Jorge Fonseca, MD, PhD is Associate Professor at Instituto Universitário Egas Moniz (IUEM) and senior gastroenterologist at Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada, Portugal where he is the Chairman of the Nutrition Committee, head of the Artificial Nutrition Team (GENE) and head of the Special Exam Unit.
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Associate Professor Instituto Universitário Egas Moniz - IUEM
Senior gastroenterologist, Hospital Garcia de Orta, Portugal
Academic Background
Associate Professor IUEM (Pathophysiology/Medical Pathology)
University Aggregation, Universidade do Porto
PhD degree on Medicine, Universidade do Porto.
Master degree in Medical Parasitology, Universidade Nova de Lisboa.
Medical degree, Universidade Nova de Lisboa.
Clinical Background
Vice-president of the gastroenterology association of the general hospitals (NGHD)
Chairman of the Scientific Committee of the 37th European Congress of Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism - 2015
ESPEN Scientific Committee - Rotating member
Senior gastroenterologist, Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada, Portugal.
Head of the Special Exams Unit, Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada, Portugal.
Head of the Nutrition Committee, Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada, Portugal.
Head of Artificial Nutrition Team, Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada, Portugal.
Research interests
Clinical Nutrition/Artificial Nutrition, Nutrition and Systemic Disorders, Upper GI disorders, Microbiota and Probiotics
Scientific Research
More than 100 scientific papers in International and Portuguese journals and book chapters.
BIO
Jorge Fonseca, MD, PhD is Associate Professor at Instituto Universitário Egas Moniz (IUEM) and senior gastroenterologist at Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada, Portugal where he is the Chairman of the Nutrition Committee, head of the Artificial Nutrition Team (GENE) and head of the Special Exam Unit.
He was vice-president of the gastroenterology association of the general hospitals (NGHD), rotating member of the ESPEN Scientific Committee and Chairman of the Scientific Committee of the 37th European Congress of Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism – 2015.
Doctor Fonseca’s main research interests are clinical nutrition and artificial nutrition, nutrition and systemic disorders, upper GI disorders and microbiota/probiotics. He published more than 100 scientific papers in International and Portuguese journals and book chapter