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Professor Doctor João Chaves

Academic Background

  • 2023: PhD from the Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar – University of Porto (ICBAS-UP), with a thesis entitled "Immunogenetic risk factors and neuroinflammation in two types of epilepsy: genetic generalised epilepsy and mesial temporal lobe epilepsy";
  • 1995: Degree in Medicine from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto.

Professional Experience

  • Since 2015: Consultant Neurologist at the Unidade Local de Saúde Santo António;
  • Since 2005: Invited Assistant Professor in the Chair of Clinical Neurosciences at the Faculty of Medicine of ICBAS-UP;
  • Since 2005: Member and collaborator of the Multidisciplinary Research Unit in Biomedicine (UMIB) at ICBAS-UP, belonging to the Autoimmunity and Neurosciences group;
  • 2005: Specialist in Neurology, accredited by the Hospital de Santo António in 2005.