Professor at EUSES – an affiliated center of the University of Girona (UdG). Diploma in Physiotherapy. Postgraduate in Thoracic Physiotherapy. Master's in Respiratory Medicine. Ph.D. in Respiratory Physiotherapy from the Autonomous University of Barcelona.
Works at the University Dr. Josep Trueta Hospital and Institut d'Asistència sanitaria Girona and Biomedical Research Institute of Girona (IDIBGI) in the respiratory field.
Before joining EUSES, he worked at the Henry Mondor Hospital (Paris), the Salvator Maugeri Foundation (Pavia), UZ Brussel (Brussels), and the Hospital del Mar (Barcelona).
Member of the Spanish Society of Pneumology and Thoracic Surgery (SEPAR), the Catalan Society of Pneumology (SOCAP), the Academy of Medical Sciences of Catalonia and the Balearic Islands (ACMCB), and the European Respiratory Society (ERS). He is also a member of the Respiratory Physiotherapy Working Group of the Strategic Plan for Respiratory Diseases (PDMAR).
Actively participates (lectures and moderations) in various national and international congresses since 2007.
**Research lines:**
- Respiratory diseases
- Secretion clearance techniques
- Exercise reconditioning
Recipient of multiple awards for various research projects from the Catalan and Spanish pneumology societies, the Academy of Medical Sciences, the College of Physiotherapists of Catalonia, and the Carlos III Institute.
Recipient of national and international individual awards for various communications and publications of articles.
**Recent Publications:**
- Martí D, Muñoz G. Escobar Syndrome. Bi-level pressure ventilation strategy. A clinical case report. KinéR 2007; 49:79-82.
- Vendrell M, Muñoz G, Sabater G. The future of inhaled antibiotic therapy. New products. Arch Bronconeumol. Arch Bronconeumol. 2011;47(Suppl 6):30-32.
- Olveira C, Olveira G, Espildora F, Giron R, Muñoz G, Quittner A, Martinez-Garcia MA. Validation of a patient-reported outcome measure for bronchiectasis: Psychometric analyses of the Spanish QOLB-V3.0. Qual Life Res. 2014;23:1279-92.
- Olveira C, Olveira G, Espildora F, Girón R, Vendrell M, Dorado A, Martínez-García MA. Mediterranean diet is associated with symptoms of depression and anxiety in patients with bronchiectasis. Gen Hosp Psychiatry 2014;36: 277–283. (Muñoz G)
- Vendrell M, Muñoz G, de Gracia J. Bronchiectasis. ERS Monograph edition: 66: Pulmonary Complications of HIV. Eur Respir Monogr 2014; 66: 247-252.
- Vendrell M, Muñoz G, de Gracia J. Evidence of inhaled tobramycin in non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis. The Open Respiratory Medicine Journal 2015;9:30-36.
- Muñoz G, Buxó M, de Gracia J, Olveira C, Martinez-Garcia MA, Giron R, Polverino E, Alvarez A, Birring S, Vendrell M. Validation of a Spanish version of the Leicester cough questionnaire in Non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis. Chron Respir Dis. 2016;13(2):128-36.
- Martí JD, Muñoz G, Gimeno-Santos E, Balañá A, Vilaró J. Descriptive analysis of respiratory physiotherapy in Spain. Rehabilitation. 2016;50(3):160-165.
- Muñoz G, de Gracia J, Buxó M, Alvarez A, Vendrell M. Long-term benefits of airway clearance in bronchiectasis: a randomized placebo-controlled trial. Eur Respir J 2018. 11;51(1).
- Polverino E, Rosales-Mayor E, Benegas M, Menendez R, Alcaraz-Serrano V, Ansotegui E, Montull B, Girón RM, Cisneros C, Vendrell M, Muñoz G, Marcos MA, Sanchez M, Torres A. Pneumonic and non-pneumonic exacerbations in bronchiectasis: Clinical and microbiological differences. J Infect. 2018;77(2):99-106. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2018.04.006.
- Herrero-Cortina B, Lee AL, Oliveira A,
O'Neill B, Jácome C, Dal Corso S, Poncin W, Muñoz G, Inal-Ince D,
Alcaraz-Serrano V, Reychler G, Bellofiore A, Posthumus A; Patient
representative; Tonia T, Chalmers JD, Spinou A. European Respiratory
Society statement on airway clearance techniques in adults with
bronchiectasis. Eur Respir J. 2023 Jul 20;62(1):2202053. doi:
10.1183/13993003.02053-2022. PMID: 37142337.
- Herrero-Cortina B, Spinou A, Oliveira A,
O'Neill B, Jácome C, Dal Corso S, Poncin W, Muñoz G, Inal-Ince D,
Alcaraz-Serrano V, Reychler G, Bellofiore A, Posthumus A; Patient
representative; Chalmers JD, Lee AL. Airway clearance techniques and
exercise in people with bronchiectasis: two different coins. Eur Respir
J. 2023 Oct 12;62(4):2300741. doi: 10.1183/13993003.00741-2023. PMID:
37827549.