’s Hospital. Dr. Gonzalez Corcia furthered her expertise in pediatric cardiology and electrophysiology at the Children’s Hospital of Boston, USA.

Following the completion of her training, she relocated with her Belgian husband and children to Brussels, where she established the first Pediatric Electrophysiology Program in Belgium at Clinique St. Luc, the Catholic University Hospital in Brussels, and UZ Antwerps. During her tenure in Belgium, she conducted research on Brugada syndrome in the young under the mentorship of Professor Pedro Brugada, culminating in the completion of her PhD in 2017.

From 2018 to 2022, Dr. Gonzalez Corcia assumed the role of Lead of Pediatric Electrophysiology at Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, where she contributed with an expertise in pediatric electrophysiology and inherited cardiac conditions in the southwest of the UK. During this period, she pursued a 3-year Master’s degree in Genomics with a focus on Cardio-genomics at Imperial University in London and laid the groundwork for a Pediatric Brugada International Registry.

Her professional focus centers on delivering excellence in patient care, particularly in the management and treatment of arrhythmias in young patients, and advancing expertise in inherited cardiac conditions within the pediatric realm.

Dr Christine Stratmann is a paediatric cardiologist in training at the German Heart Centre in Munich, Germany.

She has started her research career under the mentorship of Dr. Cecilia Gonzalez at the Bristol Royal Hospital for children and has been coordinating the International Pediatric Brugada Registry since its early days.

Her work has been supported with research grants by the SADS UK charity as well as the German Herzstiftung. To deepen her understanding of the genetic basis of inheritted cardiac arrhythmias she has commenced a postgraduate degree in Genomic Medicine.

She is a dedicated clinician and scientist and keen to advance our knowledge of the Brugada syndrome in childhood.

Rocio Gutierrez Rojas is a research project manager at CHU Sainte-Justine Research Center in Montreal, Canada.

She is involved in all studies initiated by the cardiology department at CHU Sainte-Justine. Rocio studied Microbiology & Immunology as well as Biochemistry during her undergraduate studies.

She completed a Master’s degree in Clinical Pharmacology and previously worked in a Clinical Research Organization (CRO) for several years, conducting bioequivalence and Phase I studies in adults.

At the core of her values lies a deep commitment to upholding exemplary conduct and adhering to best practices in clinical research studies.