VASCULAR BIOLOGY, IMAGING AND SURGERY
Vascular diseases are very common in the western societies and constitute the main cause of mortality and disability.
The involvement of extra-coronary and extra-cranial vessels, known as peripheral vascular diseases, are the target of Vascular Surgery specialty, which deals with arterial, venous and lymphatic disorders.
The CCUL Research Unit of Vascular Biology, Imaging and Intervention aims to contribute for a better knowledge of pathophysiology, clinical and imaging characterization and treatment of peripheral vascular diseases. It takes advantage of the large clinical experience and the number of patients referred to a vascular surgery department in a tertiary hospital (CHULN) and of the expertise in the management of complex vascular diseases such as extensive aortic aneurysms and occlusive disease. The Research Unit strongly promotes a multidisciplinary cooperation between several medical and surgical specialties as well as with the research facilities established at the CAML.
International cooperation is expressed in the clinical and surgical relationships with two of the main european centers in the treatment of aortic diseases (Nuremberg and Maastricht), in the participation in international clinical trials, in regular fellowship programs of our residents in european centers as well as in surgical proctoring activities of members of our center in other countries.
RESEARCH TEAM
Mendes Pedro, Luís, MD, PhD
GROUP LEADER
Luís Mendes Pedro, MD, PhD, FEBVS, received his MD (1987) and PhD (2003) from the Lisbon School of Medicine, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal. Since 1997, he has been a specialist in Vascular Surgery with extensive clinical and surgical experience. In 2000, he successfully completed the European Board of Vascular Surgery examinations, becoming a Fellow of the European Board of Vascular Surgery (FEBVS).
He currently serves as Associate Professor of Vascular Surgery and Introduction to Clinical Medicine at the Lisbon School of Medicine, Universidade de Lisboa. Clinically, he is Senior Consultant of Vascular Surgery at Santa Maria University Hospital – CHULN, Lisbon, and at Hospital da Luz Torres de Lisboa, and is Director of the Vascular Surgery Department at Santa Maria University Hospital – CHULN.
His main research interests include: i) Vascular ultrasound characterization of the arterial wall; ii) Ultrasonographic and computer-assisted atherosclerotic plaque characterization; iii) Carotid surgery; iv) Synchronous cardiac and carotid surgery; v) Renal revascularization; vi) Aortic dissection; vii) Complex open and endovascular aortic surgery.
ORCID ID: 0000-0003-4310-9324
E-mail: lmendespedro@gmail.com
Ministro, Augusto, MD, PhD
Researcher
Augusto Manuel Almeida Ministro obtained his Medical Degree from the Lisbon School of Medicine, University of Lisbon, in 2000. He began his residency in Vascular Surgery at Santa Maria Hospital – CHULN, E.P.E., Lisbon, in 2003, and became a Vascular Surgery Specialist in 2010. He is currently a Vascular Surgery Assistant, Kidney Transplant Consultant, and Unit Chief in the Vascular Surgery Department of Santa Maria University Hospital – CHULN, E.P.E., Lisbon.
In addition, he is a member of the Angiogenesis Unit at CCUL – Cardiovascular Centre of the University of Lisbon, and completed his PhD in Medicine (Vascular Surgery) in April 2018.
ORCID: 0000-0003-4042-496X
E-mail: augusto.ministro@gmail.com
Co-Researcher in Angiogenesis
Gouveia e Melo, Ryan, MD
PhD Student
Ryan Eduardo Costeloe de Gouveia e Melo obtained his Medical Degree from the Lisbon School of Medicine, University of Lisbon, in 2015. Since 2017, he has been undergoing residency training in Vascular Surgery at the Vascular Surgery Department of Santa Maria Hospital – CHULN, E.P.E., Lisbon.
He has also been a lecturer in Clinical Introduction at the Lisbon School of Medicine, University of Lisbon, since 2016.
ORCID: 0000-0001-8327-6384
E-mail: ryan@campus.ul.pt
Lopes, Alice, MD
Researcher
Alice Cabral Lopes obtained her Medical Degree from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, in 2014. She began her Vascular Surgery Residency at Santa Maria Hospital – CHULN, E.P.E., Lisbon, in 2016, and is currently a third-year resident.
ORCID: 0000-0002-1957-7614
E-mail: alicerclopes@gmail.com
Amorim, Pedro Miguel, MD
Researcher
Pedro Miguel Costa Santos Pinto de Amorim obtained his Medical Degree from the Lisbon School of Medicine, University of Lisbon, in 2006. He began his residency in Vascular Surgery at Hospital Pulido Valente – CHULN in 2008 and became a Vascular Surgery Specialist in 2014.
He worked for two years as a Vascular Surgery Assistant at Hospital Egas Moniz – CHLO, and since 2016 has been working at Santa Maria Hospital – CHULN, E.P.E., Lisbon, as a Vascular Surgery Assistant. He is currently responsible for the management of vascular malformations and serves as Unit Chief in the department. He is an active researcher at CCUL, with a primary focus on vascular malformations.
His additional clinical and research interests include: Complex aortic procedures, parallel graft techniques in complex aneurysms, aortic dissections, and vascular emergencies.
ORCID: 0000-0001-6937-3575
E-mail: amorim.pedromiguel@gmail.com
Sobrinho, Gonçalo, MD
Researcher
Gonçalo da Costa Campos Gonçalves Sobrinho obtained his Medical Degree from the University of Lisbon in 1996. He completed his residency in Angiology and Vascular Surgery at Hospital de Santa Marta, Lisbon, between 1999 and 2005. He subsequently earned the Fellowship of the European Board of Vascular Surgery (FEBVS) and was appointed Consultant at Hospital Pulido Valente – Centro Hospital Universitário Lisboa Norte (CHULN).
He is currently a Senior Consultant in the Vascular Surgery Department at Hospital de Santa Maria – CHULN, Lisbon. In addition, he serves as a Consultant for Vascular Access for Hemodialysis at Hospital de São Bernardo, Setúbal, and as a Lecturer at the Lisbon School of Medicine, University of Lisbon.
He has authored nine publications in international peer-reviewed journals, including six as first author and three as co-author.
E-mail: gsobrinho@gmail.com