Antonio Roberto Chacra

Dr. Antonio Roberto Chacra is currently Professor of Medicine and Director of Diabetes Center at the Federal University of Sao Paulo, Brazil. After completing his residency training in Internal Medicine and Endocrinology, he spent two years as a research fellow in diabetes and metabolism at the Southwestern Medical School, University of Texas, Dallas,USA. Dr.Chacra was for six consecutive years Vice President of the International Diabetes Federation and has served as a member of the working group World Health Organization /International Diabetes Federation (WHO/IDF). He was also the President of the Executive Committee for the Harvard-Joslin Diabetes Education Program in Brazil. In the past, Dr.Chacra has been President of several diabetes associations, including the Latin American Diabetes Association, the Brazilian Diabetes Society and the Brazilian Endocrinology and Metabolism Society (Sao Paulo section). He has also served for eight years as Editor-in- Chief of the Brazilian Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism, the official organ of the Brazilian Endocrinology & Metabolism Society. Dr. Chacra is basically an academic very much envolved with diabetes continuing medical education. He is the Chairman of the very traditional Advanced Course in Diabetes Treatment, organized yearly in Sao Paulo. He was also the President of the 12º Latin American Diabetes Congress, which was held in Sao Paulo in 2004. He has authored multiple scientific articles particularly in the field of diabetes. Dr.Chacra is largely worldwide known in the diabetes scientific community for his dedication and commitment to diabetes care, education and clinical research. Dr. Chacra is the Chief of the Clinical Diabetes Research Center at the Federal University of Sao Paulo in Brazil. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)