Franca Barbic

Franca Barbic serves as Associate Professor in Occupational Medicine at Humanitas University Medical School. She directs the Syncope and Cardiovascular Autonomic Disorders Unit, combining clinical practice with research on autonomic nervous system disorders in occupational contexts.

Her research examines cardiovascular autonomic control mechanisms, occupational health implications of syncope disorders, and long-term effects of COVID-19 autonomic syndrome. Work focuses on return-to-work protocols, ergonomic interventions, and autonomic function assessment methodologies.

Publications demonstrate expertise in postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome management, workplace accommodations for autonomic disorders, and global health burden analysis. Recent investigations examine how environmental stressors impact cardiovascular regulation and cognitive performance.

Laboratory work includes developing neuromodulation therapies and multi-parameter autonomic assessment protocols for occupational health applications.