Positions and Honors
– Post-doctorate in Fetal Cardiology from the Federal University of São Paulo, SP, Brazil
– PhD degree in Cardiology (Fetal Cardiology area) from the Rio Grande do Sul Cardiology Institute, Brazil, with a scholarship “sandwich” at Johns Hopkins University, USA (Research Fellow)
– Master’s degree (MSc) in Medical Sciences (Pediatrics) from the Faculty of Medical Sciences of Santa Casa de São Paulo, SP, Brazil
– Adjunct Professor of Pediatric Cardiology at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)
– Board certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Cardiology and Echocardiography – Brazilian Society of Pediatrics, Brazilian Society of Cardiology and Brazilian Medical Association
– Postgraduation in Cardio-Oncology from the Brazilian Society of Cardiology
– Permanent Professor of the Postgraduate Program in Maternal and Child Health at UFRJ
– Member of the Societies: International Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (ISUOG), Brazilian Society of Cardiology (SBC) and International Prenatal Cardiology Collaboration Group.
– Scientific editor: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound (JCU)
– Reviewer of the journals: Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, Frontiers in Pediatrics, and Prenatal Cardiology Journal.
Main research areas:
- Pediatric and Fetal Cardiology, emphasis on cardiac function
- Cardiovascular Genetics – cardiomyopathies, congenital heart diseases and trisomy 21
- Physical 3D models and virtual heart navigation
Main publications
1. Magioli Bravo-Valenzuela NJ, Malho AS, Nieblas CO, Castro PT, Werner H, Araujo Júnior E. Evolution of Fetal Cardiac Imaging over the Last 20 Years. Diagnostics (Basel). 2023;13(23):3509.
2. Jadczak A, Respondek-Liberska M, Sokołowski Ł, Chrzanowski J, Rizzo G, Araujo Júnior E, Bravo-Valenzuela NJ, Axt-Fliedner R, Słodki M; International Prenatal Cardiology Collaboration Group. Hypoplastic left heart syndrome with prenatally diagnosed foramen ovale restriction: diagnosis, management and outcome. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2022; 35(2):291-298.
3. Bravo-Valenzuela NJ, Peixoto AB, Nardozza LM, Souza AS, Araujo Júnior E. Applicability and technical aspects of two-dimensional ultrasonography for assessment of fetal heart function. Med Ultrason; 2019(1):94-101.
4. Bravo-Valenzuela NJ, Peixoto AB, Araujo Júnior E, Da Silva Costa F, Meagher S. The reverse boomerang sign: a marker for first-trimester transposition of great arteries. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2019;32(4):677-680.
5. Linask KK, Han M, Bravo-Valenzuela NJ. Changes in vitelline and utero-placental hemodynamics: implications for cardiovascular development. Front Physiol. 2014;5:390.
6. Martins IF, Doles IC, Bravo-Valenzuela NJM, Santos AORD, Varella MSP. When is the Best Time for Corrective Surgery in Patients with Tetralogy of Fallot between 0 and 12 Months of Age? Braz J Cardiovasc Surg. 2018;33(5):505-510