Bernat Bertran Recasens is a neurologist working in the Neuromuscular Unit of the Hospital del Mar in Barcelona (Spain). His main area of clinical and scientific interest is Motor Neuron Diseases, performing patient care in the Multidisciplinary Motoneuron Unit.
From a research point of view, Bernat won a grant to identify clinical biomarkers of bulbar dysfunction and participates in international clinical trials. In addition, he has been one of the main writers of the guidelines for the management and treatment of Motor Neuron Disease of the Catalan Society of Neurology. He has carried out training stays at the Motor Neuron Unit of the Bellvitge Hospital, Barcelona (led by Dr Povedano), where he continues to collaborate, and at the Haukeland University Hospital in Norway (led by Dr Tysnes).