Eduardo Jardim Simoes

Dr. Simoes holds a Medical Doctor degree from Universidade de Pernambuco, (1981), Master of Community Health degree from London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (1987), and Master of Public Health from Emory University School of Public Health (1991).

Currently, Dr. Simoes is a Distinguished Consultant with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention where he is the Director of the Prevention Research Centers Program. The Prevention Research Centers Program is the largest extramural research program in applied public health by the Federal Government of the United States, with a budget of approximately $60 million US Dollars a year for every five-year funding cycle. The program funds approximately 500 researches in 33 universities and involve directly over 100 communities in 29 states and a population of nearly 20 million people.

Dr. Simoes has 30 years of experience in preventive medicine and public health practice that includes medical practice, academic activities (teaching and research), applied epidemiological research (investigations), planninga nd evaluation of public health programs and health care delivery. He has taught advanced and introductory courses in epidemiology, policy and health management for over 15 years in Saint Louis University Schools of Medicine and Public Health and the University of Missouri.

Dr. Simoes has designed and implemented over 100 public health surveillance and epidemiological research that lead to over 70 publications in peer reviewed journals, nearly 80 presentations in scientific conferences, and over 40 public health reports.

Dr. Simoes has been a consultant in over 20 technical consulations to organizations as diverse as the World Bank, Kirksville College of Osteopathy, Government of Japan Institute of Health (Tokyo), Secretariat of Health of the State of Sao Paulo (Sao Paulo, Brazil) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Eduardo Jardim Simões
Médico, epidemiologista, professor, pesquisador, administrador. Acumula 40 anos de experiência na área de ensino acadêmico e pratica em medicina clinica, medicina preventiva, e saúde publica, com ênfase em epidemiologia, formacao de politica de saude, planejamento e avaliacao de servicos de saude e programs de saude publica. Dr. Simoes praticou medicina clinica geral por 8 anos e pratica saude publica por mais de 35 anos. Possui graduação em Medicina pela Universidade de Pernambuco (1981), mestrado em Saude Comunitaria pela University of London (1987), diploma de Medicina Tropical e mestrado em Saude Publica da London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, mestrado em Epidemiologia e conclusao satisfatoria do doutorado de epidemiologia pela Emory University (1991 e 1994, respectivamente). Trabalhou para Secretaria de Saude de Recife, Emprea de Urbanizacao da Cidade de Recife, Secretaria de Educacao de Pernambuco, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-Division of Nutrition, Emory University School of Medicine-Department of Preventive Medicine, Saint Louis University School of Public Health e University of Missouri School of Medicine. Foi Epidemiologist Chefe do Missouri Department of Health (1995-2003) e Diretor do Prevention Research Centers Program (PRC), da Division of Adult and Community Health do Centers for Disease Control and Prevention do United States Department of Health and Human Services (2003-2011). O Prevention Research Centers e um programa de mais de $60 Milhoes de US dollars por ano em ciclos competitivos a cada 5 anos para financiar e administrar pesquizas aplicadas em saude publica em 37 universidades Americanas involvendo aproximadamente 100 comunidades e 45 milhoes de pessoas. Desde Setembro de 2012 e o "Chairman" e "Distinguished Professor" do Department of Health Management and Informatics, School of Medicine, University of Missouri. Dr. Simoes foi Associate Professor por 8 anos e tem sido Adjunct Professor por 6 anos da Saint Louis University Schools of Public Health and Medicine. Tambem tem sido Adjunct Professor da University of Missouri School of Medicine nos ultimos 15 anos. Publicou mais de 150 artigos cientificos em jornais de medicina e saude publica com processo de "peer review", 14 capitulos de livros e mais de 50 relatorios de saude publica publicados em orgaos governamentais de saude publica nos Estados Unidos. Oferecu mais de 30 oficinas e treinamentos como professor e ou palestrante principal convidado em conferencias/congressos e oficinas internacionais em medicina e saude publica. Apresentou mais de 120 trabalhos cientificos em congressos e conferencias internacionais de medicina e saude publica. Tem feito mais de 30 consultorias em medicina e saude publica para organizacoes diversas tais como o Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Banco Mundial, Secretaria de Saude do Estado de Sao Paulo, Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, IMIP-Recife, e Osteopathic School of Medicine- Kirkskvile-Missouri.