Joana Tavares
MD
Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Santo António (CHUdSA)
Hospital Santo António (HSA)
Research group
Nephrology Dialysis & Transplantation
2009 – 2015 Master degree in Medicine at Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar (ICBAS) of the University of Porto (17/20 – Level A) – Master’s thesis: “Can cerebral oxygenation reflect blood loss? A case series in total hip replacement surgery” – Erasmus studies from September, 2013 to February, 2014 at Università degli Studi di Milano – Ospedale San Paolo – Milan, Italy – Erasmus internship from September to December 2014 at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid – Hospital Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda – Madrid, Spain
2017 – 2018 Post-graduation in Nephrology I (10 ECTS) at Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar (ICBAS) of the University of Porto
2018 – 2019 Post-graduation in Nephrology II (10 ECTS) at Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar (ICBAS) of the University of Porto
February 2022 European Certificate in Nephrology by the UEMS Renal Section and Boards and the European Renal Association (ERA)
2016 General Residency at CHUdSA
2017 – 2021 Residency in Nephrology at CHUdSA (19,83/20) April-June 2021 Clinical fellowship in Renal Transplantation at Karolinska University Hospital – Stockholm, Sweden
2017 – present Assistant of practical classes of Semiology (3rd year of the master’s degree in medicine of Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar)
Undergoing
2019 – present “Protective effects of Tafamidis in ATTR nephropathy: more than the influence on albuminuria” – Study supervised by Professor Luísa Lobato.
2020 – present Multinational observational study promoted by Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain: “International Database on Organ Donation and Transplantation – COVID19”.
Completed
2017 – 2020 Observational study RICERCARE: National Screening of Fabry Disease in chronic kidney patients of undetermined aetiology.
2019 – 2020 Phase 1 Randomized, Double-blinded, Clinical Trial BI 1378-008: “Multiple Rising Dose in Patients with Diabetic Nephropathy”.