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  • Roberto de Andrade Medronho MD, MSc, Phd

    Positions and Honors

    • Degree in Medicine from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (1982)
    • Master’s degree (MSc) in Public Health from the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (1993)
    • PhD degree in Public Health from the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (1999).
    • Full Professor at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
    • Former Coordinator of the Transmissible Diseases Epidemiology Laboratory at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
    • Former director of the Faculty of Medicine of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (08/2011 to 01/2020).
    •  Works in ​​Public Health, with an emphasis on Epidemiology.
    • Scientist of Our State at FAPERJ and Level 2 Researcher at CNPq.

    Main research areas

    • Public Health
    • Epidemiology
    • Education
    • Probability and Statistics

    Main Publications

    1. Martins MM, Medronho RA, Cunha AJLAD. Zika virus in Brazil and worldwide: a narrative review. Paediatr Int Child Health. 2021;41(1):28-35. doi: 10.1080/20469047.2020.1776044

    2. Makarenko C, San Pedro A, Paiva NS, Santos JPCD, Medronho RA, Gibson G.
    Measles resurgence in Brazil: analysis of the 2019 epidemic in the state of São Paulo. Rev Saude Publica. 2022;56:50. doi: 10.11606/s1518-8787.2022056003805.

    3. Raymundo CE, Oliveira MC, Eleuterio TA, André SR, da Silva MG, Queiroz ERDS, Medronho RA. Spatial analysis of COVID-19 incidence and the sociodemographic context in Brazil. PLoS One. 2021;16(3):e0247794. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0247794.

    4. Eleuterio TA, Oliveira MC, Velasco MDS, Menezes RA, Gomes RB, Martins MM, Raymundo CE, Medronho RA. SARS due to COVID-19: Predictors of death and profile of adult patients in the state of Rio de Janeiro, 2020. PLoS One. 2022;17(11):e0277338. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0277338.

    5. Martins MM, Alves da Cunha AJL, Robaina JR, Raymundo CE, Barbosa AP, Medronho RA. Fetal, neonatal, and infant outcomes associated with maternal Zika virus infection during pregnancy: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS One. 2021 Feb 19;16(2):e0246643. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0246643.