Dr Manoel Baldoino Leal Filho (Leal Filho MB indexed in Pubmed), MD, MSc, PhD. Medical education: Doctor graduated at Federal University of Piauí (UFPI), Teresina-PI-Brazil. Postgraduate training: Residency in neurosurgery (1991-1995) performed at Federal District Hospital (HBDF), Brasilia-DF-Brazil. Master degree (2000-2001) performed at State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) and defended on December, 4th, 2001 in Campinas-SP-Brazil. Doctoral degree (2002-2004) performed at State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) and defended on October, 8th, 2004 in Campinas-SP-Brazil. Member of the Brazilian Society of Neurosurgery (SBN) / Brazilian Medical Association (AMB) / Brazilian Spine Society / AOSPINE / American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) / World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS). Visiting Professor: Harvard Medical School - McLean Hospital - Boston-MA-USA (Prof Dr Miles Cunningham); UKT - Eberhard Karls Universität - Universitätsklinikum Tübingen - Klinik für Neurochirurgie - Tübingen-Germany (Prof Dr Med Marcos Tatagiba); University of Toledo - College of Medicine - Department of Neurosciences - Toledo-Ohio-USA (Prof Dr Marthe Howard); Visiting Neurosurgeon: Cleveland Clinic Foundation - Department of Neurosurgery - Center for Spine Health - Cleveland-OH-USA, under supervision of Dr Edward C. Benzel. Research field of interest: Neuroscience / Brain, spinal cord and nerves injury / Regeneration of the nervous system / Robotics. Email address: manoelbaldoino@uol.com.br or manoelbaldoino@gmail.com. Cellular phone: +5586999820642. Home address: rua Thomaz Tajra, 1222 / 300, Jóquei, CEP 64.048-380 Teresina - PI - Brazil. Affiliated neurosurgeon to Medimagem Clinics (http://www.medimagem.com.br or http://www.medplan.com.br), address: rua Paissandu 1862, CEP 64.001-120 Teresina - PI - Brazil. Affiliated neurosurgeon to Casamater Hospital, address: av. Leônidas Melo, 370, CEP 64.015-120 Teresina - PI - Brazil. Most important publication: Spinal cord injury: From inflammation to glial scar. Surg Neurol Int 2011; 2:112 doi: 10.4103/2152-7806.83732. Epub 2011 Aug 13. PMID: 21886885.
