Dr Bárbara Pitta Gros is a medical doctor by NOVA Medical School in Lisbon with a degree in internal medicine from Switzerland. She is currently pursuing a second degree in cardiology, with special interest in advanced heart failure and heart transplantation. She is also a doctorate student at UNIL researching the role of iron in heart transplant patients. She has a few publication in the field of heart failure and heart transplantation. Dr Bárbara Pitta Gros speaks portuguese, english, french and spanish, and is currently learning german