Mauro Fisberg

Pediatrician and nutrologist. MD, PhD. Associate professor (senior) Pediatrics Department, Escola Paulista de Medicina - Federal University of Sao Paulo. Coordinator of the Excellence in Nutrition and Feeding Difficulties Center- PENSI Institute-José Luiz Egydio Setubal Foundation - Sabará Childrens Hospital. Member of Pos Graduation Tutor Program Pediatrics Federal University of Sao Paulo. Member of the Board of Nutrology department Brazilian Pediatric Society. Coordinator Working Group Feeding Difficulties, LASPGHAN.Has graduated in Medicine from Escola Paulista de Medicina- Universidade Federal de São Paulo - Federal University of Sao Paulo (1976), residency in pediatrics and specialized in Pediatrics and Nutrition , has obtained a Ph.D.title in Pediatrics from Universidade Federal de São Paulo (1987). Fellow and alumni Kellogs Foundation ( Partners of the Americas Leadership VII program) and United Nations University ( World Hunger Program). Past president and general secretary of Latin American Society for Pediatric Research ( SLAIP). Chair of the ELANS - Latin American Project on Nutrition and Health. Latin american editor of NUTRITION (2002-2008). Editor of Feeding Difficulties in Frontiers Pediatrics. Ad Hoc editorial member of JPGHN, Revista de Saude Publica, and others. Has experience in Nutrition, focusing on Child and Adolescent Nutrition, acting on the following subjects: adolescents, obesity, food intake and consuming ,nutritional epidemiology, feeding difficulties, anemia and nutritional intervention. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)