Francisco Maduell is Head of the Dialysis Unit and Nephrology Section, in Nephrology Department, at the Hospital Clínic Barcelona, Spain. He received his MD from University of Barcelona, completed his medical residency and nephrology fellowship at the Clínica Universitaria de Navarra in Pamplona. Doctorate in Medicine, Universidad de Navarra, in 1990 Maduell’s major scientific interest lie in dialysis adequacy, dialysis dose, convective treatments (pre and post-dilution OL-HDF, mid-dilution OL-HDF), expanded hemodialysis, uremic toxins removal, daily dialysis, nocturnal every-other-day OL-HDF and treatment and prevention of complications of hemodialysis treatment. He was and is principal investigator of several multicenter studies, including ESHOL study. He was active within the ERA-EDTA as member of the EuDial Working Group on Dialysis Therapy. Member of the Spanish Society of Nephrology (SEN), he has contributed to the development Spanish dialysis guidelines as National coordinator on clinical guidelines in hemodialysis. Current collaborator of the Editorial Board of several journals. He has authored or co-authored over 200 scientific publications in peer-reviewed journals, 17 book chapters and more than 550 communications/presentations to scientific meetings.