Tribute from the European Scientific Society to Professor João Luís Silva Carvalho
The Director of CETI, Professor João Luís Silva Carvalho, was honored for his curriculum and success in the area of minimally invasive surgery, with emphasis on reproductive surgery in the fight against infertility.
The tribute took place during the 31st Congress of ESGE , European Society for Gynaecological Endoscopy, the most important European Society of endoscopic surgery in gynecology, before an auditorium with 1200 people.
He was honored with the title of honorary member of this society. During the tribute, some aspects of his curriculum were highlighted, which are worth mentioning:
João Luis Silva Carvalho - Brief Curriculum Vitae
- João Luis Silva Carvalho, born in Porto, Portugal, 1952
- Graduated in Medicine in 1976 at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto
- Assistant of Gynecology of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto in 1978
- Master at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto in 1990
- PhD degree in Medicine in 1996, area of Gynecology and Obstetrics, with the study: “Endometrium and ovarian functions. Morphologic and Hysteroscopic aspects”
- Associate Professor of Gynecology/Obstetrics at the Faculty of Medicine of Porto.
- Supervisor, co-Supervisor and member of jury of several Master and PhD theses.
- National Award of Gynecology in 1990
- Specialist in Obstetrics & Gynecology in 1993
- In the early nineties he introduced the Diagnostic and Surgical Endoscopy, and later was founder and the head of the Units of Endoscopy and of Reproductive Medicine at the Department of Gynecology/Obstetrics in the Hospital of the Faculty of Medicine of Porto
- Member of the Committee that established the program and curriculum and created the Sub-Specialty of Reproductive Medicine in Portugal
- Received several awards and grants for investigation from scientific societies and communications in congresses
- Member of the investigation team of IBMC
- Winner of the Grant for Fertility Innovation in 2011 (Stockholm)
- Published several scientific articles in journals and chapters in books
- Performed dozens of scientific conferences and communications at National and International levels
- Contributed to the Portuguese legislation in ART and performed the study of characterization of infertility in Portugal – Knowledges, concepts, attitudes, needs and accessibility to IVF centers in the country
- Is/was a member of Directory or Scientific Boards of Journals (“Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine”; “Acta Obstetrica e Ginecologica”; “Brazilian Journal of Assisted Reproduction”; “Iberoamerican Journal of Fertility and Human Reproduction”; “Gynecological Surgery – Endoscopy, Imaging and Allied Techniques”)
- Member of several National and International Scientific Societies and organizer of several National and International congresses, workshops and meetings
- General Secretary of the Portuguese Society for Gynecology (12 years)
- Member of ESHRE since 1991
- Member of the National Representative Advisory Committee of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology – ESHRE (4 years)
- President of the Portuguese Society for Reproductive Medicine (6 years)
- Member of the General Board of European Society for Gynecological Endoscopy – ESGE (4 years)
- Founder and President of the Portuguese Society for Gynecological Endoscopy (6 years)
- President of the 10th European Congress of Gynecological Endoscopy (ESGE)
- Founder and Director of the Center for Education and Training in Endoscopic Surgery – CETEC (since 2013)
- President of the Portuguese College of Gynaecology and Obstetrics of Portugal (8 years)
- Clinical Director of the Center for Study and Treatment of Infertility – CETI, Porto, Portugal
- Director of the Department of Gynecology / Obstetrics of CUF Hospital, Porto, Portugal, 2010
31st ESGE Congress in Lisbon
The 31st Annual Congress of the European Society for Gynaecological Endoscopy, which took place between 2 and 5 October at the Lisbon Congress Centre, aimed to contribute to the excellence of knowledge in Gynaecological Endoscopy.
The program of this four-day meeting included pre-congress courses, live surgical sessions in highly complex cases, discussion sessions and GESEA certification exams that attracted experts in this field.