Alvaro Perazzo, MD, MSc, MBA, PhD(C)
- Cardiac Surgeon specialized in Advanced Heart Failure, Heart Transplantation, and Mechanical Circulatory Support.
- Consultant Cardiac Surgeon at the Heart Institute of Pernambuco (InCor-PE), Real Hospital Português, with clinical practice across Rede D’Or (Hospital Memorial Star, Hospital Memorial São José, and Hospital Esperança Recife) and Américas Health Network (Hospital Santa Joana Recife) in Pernambuco, Brazil.
- Cardiac Surgeon at the Cardiological Center Ovídio Montenegro (CECOM), Recife, Brazil.
- Lead Cardiac Surgeon for Advanced Heart Failure Therapies at Hospital Agamenon Magalhães, Pernambuco State Health Department (SES-PE), Brazil.
- Specialized training in Heart Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support at the Heart Institute (InCor), University of São Paulo Medical School (USP), São Paulo, Brazil.
- MSc in Surgery, Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), Recife, Brazil.
- MBA in Healthcare Management, Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV), Brazil.
- PhD Candidate, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
- Director, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Pernambuco Society of Cardiology.
- Representative, Heart Failure, Heart Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support Committee, Brazilian Society of Cardiovascular Surgery (SBCCV).
- Editor Fellow, Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery (BJCVS).
- Active Member, Working Group on Cardiovascular Surgery, European Society of Cardiology (ESC).
- Member, Cardiac Surgery Working Group, EuroELSO.
- Member, Working Group on Innovations in ECMO and ECLS, EuroELSO.
- Research interests: advanced heart failure, heart transplantation, mechanical circulatory support, ECMO/ECLS, and outcomes research in cardiothoracic surgery.
