Curriculum
Dr. Paulo Freitas da Costa
Education
Integrated Master’s Degree in Medicine from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto – final grade 17 out of 20 [2003-2009]
General Internship in the First General Year. Pediatrics, General Surgery, Internal Medicine, Gynecology and Obstetrics, General and Family Medicine and Public Health. São João Hospital Center EPE, Porto, Portugal [2010]
PhD in Medicine from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto [2024]. Scope: Strabismus [Anatomo-Clinical Translation]. “Modification of the Contact Arc in Strabismus Surgery”. Read more.
Experience
Specific Training Internship in Ophthalmology. São João University Hospital Center, Porto, Portugal — 2011 – 2015
Medical-Surgical, Scientific and Training Activity.
Complementary Clinical Internships:
Retina I Choroidal Neovascularization, Angiography and Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) – 2011 to 2015
Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus I Medical-Surgical Activity – 2014 to 2015
Ophthalmology Assistant. Consultant Degree [2024] – Graduate Assistant. São João University Hospital Center, Porto, Portugal — since 2015
Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus I Ultrasound
Ophthalmology Assistant. Portuguese Institute of Ophthalmology, Porto, Portugal — 2015 to 2022
Pediatric and Adult Ophthalmology
Contact
Skills – Key Areas
Strabismus and eye movement disorders
Ultrasound
General Pathology of Adults [cataract, glaucoma and retinopathies]
University Career
Anatomy Unit of the Department of Biomedicine. Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto — since 2007
Monitor. Neuroanatomy – Undergraduate and postgraduate teaching. 2007 to 2010
Invited Assistant. Anatomy and Neuroanatomy. Brain and Behavior – Undergraduate and postgraduate teaching. 2010 to 2023
Ophthalmology Unit of the Department of Surgery and Physiology. Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto — Since 2017
Invited Assistant Professor. Anatomy and Neuroanatomy. Ophthalmology. Pediatric Ophthalmology. Since 2024. Read more.
Scientific Activity - Research
Anatomy Unit of the Department of Biomedicine. CINTESIS. Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto — since 2008
Clinical research.
Ophthalmology Department of the São João University Hospital Center, Porto — since 2011
RISE Health. TL2, Neurosciences.
Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto — since 2024
Participation in multicenter clinical trials as a co-investigator. Publications of articles in indexed national and international journals. Over 80 oral or poster presentations at national and international scientific meetings. Guest reviewer for national and international ophthalmology journals.
Links:
https://www.cienciavitae.pt/portal/7412-9FBA-9372
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9567-4467