Professor of Dermatology at Universidade Federal Fluminense; Bachelor in Medicina at Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (1989), Master, MsC, Dermatology, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (1996) and Doctorate, PhD, Dermatology, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (2003)
Dr Gavazzoni is a BOD member of AHRS since 2018 as the representative of the Latin America members. She is also a member of the EHRS and CILAD.
She is a Board Certificate Professor of Dermatology; Chair of the Postgraduate Dermatology Course and Co-Chair of the Residency Training Program in Dermatology, at Fluminense Federal University, Brazil. Thesis advisor at the Department of Dermatopathology. Dr. Maria Fernanda Gavazzoni is the founder of the First Alopecia Clinic at Antonio Pedro Federal Hospital, with special interest in Cicatricial Alopecia in patients of color. She is former Treasurer and Secretary of the Brazilian Society of Dermatology (SBD) and currently President of Fluminense SBD Board of Directors. She is the author of scientific book chapters and peer-viewed publications.
Since 2014¸Dr Gavazzoni has initiated a wide international network of hair research with Countries such as Switzerland, USA, Spain, Mexico, Japan, India, Italy, Belgium, France, Germany, Equador, Argentina.
The aim of this international hair network is to spread the knowledge of hair research with the best understanding of each country?s particular culture, ethnicity and unique needs for the hair loss patient.
Dr Gavazzoni has attended several international congresses as speaker and chair, in USA, Europe, India, Japan and Latin American countries. She received the title of honorary member of the Dermatology Society of Ecuador after her presentation in the city of Manta in 2018 and was honored during the Hair India congress in Chennai, India, 2014.
She is co-author of multicentric peer-viewed publication studies, together with several hair specialist leaders of International Societies.
Since 2015, Dr Gavazzoni started a research about Fibrosing Alopecia in a Pattern Distribution (FAPD) in Africa descent and dark skin patients, together with Dr Ralph Trueb, in Switzerland. Since then, the first paper about the issue was published in 2019 and there are multicentric PanAmerican and European international studies in FAPD, already going on.
In 2018, Dr Gavazzoni housed the first AHRS symposium during CILAD in São Paulo, Brazil. In 2019, Dr Gavazzoni will host the AHRS in Rio de Janeiro, at the Policlinica Geral do Rio de Janeiro International Symposium, with an expected public of 300 dermatologists.
In 2019, she presented about ?Facial pigmentation in cicatricial alopecia patients? during AHRS meeting at the AAD in Washinston DC. In April, she was invited to chair a pre-congress course and a symposium, together with international peers, during the WCHR in Barcelona.
Dr Gavazzoni is a member of the International Board of Pantene Hair Research Institute (Healthy Hair and Scalp Aliance) 2010/18.
Dr Gavazzoni has a cooperation with Prof Ralph Trueb, in Wallisellen, Switzerland, including joint mentorship of international trichology trainees. She will receive her first mentee from USA, Dr Chloe Ekelem, in May 2019. Dr Marcelo Teixeira, on of her Master students, will do mentorship program with Dr McMichael in June.
She was invited for the next EHRS in Sitges, Spain, to chair a pre-congress course about alopecia and a symposium about hair care and hair cosmetics.
She was invited to the 2nd World Congress of Trichoscopy in Sorrento Italy in 2020, as invited speaker.
Professora adjunta de Dermatologia da Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF) desde agosto de 2014. Coordenadora do curso de pós-graduação em dermatologia da UFF e vice-coordenadora da Residência Médica em Dermatologia do HUAP desde 2016.Professora Permanente do Departamento de pós-graduação em patologia UFF desde 2020. Professora responsável pelo ambulatório de alopecias do Hospital Antônio Pedro da Universidade Federal Fluminense desde janeiro de 2015.
Trabalhos publicados em parceria com pesquisadores e professores dos Estados Unidos, Europa, Africa, America Latina e Ásia.
Membro da Diretoria do American Hair Research Society como representante da América Latina desde 2018.
Professora do Curso de Pós-Graduação em Dermatologia Instituto de Dermatologia Professor Azulay (IDPA) 2004-2014 e Professora do Curso de Pós-Graduação em Dermatologia Sanitária do IDPA 2004-2014.
Chefe do Ambulatório de Dermatologia-Geral da Santa Casa da Misericórdia do Rio de Janeiro (IDPA) de 2009 a 2014.
Possui Graduação em Medicina, pela Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (1989); Mestrado, em Medicina (Dermatologia), pela Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (1996); e Doutorado, em Medicina (Dermatologia), pela Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (2003).
Presidente da SBD Fluminense (gestão 2019/20). Membro da diretoria da SBD fluminense gestão 2021-22.
Membro da diretoria da American Hair Research Society 2018-21. Membro da European Hair Research Society. Membro honorário da Sociedade Equatoriana de Dermatologia. Membro da Academia Americana de Dermatologia.
Ocupou cargos institucionais na Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia (SBD), como: o de Tesoureira, no biênio 2009/2010, coordenadora do departamento de micologia, no biênio 2011/2012; e, na Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia do Rio de Janeiro (SBD/RJ), foi Secretária-Geral, no biênio 2011/2012; coordenadora do departamento de cabelos e unhas da SBDRJ (2012/14) e coordenadora do departamento de micologia SBDRJ (2015/16). Atual diretora científica da SBD fluminense 2021-22.Foi Presidente do DermaRio 2012 e Presidente e Vice-Presidente do Congresso de ex-alunos do prof Azulay 2010 e 2011, respectivamente. É revisora (peer reviewer) dos Anais de Dermatologia, do Internacional Journal of Cosmetic Science e do Journal of International Trychology. É membro da Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, do American Academy of Dermatology. Atua principalmente no estudo das alopecias cicatriciais (em especial as do grupo liquenóide e a alopecia fibrosante de padrão androgenético) e não-cicatriciais e dos cosméticos capilares e suas implicações.
