BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Lucio Monte Alto, MD, PhD

Brazil

Board Chair

Medical Fellowship in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism - IBCMED / SP
PhD / Doctorate Degree in Medicine at USP / HC-FMUSP
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism - MEC
Board Chair - Brazilian Board of Obesity Medicine - SBEMO
Board Chair - European Board of Obesity Medicine - EBOM
Vice-chairman - Brazilian Andropause and Menopause Society - SBAM
Director of Obesity Medicine Clinical Fellowship - Sbemo Pós - MEC / Ensine / SP
Obesity Medicine / Harvard Medical School
Member of Endocrine Society
Member of Obesity Society
Medical Fellowship in Psychiatry - IBCMED - SP
Medical Fellowship in Nutrology - SANAR - SP

Leonardo Sande, MD

Uruguay

Vice Chair

Doctor en Medicina. UDELAR
Especialista en medicina intensiva. Universidad de la República Oriental del Uruguay
Diplomado en Obesidad. Universidad Favaloro. Argentina
Máster en obesidad y trastornos de la alimentación. Universidad de Cádiz. España
Ex docente de la cátedra de medicina Intensiva. UDELAR
Cargo de alta dedicación de la médica uruguaya. Montevideo -Uruguay
Director de Clínica Sande. Montevideo -Uruguay

Vinicius Siqueira, MD

Brazil

Director

Graduated in Medicine from Gama Filho University
Postgraduate in Endocrinology from IPEMED
Endocrinology Professor at Barbacena FAME Medical School
Preceptor of the Endocrinology Outpatient Clinic at Agostinho Paulucci University Hospital
Professor and preceptor of the Endocrinology Outpatient Clinic at Afya
Director, Certified Member, and Professor at SBAM - Society of Andropause and Menopause
Director of EBOM - European Board of Obesity Medicine
Member of SBD (Brazilian Society of Diabetes)
Member of the Endocrine Society and the World Obesity Federation
Clinical Endocrinology from Harvard Medical School - USA
Annual Review Course in Endocrinology and Diabetes from the American
Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, AACE / USA

Ana Maria Cardozo, MD

Bolivia

Director

Medical Fellowship in Internal Medicine from the Mayor de San Simon University
Medical Fellowship in Endocrinology at IEDE/PUC-RJ
Member of the Bolivian Society of Endocrinology and Metabology
Obesity Medicine Board Certified by the Brazilian Board of Obesity Medicine - SBEMO

Osmel J. G. Mayol, PhD

Cuba

Director

Graduated in Medicine at the Universidad Ciencias Médicas in Havana, Cuba.
Diploma revalidated at the Federal University of Pernambuco.
- Specialist in Pain with Post-Graduation at Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein.
Post-Graduation in Rheumatology by the Brazilian College of Medicine and Health (CBMS) affiliated to the Candido Mendes University (UCAM)
Postgraduate in Intensive Care (UNYLEYA)
Member of the Brazilian Society for the Study of Pain (SBED)
Member of the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP).
Member of the Brazilian Society of Obesity Medicine (SBEMO)
Managing Partner of the Multidisciplinary Center for Pain and Healthy Aging (NUMIDES)

Renata Bussuan, MD

Brazil

Director

Medical Fellowship in Endocrinology and Metabolism
Full Member of the Brazilian Society of Endocrinology and Metabology
Obesity Medicine Board Certified by the Brazilian Board of Obesity Medicine - SBEMO
Full Professor and National Director of Fellowship Program in Endocrinology and Metabolism - IPEMED -Afya
Vice-chairman of the Brazilian Board of Obesity Medicine - SBEMO
Director of the Andropause and Menopause Certification Program of the SBAM - Brazilian Andropause and Menopause Society
Clinical Director of Maksoud Bussuan Clinic

Guilherme W. Freccia

Brasil

Director

Doctor of Physical Education - UDESC
PhD in Human Movement Science - UDESC - CEFID
Master in Human Movement Science - UDESC - CEFID
Associate Professor - State University of Santa Catarina - UDESC
Fellowship - Family Health - UFSC
Obesity Science
Board Certified by the Brazilian Board of Obesity Medicine – SBEMO

Lisset K. V. da Costa, MD

Peru

Director

Doctor of Medicine - ELAM (Latin American School of Medicine) Cuba
Doctor of Medicine revalidated in Brazil
Medical Fellowship in Gynecology and Obstetrics - HC UFPE
Medical Fellowship - Fetal Medicine - USP - RP
Medical Fellowship - Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Ginecology - AMB
Obesity Medicine Board Certified by the Brazilian Board of Obesity Medicine - SBEMO

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César G. Beguiristain, MD

Uruguay

Director

Doctor of Medicine - University of the Republic / Montevideo / Uruguay
Doctor of Medicine revalidated in Brasil - UFPE
Medical Fellowship in Nutrology - USP - Faculty of Medicine - Ribeirão Preto - SP
Medical Fellowship in Family Medicine - Federal University of Pernambuco
Obesity Medicine Board Certified by the Brazilian Board of Obesity Medicine - SBEMO
Medical Fellowship in Homeopathy / Centre d'enseignement et de développement de l'homéopathie – CEDEH France
Founding Director of Emebra Medical Support
Member of the Brazilian Society of Internal Medicine (SBCM)

Anna Carolina Hoff, MD

Brazil

Director

Bariatric Surgeon
Advanced Interventional Endoscopist
Vice Chair Innovations and Inventions ASGE
Board Bariatric channel
Proctor Apollo Endosurgery/Boston Scientific
CEO and founder Angioskope Advanced training Center- São José dos Campos/SP

Sergio A. Barrichello Jr, MD

Brazil

Director

Medical Fellowship in Gastroenterological Endoscopy - HC - FMUSP
Full Member of the Brazilian Digestive Endoscopy Society
Full Member of the Gastroenterology Society
Member of the Brazilian Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Society
Obesity Medicine Board Certified by the Brazilian Board of Obesity Medicine - SBEMO
Director of Brazilian Board of Obesity Medicine - SBEMO
Head of Surgical Endoscopy - service at Albert Sabin Hospital - SP

Romina Espinola

Paraguay

Director

Specialized Family Medicine - Baptist Medical Center University, Paraguay.
Member of the Paraguayan scientific society of family and community medicine and primary health care.
Certified by the Brazilian Society of Obesity Medicine (SBEMO).
Endocrinology and Metabolism - University of Maringá, Brazil.
Postgraduate in Diabetology, National University of Córdoba.
Advanced study of endocrinology and sports medicine, Unifesp, Brazil.
Training in nutrition and orthomolecular medicine.
Governance, political and public management, Columbia and George Washington University.
Higher Education Specialist.

Bruno Menezes, MD

Brazil

Director

Medical Fellowship in Endocrinology and Metabolism - IPEMED
Medical Fellowship in Nutrology - ABRAN
Medical Fellowship in Integrative Medicine - UNIUBE
Continuing Medical Education in Sports Medicine - Health Metrix Institute
Rio de Janeiro - RJ

Patrick Ferreira Brito, MD

Brazil

Director

Medical Fellowship in Obesity and Sarcopenia Sciences- FANESE
Obesity Medicine Board Certified by the Brazilian Board of Obesity Medicine – SBEMO
Member of the Endocrine Society
Obesity Medicine Board Certified by the Pan American Board Of Obesity Medicine, PABOM
Medical Fellowship in Sports Medicine, IBCMED
Medical Fellowship in Nutrition and Metabolism, UNIGUAÇU
Medical Fellowship in Exercise Physiology, UVA
Medical Residency Medical Clinic, HMCC-SP