Pancreatic Disorders and Treatment

Biography

I am the Deputy Editor for Diabetes at the Community Forum of healthcare professionals in British Medical Journal. I am an Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine at Universidade Federal Fluminense, and a Senior Staff Physician in the Intensive Care Unit-Adults at Hospital Federal da Lagoa, all in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. I have a special interest in type 2 Diabetes, Preventive Cardiology, Hypertension, the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system and Cardiovascular Diseases associated with Chronic Kidney Diseases. I also have been a principal investigator, and have published clinical studies&Letters to Editors about the mechanisms of cardiovascular diseases associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus in peer reviewed journals like British Medical Journal, Hypertension, New England Journal of Medcine, and American Journal of Hypertension. I was also a post-doctoral Clinical&Research Fellow in the Endocrinology-Diabetes and Hypertension Division of the Brigham&Women´s Hospital at Harvard Medical School where I did many angiotensin II infusions in humans, normotensive, hypertensive, and diabetic individuals. When at Harvard Medical School, I also became certified in the Principles of Epidemiology by the Harvard School of Public Health. I expect for the newer future better prevention and treatment strategies for macrovascular and microvascular diabetic complications, based on more rational and effective strategies. In the University, I am proud of running a busy Hypertension and type 2 diabetes clinic. At British Medical Journal, I enjoy the freedom and internationality of opinions. And also expect a brighter debate about all the clinical future research patways and controversies surrounding diabetes mellitus.

Research Interest

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus