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LIFE AND WORK OF PROFESSOR ARTUR GIESTEIRA DE ALMEIDA
Bento, Inês; Ferraz, AméliaIntroduction: Professor Artur Manuel Giesteira de Almeida was a notable Portuguese Surgeon and Professor, graduated from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto (FMUP). The following dissertation intends to consecrate this teacher’s memory and highlight his contributions in the area of Surgery and in the Faculty to which he dedicated his professional life. Material and methods: a search of the Archiv...
ÁLVARO MANUEL GUIMARÃES E SOUSA, THE PIONEER OF PLASTIC SURGERY IN PORTUGAL
Costa, Patrícia; Ferraz, AméliaBackground: Álvaro Guimarães e Sousa (born in1923) was the pioneer of Plastic Surgery (PS) in Portugal. He fought for it to be considered a specialty distinct from General Surgery. The purpose of this dissertation is to clarify how PS emerged in our country and, at the same time, to praise the Surgeon who was its driving force. Methods and Materials: The bibliographical research was based on documents in his ...