João Moreira Pinto

Coordination CU: Biofunctional Systems of The Human Body I
Category: Associate Professor or equivalent
E-mail: jmpinto@ufp.edu.pt

 


Education and qualifications

  • PGCert Health Economics for Health Care Professionals, University of York, York, United Kingdom (2020).
  • PhD in Medicine, Life & Health Sciences Research Institute, School of Health Sciences, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal. Thesis: Hybrid Thoracic NOTES (Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery) (2014).
  • Medical Degree, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, University of Porto, Portugal (2004).

Professional activities

  • Senior Pediatric Surgeon and Chief Innovation Officer, Hospital-Escola da Universidade Fernando Pessoa (since 2023).
  • Coordinator of PGCert in Healthcare Managment, Universidade Fernando Pessoa, Porto, Portugal (since 2022).

Other relevant activities

  • Presidente da Direção da Sociedade Portuguesa de Cirurgia Pediátrica Elected President of Sociedade Portuguesa de Cirurgia Pediátrica (since 2023).
  • Elected Member of the Board of Health4Moz, ONGD (since 2016)..

Field of work

  • Focus in minimally invasive surgery.
  • Coordinates all undergraduate and postgraduate teaching. Coordinates CECLIN – clinical trials centre.