Dr. Pere Clavé is the Director of Research and Academic Development at Mataró Hospital, an international reference hospital in the treatment of dysphagia. He is a Founding President in the European Society for Swallowing Disorders, also he is PI. Gastrointestinal Physiology Lab, in ciberehd with 24 clinical and basic researchers dedicated to improve the diagnosis and treatment of Swallowing Disorders, Additionally, he is Professor of Surgery in Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, he is the Director: Digestive Functional Explorations Unit at Mataró Hospital and in the Clínica Sagrada Familia, Barcelona- Dr. Clavé and also a Past International Councilor of the Dysphagia Research Society and Japanese Society od Dysphagia Rehabilitation.