Throughout my academic career, I have actively participated in academic examination committees for both doctoral and master’s levels, contributing to the evaluation and recognition of research work across various fields of health and medicine. This experience includes roles as an examiner and jury member, both nationally and internationally. Below, I highlight some of the most significant participations:
Doctoral Examination Committees
Examiner for Doctoral Examinations in Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto:
João Silva (2012) – “Clinical effects of intraprostatic administration of botulinum toxin and potential mechanisms of action.”
Rui Miguel dos Santos Oliveira (2015) – “Treatment of female stress urinary incontinence with single-incision vaginal sub-urethral slings.”
Rui Miguel Correia de Almeida Pinto (2015) – “Treatment of painful bladder syndrome / Interstitial cystitis – clinical and pathophysiological implications.”
Examiner for Doctoral Examinations at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, International Doctorate Program in Clinical and Experimental Medicine - Health Sciences Curriculum:
Angela Toss (2018) – “Strategies to predict treatment response and select therapies in metastatic breast cancer patients using a next-generation sequencing-based multi-gene panel.”
Luca Pinzi (2018) – “Computational approaches in polypharmacology.”
Committee Member for Doctoral Examinations in Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto:
João Nuno Tomada Marques (2013) – “Morphological and functional evaluation of the systemic and penile endothelium in erectile dysfunction.”
Committee Member for Doctoral Examinations in Medicine and Molecular Oncology at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto:
Ana Silvia Pires Luís (2017) – “Development of a new epigenetic-based biomarker for renal cell tumors with clinical application.”
Committee Member for Doctoral Examinations at the Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar, University of Porto:
Filipe Carvalho (2013) – “Notch signaling pathway as a mediator for early detection and modulation of aggressiveness of prostate cancer.”
Committee Member for Doctoral Examinations at the School of Medicine, University of Minho:
Jaime Daniel Pacheco Marinho Vilaça (6/10/2021) – “Minimally invasive surgery: Contribution of three-dimensional imaging to single-site endoscopic surgery.”
Master’s Examination Committees
Examiner for Master’s Thesis in Oncology at the Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar, University of Porto, and the Portuguese Oncology Institute of Porto:
Andreia Henriques Moutinho Ribeiro (2009) – “Prostate cancer and obesity: The effect of leptin on prostate cancer proliferation and angiogenesis.”
Sara Raquel Monteiro dos Reis (2014) – “The role of a panel of three epigenetic biomarkers in the detection and prognosis of upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma.”
Committee Member for Integrated Master’s Degrees at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto:
(2008) – “Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery.”
Committee Member for Integrated Master’s Degrees at the School of Medicine, University of Minho:
(2009) – “Hyperbaric oxygen therapy in the treatment of hemorrhagic radiation cystitis.”
Pedro Coutinho (2010) – “Erectile dysfunction and dyslipidemia: relevance and role of statins.”
Eduardo Neves (2011) – “Impact of metabolic syndrome and its criteria in men with erectile dysfunction.”
Inês Esteves (2011) – “Prognostic impact in non-muscle invasive bladder urothelial carcinoma: WHO classifications and postoperative intravesical chemotherapy.”
Filipe Medeiros (2012) – “LEOC: efficacy in different segments of the ureter.”
Adriana Cecília dos Santos Rodrigues (2014) – “Comparison of two anesthetic methods during ultrasound-guided transrectal prostate biopsy: a prospective study.”
Filipe Vieira Peres Sá Malheiro (2014) – “Which patients diagnosed with prostate cancer can be spared imaging staging? Impact on therapeutic decision delay and costs for the National Health Service.”
Nuno Manuel Teles Pinto (2015) – “Relationship between lifestyle and lower urinary tract symptoms in patients with BPH.”
Tiago de Lima Pereira (2015) – “Role of the 5-HT1B receptor in regulating prostatic growth.”
Sara Pereira Borges Lopes (2015) – “Idiopathic male infertility - Comparative study of the efficacy of empirical therapy with Clomiphene and/or Spermox®.”
Joana Catarina de Afonso Queijo (2016) – “Analysis of sexual changes in patients with multiple sclerosis.”
Pedro Miguel Barreiros Maganinho (2016) – “Development of a mobile app for studying patients with lower urinary tract symptoms or urinary incontinence.”
José Edgar Carvalho Amorim (2016) – “Development of an app for monitoring patients undergoing radical prostatectomy.”
Nuno Filipe Santos Carvalho (2017) – “Construction of a didactic e-book on minimally invasive urological surgery: Is video-based learning an option?”
André Manuel Mesquita (2017) – “Surgical and oncological outcomes of patients with renal masses at the Hospital de Braga.”
Adriana América Da Silva (2018) – “Outcomes in a population of women with stress urinary incontinence undergoing surgical treatment - Analysis of a center.”
Participating in academic committees has allowed me to contribute to scientific and practical development in the fields of medicine, oncology, and biomedical sciences. Through these assessments, I have the opportunity to collaborate with future specialists, fostering innovation, critical analysis, and scientific rigor that characterize excellence in education. These processes contribute to continuous knowledge improvement, benefiting both academia and clinical practice.