Positions and Honors
– PhD degree in Nutritional Sciences from the Josué de Castro Institute of Nutrition (INJC) of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)
– Associate Professor at the Josué de Castro Nutrition Institute (INJC) at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)
– Leader of the Nutrition and Pediatrics Research Center (NUTPED) at the Josué de Castro Nutrition Institute (INJC) at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)
– Assistance activities at the Institute of Childcare and Pediatrics Martagão Gesteira (IPPMG/UFRJ), including participation in nutritional support and diabetes outpatient clinic.
– Permanent Professor of the Postgraduate Program in Nutrition at INJC/UFRJ
– Permanent Professor of the Master’s Program in Maternal and Child Health at IPPMG/UFRJ
– Research Productivity Scholarship from the National Research Council (CNPq) (since 2020).
– Coordinator of the Multidisciplinary Integrated Residency Program in Child and Adolescent Health at IPPMG/UFRJ.
– Member of the Brazilian Maternal and Child Nutrition Consortium since 2019
– Young Scientist at Our State of Our State, from the Research Support Foundation of the State of Rio de Janeiro (JCNE/FAPERJ)
Main research areas:
- Nutritional therapy in pediatrics
- Clinical nutrition in pediatrics
- Nutrition applied to chronic diseases in pediatrics
Main publications
1. RUIZ-ROSO, MARÍA BELÉN ; DE CARVALHO PADILHA, PATRICIA ; MANTILLA-ESCALANTE, DIANA C. ; ULLOA, NATALIA ; BRUN, PAOLA ; ACEVEDO-CORREA, DIOFANOR ; ARANTES FERREIRA PERES, WILZA ; MARTORELL, MIQUEL ; AIRES, MARIANA TSCHOEPKE ; DE OLIVEIRA CARDOSO, LETÍCIA ; CARRASCO-MARÍN, FERNANDA ; PATERNINA-SIERRA, KATHERINE ; RODRIGUEZ-MEZA, JHON E. ; MONTERO, PIEDAD M. ; BERNABÈ, GIULIA ; PAULETTO, ANTHONY ; TACI, XHOAJDA ; VISIOLI, FRANCESCO ; DÁVALOS, ALBERTO . Covid-19 Confinement and Changes of Adolescent’s Dietary Trends in Italy, Spain, Chile, Colombia and Brazil. Nutrients, v. 12, p. 1807, 2020.
2. RUÍZ-ROSO, MARÍA BELÉN; DE CARVALHO PADILHA, PATRICIA; MATILLA-ESCALANTE, DIANA C.; BRUN, PAOLA ; ULLOA, NATALIA; ACEVEDO-CORREA, DIOFANOR; ARANTES FERREIRA PERES, WILZA; MARTORELL, MIQUEL ; RANGEL BOUSQUET CARRILHO, THAIS; DE OLIVEIRA CARDOSO, LETÍCIA; CARRASCO-MARÍN, FERNANDA ; PATERNINA-SIERRA, KATHERINE ; LOPEZ DE LAS HAZAS, MARÍA-CARMEN ; RODRIGUEZ-MEZA, JHON E. ; VILLALBA-MONTERO, LUISA F. ; BERNABÈ, GIULIA ; PAULETTO, ANTHONY; TACI, XHOAJDA; CÁRCAMO-REGLA, RICHAR ; MARTÍNEZ, J. ALFREDO; DÁVALOS, ALBERTO. Changes of Physical Activity and Ultra-Processed Food Consumption in Adolescents from Different Countries during Covid-19 Pandemic: An Observational Study. Nutrients, v. 12, p. 2289, 2020.
3. AFONSO, WANÉLIA VIEIRA ; PERES, WILZA ARANTES FERREIRA ; PINHO, NIVALDO BARROSO ; SCHILITHZ, ARTHUR ORLANDO CORRÊA ; MARTUCCI, RENATA BRUM ; RODRIGUES, VIVIANE DIAS ; NASCIMENTO, BARBARA FOLINO ; MOREIRA, CAROLINA FERRAZ FIGUEIREDO; CARVALHO PADILHA, PATRICIA. Performance of subjective global nutritional assessment in predicting clinical outcomes: Data from the Brazilian survey of pediatric oncology nutrition. Cancer Medicine, v. 5, p. 1-12, 2022.
4. SILVERIO, RAQUEL NASCIMENTO CHANCA; DE AQUINO LACERDA, ELISA MARIA; FORTINS, ROBERTA FERREIRA ; DE LIMA, GÉSSICA CASTOR FONTES ; SCANCETTI, LUIZA BERGUININS ; DO CARMO, CLEBER NASCIMENTO ; DA CUNHA, LETÍCIA VICTORIA SOUZA ; LUESCHER, JORGE LUIZ; DE CARVALHO PADILHA, PATRÍCIA. Predictive factors of non-HDL cholesterol in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitius: A cross-sectional study. DIABETES RESEARCH AND CLINICAL PRACTICE, v. 154, p. 9-16, 2019.
5. Ferreira, RF; LACERDA, E. M. A. ; Silvério RNC ; Carmo CN ; Ferreira, A.A. ; FELIZARDO, C. ; NASCIMENTO, B. F.; LUESCHER, J.; PADILHA, PATRICIA. Predictor factors of glycemic control in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus treated at a referral service in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. DIABETES RESEARCH AND CLINICAL PRACTICE, v. 154, p. 138-145, 2019.