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Fundação Arnaldo Vieira de Carvalho. Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Santa Casa de São Paulo (FCMSCSP) (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
He holds a degree in Medicine from UNIVERSIDADE DE VASSOURAS (1995) and a PhD in Medicine (Clinical Endocrinology) from the Federal University of São Paulo (2006). Adjunct professor at the Faculty of Medical Sciences of Santa Casa de São Paulo, director of the department of medicine at the Irmandade da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo and director of the Department of Clinical Medicine at the Faculty of Medical Sciences of Santa Casa de São Paulo and coordinator of endocrinology discipline. He is currently vice-president of the Brazilian Diabetes Society (management 2024-2025). President-Elect of the Brazilian Diabetes Society 2026/2027. General Secretary of the Latin American Obesity Federation (FLASO). He has experience in the area of #8203;#8203;Medicine, with an emphasis on Endocrinology and Metabolism, working mainly on the following topics: Type 2 Diabetes and Type 1 Diabetes, Elderly Diabetes, Obesity, Lipodystrophies, Bariatric Surgery and Diseases involving mitochondrial DNA. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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Brazil is the country with the third-highest number of children with type 1 diabetes (T1D) in the world, and approximately 50% of these are diagnosed before 10 years of age. Children spend a large part of the day in schools, often receiving two large meals at school. National studies have shown an average of 20% of families dissatisfied with the care offered by the school, and more than 7…
Obesity is increasing worldwide at a rate of epidemic. The etiology of obesity is complex, multifactorial, resulting from the interaction of genes, environment, lifestyle and emotional factors.The cellular growth and energy balance are related to mitochondrial metabolism efficiency. Therefore, genetic variants of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) may be involved in individual energy expenditure, …
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