Dr. Marcelo Costa Batista

Nephrologist

Brazil

Associate Professor, Discipline of Nephrology - Department of Medicine - UNIFESP. Graduated in Medicine from the Federal University of Bahia (1989); Master's in Medicine (Nephrology) from the Federal University of São Paulo (1995), Doctorate in Medicine (Nephrology) from the Federal University of São Paulo (1999) and Post Doctorate from TUFTS University, TUFTS, Medford, United States. He is currently Coordinator of the Integrated Center for Hypertension and Cardiovascular Metabology at Hospital do Rim and Hypertension (Fundação Oswaldo Ramos - UNIFESP/EPM), Associate Professor at New England Medical Center/Tufts University - Boston, USA, and Researcher at Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein. He has experience in the medical field, with emphasis on Clinical Nephrology, working mainly on the subjects: arterial hypertension, dyslipidemia, and cardiovascular disease.