Raquel Samões
MD
Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Santo António (CHUdSA)
Hospital Santo António (HSA)
Research group
Autoimmunity & Neurosciences
Graduation in Medicine by Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto in July 2010.
Specialization in Neurology concluded in 2017 in the Neurology Department of Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Santo António (CHUdSA).
Neurologist in CHUPorto since 2017, dedicated mainly to Neuroimunology (including multiple sclerosis and autoimmune encephalitis) and Epilepsy (including refractory epilepsy, ketogenic diet, vagal nerve stimulation, immune epilepsies and tuberous sclerosis).
Participation in phase III clinical trials in the field of multiple sclerosis since 2012, initially as EDSS rater and currently as sub-investigator.
Participation in uni and multicentric investigator-initiative projects in the field of Neuroimmunology and Epilepsy. Principal investigator of a unicentric prospective and translational project regarding ketogenic diet and refractory epilepsy in adults.
Author or co-author of 25 articles published in journals indexed in PubMed and scientific presentations in national or international meetings.