{"id":6388,"date":"2022-12-01T13:49:08","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T12:49:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cerca.cat\/actualitat\/noticies\/dr-begona-benito-new-director-of-the-vall-dhebron-research-institute\/"},"modified":"2022-12-23T09:53:56","modified_gmt":"2022-12-23T08:53:56","slug":"dr-begona-benito-new-director-of-the-vall-dhebron-research-institute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cerca.cat\/en\/actualitat\/noticies\/dr-begona-benito-new-director-of-the-vall-dhebron-research-institute\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr Bego\u00f1a Benito, new director of the Vall d\u2019Hebron Research Institute"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Benito, a cardiologist specialising in hereditary disorders that cause arrhythmias and sudden death, will head the VHIR after having worked in healthcare, research and teaching at the Vall d\u2019Hebron Campus.<\/h3>\n\n<p>Dr Bego\u00f1a Benito Villabriga is to take over the Vall d\u2019Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) after combining work in healthcare, research and teaching at the Vall d\u2019Hebron Campus in recent years. 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