Thiago Gonzalez Barbosa e Silva

Dr. Thiago G. Barbosa-Silva (MD, PhD) is an Assistant Professor at the Faculties of Medicine of the Catholic University of Pelotas and the Federal University of Pelotas. As a practitioner, he works as a Breast Surgeon, and, also, Medical preceptor for the Medical Residency Programs in Gynecology and Obstetrics for both Universities. His research interests are mainly focused on geriatrics, sarcopenia and body composition, acting as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Nutrition, Health & Aging and Clinical Nutrition ESPEN. As a member of the Body Composition and Nutrition Study Group (COCONUT), along with his colleagues, he is responsible for significant publications in the area of body composition and sarcopenia in South America. His latest scientific accomplishments have granted him the 2019 Research Trainee Award from the American Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN) and the 2019 Early Career Faculty Member Award from the European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism ESPEN, among many other teaching and research awards.

Médico Mastologista e Cirurgião Geral; Mestre e Doutor em Epidemiologia. Como pesquisador, trabalha nas áreas de geriatria, sarcopenia e avaliação de composição corporal (com ênfase em ultrassom). Como mastologista, atua nos serviços de Mastologia do Hospital Universitário São Francisco de Paula (UCPel) e do Hospital Escola da Universidade Federal de Pelotas (HE - UFPel), além de exercer atividade privada em consultório particular. Atua como preceptor nas residências médicas de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia da UCPel e da UFPel. Ainda, atua como professor das disciplinas de Bases de Técnica Cirúrgica e Anestésica (BTCA) e Clínica Cirúrgica na Faculdade de Medicina da UFPel, e de Mastologia e Técnica Cirúrgica na Faculdade de Medicina da UCPel. Atualmente reside em Pelotas - RS.