Medical Team
Dr. Fernando Duarte
Dentist Doctor
Specialist in Oral Surgery by OMD (Order of Dentists)
Postgraduate Degree in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery from the University College of London – Eastman Dental Institute – London – England (Full Time Program – 36 Months)
Master in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery from the University College of London – Eastman Dental Institute – London – England
Thesis: “A comparison of infective complications associated with the two techniques employed in miniplate osteosynthesis for fractures of the mandibular angle”
Master in Laser Dentistry from the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore – Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS – Rome – Italy
Thesis: “The effect of laser treatment on alveolar bone preservation and immediate implant placement – randomized controlled trial”
Master in Laser Dentistry by the Laser & Health Academy – Ljubljana – Slovenia
PhD student at the University College of London – London – England
Thesis: “Masseter muscle adaptation following orthognathic surgery”
Certificate in Rehabilitation with Zygomatic Implants by INEPO-National Institute of Dental Education and Research – S. Paulo – Brazil
Certificate in Advanced Oral Rehabilitation by INEPO-National Institute of Dental Education and Research – S. Paulo – Brazil
Member of the Editorial Board of the Journals: Scientific Archives of Dental Science (SAODS), Science Volks Dentistry (SVOA) and O JornalDentistry
75 Scientific Articles Published in National and International Indexed Journals + 31 Scientific Posters + 3 Chapters in Books
International Scientific Consultant S.I.N.-Implant System, MTD-MedTechDental, Curasan and NSK
Responsible for the Department of Oral-Maxillofacial Surgery and Implantology at Clitrofa
Scientific Coordinator at Clitrofa Education Academy
Technical Manager of Clitrofa Dental Lab
Clitrofa Quality Manager
CEO and Clinical Director of Clitrofa – Trofa – Portugal
International Conferences in 31 Countries:
Austria (Vienna), Bolívia (Santa Cruz de la Sierra), Bulgaria (Sofia), Brazil (Campinas, Juiz de Fora, Rio de Janeiro, São José Dos Campos, Sao Paulo, Trancoso), China (Dalian, Guangzhou, Jinan, Nanjing, Kunming, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Xiamen), Cyprus (Nicosia), Colombia (Cali), Croatia (Dubrovnik, Zagreb), Dominican Republic (Punta Cana, Santiago de los Caballeros, Santo Domingo), Ecuador (Quito), Egypt (Cairo), England (London), Germany (Berlin, Cologne, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt), Greece (Athens), Italy (Brescia, Milan, Roma, Versilia), Lebanon (Beirut), Luxembourg (Luxembourg City), Netherlands (Amsterdam), Northern Macedonia (Skopje), Paraguay (Asunción), Peru (Lima), Romania (Bucharest), Russia (Yalta, Vladivostok), Serbia (Belgrade), Slovenia (Ljubljana, Portorož), Spain (Alicante, Badajoz, Barcelona, Cidade Real, Madrid, Malaga, León, Oviedo, Salamanca, Santiago de Compostela, Seville), Syria (Damascus), Sweden (Gothenburg), Switzerland (Geneva), Turkey (Antalya) and United States of America (Las Vegas, Miami, Phoenix).
National Conferences in 30 Cities:
Abrantes, Almada, Braga, Carvalhos, Cascais, Charneca da Caparica, Chaves, Coimbra, Évora, Funchal, Gandra, Guimarães, Lagoa, Lisboa, Matosinhos, Oeiras, Paredes, Portimão, Porto, Póvoa do Lanhoso, Santa Comba Dão, Santa Maria da Feira, Santo Tirso, Sintra, Trofa, Vidago, Vila Nova de Famalicão, Vila Nova de Gaia, Vila Real e Viseu.
Drª. Carina Ramos
Dentist Doctor
Master’s student in Orofacial Harmonization at the Universidad Europea Miguel de Cervantes – European Face & Body Institute – Valladolid – Spain
Master’s student in Oral Rehabilitation at CESPU – University Institute of Health Sciences – Gandra – Portugal (24 Month Program)
Post-Graduation in Management and Administration of Health Units by the University of Maia – Maia – Portugal (13 Months Program)
Master’s Degree in Conscious Sedation
Post-Graduation in Lenses, Veneers and Ceramic Laminates
Postgraduate Degree in Three-Dimensional Remodeling with Fill
Graduate in Digital Smile Design (DSD) – DSD Member
Member of the Editorial Board of the Magazine: O Jornal Dentistry
48 Scientific Articles Published in National and International Indexed Journals + 13 Scientific Posters
Responsible for the Department of Aesthetics and Oral Rehabilitation at Clitrofa
Dr. Nuno Franchini
Dentist Doctor
Postgraduate in Orthodontics, Straight-Wire Technique, Roth, by the European Center of Orthodontics in Porto in 2002
Postgraduate Theoretical and Practical in Orthodontics, MBT Technique, by the Center for Orthodontic Studies in Porto, Guided by Prof. Dr. Hugo Trevisi, in 2007
Postgraduate Clinic in Orthodontics, Technician MBT and Damon, by Consolidate and Validate in Porto, Guided by Professor Reginaldo Trevisi in 2011
Invisalign Certification in 2013
Assistant Professor of the Postgraduate Course in Orthodontics at the Portuguese South Atlantic Institute (IPAS), between 2016 and 2018
Postgraduate in Implantology at ESORIB – Fernando Pessoa University in Porto in 2015
Partner of the Portuguese Society of Dento-Facial Orthopedics (SPODF)
Responsible for Orthodontics Consultation of Clitrofa
Drª. Raquel Gonçalves
Dentist Doctor
Postgraduate in Endodontics by ISCS-N
Invited Assistant at the Faculty of Dental Medicine of the University of Porto
Responsible for Dentistry / Endodontics consulting
Drª. Andrea Pestana
Dentist Doctor
Master’s student in Oral Rehabilitation at CESPU – Instituto Universitário de Ciências da Saúde – Gandra – Portugal (24 Month Program)
Responsible for Dentistry / Oral Rehabilitation Consultation
Dr. Nuno Alegre Pereira
Anesthesiology Specialist
Degree in Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon – Portugal (2008)
Specific Training of the Medical Internship in Anesthesiology at the Vila Nova de Gaia / Espinho Hospital Center (2014)
Master in Chronic Pain Treatment from the University of Seville (2017)
Head of Clitrofa Anesthesiology Consultation
Head of Clitrofa Chronic Pain Consultation
Technical Manager of Clitrofa Outpatient Surgical Unit
Dr. Gustavo Coelho
Medical Specialist in Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery
Degree in Medicine at the Faculty of Medical Sciences of the Universidade Nova de Lisboa – Portugal
Specific Training of the Medical Internship in Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery in the Plastic Surgery, Reconstructive, Cranio-Maxillofacial and Microsurgery Unit of the Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho and Plastic Surgery, Reconstructive and Burned Unit of the Hospital da Prelada.
Member of the Portuguese Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery
EBOPRAS Fellow
Reviewer of the international journal “Aesthetic Plastic Surgery”
Responsible for the Consultation on Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery of Clitrofa
Drª. Paula Ramôa
Degree in Medicine and Surgery from the Faculty of Medicine of Porto
Bachelor’s degree in molecular biology and a Bachelor’s degree in molecular oncobiology from the Faculty of Medicine of Porto
Gynecology/Obstetrics Hospital Assistant at Júlio Dinis maternity until 2007
Founder and responsible for the Outpatient Surgery Unit at Maternidade de Júlio Dinis until 2007
Coordinator of the Department of Gynecological Endoscopy at Hospital Lusíadas, Porto
Founder and coordinator of the Laser Unit in Gynecological Pathology at Hospital Lusíadas, Porto
Specialist in minimally invasive surgery in the treatment of gynecological diseases
Specialist in the areas of Endometriosis and Pelvic Floor Disorders – Diagnosis and Treatment
Specialist and pioneer in the non-invasive treatment of Uterine Fibroids with Radiofrequency
Responsible for the Genital Aesthetic Medicine and Gynecology consultation at Clitrofa
Responsible for the consultation of Diagnosis and Treatment of Uterine Fibroids of Clitrofa
Areas of Interest:
Regenerative, aesthetic and functional medicine of the lower genital tract
Vulvar cosmetic surgery
Laser in the treatment of functional pathologies of the lower genital tract, namely postmenopausal vulvovaginal atrophy, urinary incontinence, prolapses, postpartum pelvic relaxation and lichen sclerosus
Pelvic Floor Disorders
Diagnosis and treatment of uterine fibroids
Drª. Amélia de Almeida
Degree in Medicine from the Faculty of Medicine of Lisbon
Specialist in Gynecology/Obstetrics
Responsible for the Gynecology, Sexology and Genital Aesthetics consultation at Clitrofa
Areas of Interest
Minimally invasive surgery in the treatment of gynecological diseases (endoscopic surgery and vaginal surgery)
Vulvo-cervico-vaginal pathology
Pelvic floor disorders
Genito-urinary menopause syndrome (GMS) treatment with laser
Drª. Alexandra Mesquita
General Medical Clinic
Office Assistants
Office Assistant
Responsible for Oral Medicine and Oral Rehabilitation Consulting
Office Assistant
Responsible for Dentistry and Endodontics Consulting
Carolina Ferreira
Office Assistant
Responsible for Endodontics Consulting
Nursing Team
Instrumentist nurse
Responsible for Nursing apointments and Clinical Analysis of Clitrofa
Responsible for Nursing Consultation to Domicile and Conscious Sedation of Clitrofa
Coordinator of Operative Blocks Clitrofa
Responsible for Quality
Postgraduate Diploma in Anesthesiology
Circulating nurse
Responsible for apointments of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Responsible for apointments of Implantology
Nursing apointments and Clinical Analysis of Clitrofa
Nursing Consultation to Domicile of Clitrofa
Nurse Simão Silva
Specialist in Medical-Surgical Nursing
Postgraduate in Advanced Nursing from Catholic University
Master in Medical-Surgical Nursing, Catholic University
Drª. Joana Magalhães
Pharmaceuticals
Responsible for the Pharmaceutical Service of Clitrofa
Psychologist
Psychologist
Degree in Psychology
Postgraduate in cognitive-behavioral intervention
Specialist in clinical psychology and neuroscience
Speech Therapist
Drª. Ana Catarina Gaspar
Speech Therapist
Degree in Speech Therapy from the Porto School of Health Technology
Master in Special Education in Early Educational Intervention at the Institute of Child Studies, University of Minho
Doctoral student in Child Studies in the Special Education specialty at the same University
Member of several national and international scientific associations and has published several works in his research area
Responsible for Clitrofa Speech Therapy consultation
Drª. Raquel Machado
Speech therapist
Licensed by the Instituto Superior de Saúde do Alto Ave
Attends Advanced Specialization in Communication, Language and Speech Disorders: Theoretical Bases, Assessment and Intervention
Postgraduate in Oropharyngeal Dysphagia
Postgraduate in Developmental Disorders from Early Childhood to Adolescence: Assessment and Intervention
Postgraduate in Oral and Facial Motor Therapeutic Intervention
Experience with children and adolescents in the following intervention areas: communication, language, speech, reading and writing, voice, dysfluency, orofacial motricity and swallowing
Responsible for the Clitropha Speech Therapy consultation
Administrative Team
André Lima
Director of Communications and Marketing
Responsible for Informatic Department
Responsible for Advertising and Audiovisual Department
Accountant
Responsible for Finance Department
Medical Intervention Auxiliary
Márcia Costa
Medical Intervention Auxiliary