Fernando Garcia Benavides

Professor at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona, Spain) and Diretor of the Center for Research in Occupational Health since 2008. Adjunct Professor at the University of Texas School of Public Health (Houston, United State) since 2010.After graduating from the School of Medicine (University of Seville) in 1979, Dr Benavides was working during 3 years as General Practitioner in rural village of Extremadura region. His graduate dissertation (Mortality trends by TBC and others respiratory diseases in Spain, 1900-1978, supervised by Prof Enrique Najera) was defended in 1982 (University of Seville), and his doctoral thesis (Quality of death certificates in Spain, supervised by Prof Bolumar) was defended (special distinction) in 1985 (University of Alicante). In 1988 he is appointed as Medical Specialist in Preventive Medicine and Public Health. He was visiting researcher at the University of Liverpool (1990) and at McGill University (1995). Dr Benavides is (co) author of over 190 articles, published in journals as American Journal of Public Health, European Journal of Public Health, Epidemiology, American Journal of Epidemiology, International Journal of Epidemiology, Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, Scandinavian Journal of Work and Environmental Health, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, American Journal Industrial Medicine, Safety Science, Pain, PloS One, Carcinogenesis, Gaceta Sanitaria, Revista Española de Salud Pública, Archivos de Prevención de Riesgos Laborales, as well as numerous books and book chapters. He is co-editor of a widely-used text book on Occupational Health (Manual de Salud Laboral), now in its fourth edition. Dr Benavides has participated in over 20 research projects with competitive funding by European and Spanish agencies.

Professor na Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona, Espanha) e Diretor do Centro de Pesquisa em Saúde Ocupacional desde 2008. Professor Adjunto na University of Texas School of Public Health (Houston, United State), desde 2010.Possui graduação em Medicina - Universidad de Sevilla (Espanha, 1979). Durante 3 anos trabalhou como médico geral em uma vila rural. O trabalho de pesquisa de graduação (Tendências de mortalidade por Tuberculose e outras enfermidades respiratórias na Espanha, 1900-1978, orientado pelo professor Enrique Nájera) foi defendido na Universidade de Sevilla (1982). O doutorado (Quality of death certificates in Spain, orientado pelo professor Francisco Bolumar) foi defendido (distinção especial) na Universidad de Alicante (Espanha, 1987). Em 1988 foi reconhecido o titulo de médico especialista em Medicina Preventiva e Saúde Pública. Pesquisador visitante na University of Liverpool (UK, 1990) e na University of McGill (Canada, 1995).Co-autor de mais de 190 artigos científicos publicados em revistas como American Journal of Public Health, European Journal of Public Health, Epidemiology, American Journal of Epidemiology, International Journal of Epidemiology, Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, Scandinavian Journal of Work and Environmental Health, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, American Journal Industrial Medicine, Safety Science, Pain, PloS One, Carcinogenesis, Gaceta Sanitaria, Revista Española de Salud Pública, Archivos de Prevención de Riesgos Laborales, e também de numerosos capítulos de livros. Co-editor de um livro amplamente utilizado em saúde ocupacional em espanhol: Manual de Salud Laboral, agora em sua quarta edição. Participa de mais de 20 projetos de pesquisa competitivos e financiado por agências Latinoamericanas, Europa e Espanha.