The institution that started the treatment of this pathology, a pioneer in developing a case detection program and treatment with intravenous AAT, was the Vall d’Hebron University Hospital in Catalonia, whose center of excellence in AATD is coordinated by Dr. Marc Miravitlles since 2014.
In Andalusia, the pioneering institution has been the San Cecilio Clinical University Hospital of Granada. Dr. Francisco Casas has directed this Center of Excellence since its creation in May 2016, and is recognized by the Spanish Society of Pneumology and Thoracic Surgery (SEPAR).
Galicia has the Galician Alpha-1 Center since 2017, coordinated by Dr. María Torres, and since 2018 Andalusia also has the Seville Center of Excellence in AATD, coordinated by Dr. José Luis López-Campos.