Fernando Antonio de Almeida

Graduate in medicine at Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP - 1976), medical residence at UNIFESP (internal medicine and nephrology 1977-1979), PhD in nephrology at UNIFESP (1980-1982) and post-doctoral fellow at Cornell University Medical College - New York - USA (1985-1987). Since 1982 is Professor of medicine at Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP) Department of Medicine/Clinic Nephrology. Has experience in medicine, focusing on nephrology, acting on the following subjects: hypertension, metabolic syndrome, chronic kidney disease, epidemiology and medical education. Expertise in conducting clinical trials as principal investigator since 1989 in studies phases II, III and IV. Was coordinator of the Postgraduate Progam "Education in Health Professions" at PUC-SP (2011 to 2015; 2020-present). Head of Department of Medicine at Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences at PUC-SP, campus Sorocaba (1993-1995; 2015-2016). Vice-Rector of PUC-SP from 2016 to 2020. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)