Dr. Paulo Pitrez

PhD in Pulmonology

Brazil

Graduated in Medicine (1993) and held his PhD in Pulmonology (2001) at Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). Completed clinical and research specialization (2000) at Princess Margaret Hospital for Children and the University of Western Australia (Perth, Australia). Director of the Institute of Biomedical Research (2008-2017) and Professor of the School of Medicine (2003-2018) at PUCRS. A reviewer of many international journals, with research focused on asthma in childhood. Currently a pediatric pulmonologist and the Institutional Research Coordinator at Hospital Moinhos de Vento, President and founding member of the Brazilian Severe Asthma Group (BraSA Group), and a researcher for the Brazilian Research Agency (CNPq), with over 1,200 citations and h factor of 17 (Scopus).Graduated in Medicine (1993) and held his PhD in Pulmonology (2001) at Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). Completed clinical and research specialization (2000) at Princess Margaret Hospital for Children and the University of Western Australia (Perth, Australia). Director of the Institute of Biomedical Research (2008-2017) and Professor of the School of Medicine (2003-2018) at PUCRS. A reviewer of many international journals, with research focused on asthma in childhood. Currently a pediatric pulmonologist and the Institutional Research Coordinator at Hospital Moinhos de Vento, President and founding member of the Brazilian Severe Asthma Group (BraSA Group), and a researcher for the Brazilian Research Agency (CNPq), with over 1,200 citations and h factor of 17 (Scopus).