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Susana Santos

Susana Santos

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Physical and Rehabilitation Physician (OM 43286)

Medical doctor who has specialised in rehabilitation, being her main interest musculoskeletal conditions.

Being a former basketball player, she has always been passionate about sports, and understands the athletes’ struggles during their recovery from injuries. Therefore, she has been sub-specialising in sports medicine, doing training and studying in schools of excellency such as Harvard Medical School, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital United States, University of Oporto, Nova Medical School of Lisbon. She has been part of elite clubs and national teams’ medical departments, conducting prevention and rehabilitation programmes for athletes in all sports and care to general public.

  • CUF Hospitais and Clinics

    Medical Director Fisiogaspar

    Health Performance Department SL Benfica 

    Grupo Abrisaúde

  • Centro de Medicina de Reabilitação da Região Centro Rovisco Pais

    Centro de Medicina Desportiva de Coimbra

    Medical Department of the Portuguese Basketball Federation

    Autoridade Antidopagem de Portugal

    Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Coimbra

    Hospital D. Pedro Aveiro

  • Physical and Rehabilitation Physician (Portuguese Medical Association)

    International Olympic Committee Diploma in Sports Medicine

    Masters in musculoskeletal ultra-sound guided procedures from Fundación San Pablo Andalucía, Spain

    Post graduate degree on Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain Management (School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences University of Oporto)

    Post graduate degree on clinical research (University of Lisbon)

    Post graduate degree Principles and Practice of Clinical Research (Harvard Medical School)

    Post graduate degree on Sports Medicine (Portuguese Society of Sports Medicine)

    Post graduate degree Dano Corporal Pós-traumático (Instituto Português de Medicina Legal)

    Medicine degree (University of Coimbra)

  • Publications in peer review journals

    Editorial board of Revista da Sociedade Portuguesa de Medicina Física e Reabilitação

    Editorial board of Revista da Sociedade Portuguesa de Reumatologia

    Lectures in several international and national conferences

  • Best lecture awards

    Best Sports Medicine post-graduate student of the year

  • ISPRM (International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine)

    SPMFR (Sociedade Portuguesa de Medicina Física e Reabilitação)

    SPMD (Sociedade Portuguesa de Medicina Física e Reabilitação

    OM (Portuguese Medical Association)