Marta Ivars Lleó

I am a pediatric dermatologist at SJD Barcelona Children's Hospital, where I focus my clinical activity on rare skin diseases. I have had the opportunity to train alongside internationally renowned professionals in Europe (Necker Hospital, Paris) and the United States (University of California, San Francisco). My main areas of interest include vascular anomalies and autoimmune diseases with cutaneous manifestations, particularly pediatric morphea.

I am a member of the Hospital’s Vascular Anomalies Unit and actively participate in clinical and translational research projects. My professional development is oriented toward optimizing the diagnosis of these conditions through the incorporation of advanced imaging techniques and novel therapeutic approaches. I am also responsible for skin ultrasound within the department.

Training

• Doctor of Medicine (summa cum laude), Universidad de Navarra, 2019.
• Specialist in Dermatology, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, 2013–2017.
• Specialist in Family and Community Medicine, 2003–2007.
• Degree in Medicine and Surgery, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 1996–2002.

International experience

• Observership in morphea and other autoimmune diseases at Necker Enfants Malades Hospital with Dr. Christine Bodemer (Paris, France), 2025.
• Training in Doppler ultrasound at IDIEP, Instituto de Investigación y Diagnostico por Imágenes en Piel y Tejidos Blandos with Dr. Ximena Worstman (Santiago de Chile, Chile), 2024.
• Training in Doppler ultrasound, Hôpital Pédiatrique Mère et Enfant du Lyon with Dr. Laurent Guibaud (Lyon, France), 2022.
• Observership and scientific collaboration with the Vascular Anomalies Unit at La Paz Hospital with Dr. López Gutiérrez (Madrid, Spain), 2018–2021.
• Observership at the Vascular Anomalies Unit, Department of Dermatology, UCSF, with Dr. Ilona Frieden (San Francisco, USA), 2016–2017.

Scientific activity

• Executive panel member ESPD Training Committee meeting, since 2024.
• Executive panel member VASCERN/VASCA Education Task Force, since 2024.
• Member of the Hemangioma Investigator Group (HIG), a research network across the United States and Canada.
• Member of the ESPD (European Society for Pediatric Dermatology) and the SPD (Society for Pediatric Dermatology, USA).
• Active Member of ISSVA (International Society for the Study of Vascular Anomalies), since 2024.
• Member of the European Reference Network on Rare Multisystemic Vascular Diseases (VASCERN/VASCA), since 2022.
• Member of the European Reference Network on Rare Skin Diseases (ERN-SKIN), since 2022.
• Principal investigator in two clinical trials on vascular malformations.
• Subinvestigator in multiple research projects and in more than 20 industry-sponsored clinical trials.

Teaching

• Teaching collaborator in the CILAD Master’s Degree in Dermatology, 2025.
• Teaching collaborator in the Master’s Degree in Pediatric Dermatology at the Graduate School of the Universitat de Barcelona, since 2024.
• Teaching collaborator in the Master’s Degree in Vascular Anomalies at CEU Sant Pau University, 2018.
• Teaching collaborator at the Faculty of Medicine, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, 2013–2017.