Positions and Honors
– Adjunct Professor of the Department of Pediatrics of the Faculty of Medicine of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)
– Coordinator of the Medical Residency in Pediatric Infectious Diseases of the Institute of Childcare and Pediatrics Martagão Gesteira (IPPMG) at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
– Attending Physician at the Pediatric Infectious Diseases and AIDS Service at IPPMG/UFRJ
– Member of the Hospital Infection Control Committee at IPPMG/UFRJ
– Attending Physician at Vaccination Super Center of Rio de Janeiro – Reference Center for Special Immunobiologicals Myrtes Amorelli Gonzaga – Rocha Maia Hospital
– Fellowship in Infectious Diseases in Pediatrics at the Escola Paulista de Medicina – Universidade Federal de São Paulo, in 1989
– Master’s degree (MSc) in Medicine (Concentration area Infectious and Parasitic Diseases) from the Postgraduate Program in Infectious and Parasitic Diseases at UFRJ, in 2000
– PhD degree in Medicine (Infectious and Parasitic Diseases) from the Postgraduate Program in Infectious and Parasitic Diseases at UFRJ, in 2006
– Member of the Scientific Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases of the Society of Pediatrics of the State of Rio de Janeiro (SOPERJ)
– Researcher at site 5071, linked to the National Institute of Health – USA, involving research protocols on maternal and child AIDS at IPPMG/UFRJ, since 2002
Board Certifications
- Pediatrics, Brazilian Society of Pediatrics and Brazilian College of Physicians, Brazil.
- Pediatric Infectology, Brazilian Society of Pediatrics and Brazilian Society of Infectology
Main research areas:
- Pediatric infectious diseases
- Maternal-child AIDS
Main publications
1. Duarte NL, Bueno APS, Sanches BS, Ramos GA, Santos JMB, Silva HFH, Pondé JO, Sá JG, Rossi PM, Horn PRCB, Sztajnbok DCN, Rubini NPM, Costa ES, Milito CB, Abreu TF, Land MGP. Prognostic Factors in Children and Adolescents with Lymphomas and Vertical Transmission of HIV in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: A Multicentric Hospital-Based Survival Analysis Study. Cancers, v. 15, p. 2292, 2023
2. Pucarelli-Lebreiro G, Venceslau MT, Cordeiro CC, Maciel FQ, Anachoreta TD, Abreu TF, Frota ACC, Castiñeiras TMPP, Costa AMd, Lopes ACdL, Campos LNR, Calvano LM, Guimaraes MAAM and Hofer CB (2022) Clinical Manifestations and Complications of Children With COVID-19 Compared to Other Respiratory Viral Infections: A Cohort Inpatient Study From Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Front. Pediatr. 10:934648. doi: 10.3389/fped.2022.934648
3. Duarte NL, Bueno APS, Sanches BS, Ramos GA, Santos JMB, Silva HFH, Pondé JO, Sá JG, Rossi PM, Horn PRCB, Sztajnbok DCN, Rubini NPM, Costa ES, Milito CB, Abreu TF, Land MGP. Incidence and Clinical Description of Lymphomas in Children and Adolescents with Vertical Transmission of HIV in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in Pre- and Post-Combined Antiretroviral Therapy Eras: A Multicentric Hospital-Based Survival Analysis Study. Cancers, v. 14, p. 6129, 2022
4. Venceslau MT, Lebreiro GP, Leitão GS, Alves BKAMF, Gouvea LA, Pastura GMC, Anachoreta TD, da Rocha RCS, Maciel FQ, Cordeiro CC, Castiñeiras TMPP, Abreu TF, Frota ACC, Varella RB, Guimarães MAAM, Hofer CB. Neurological Manifestations Associated With SARS-CoV-2 in Children: A Case Series. J Cent Nerv Syst Dis. 2022;14:11795735221102740. doi: 10.1177/11795735221102740.
5. Pinheiro MAS, Aurilio RB, Parente AAAI, Sant’Anna MFBP, Frota ACC, Hofer CB, Abreu TF, Ferreira S, Sant’Anna CC. Clinical forms and diagnosis of tuberculosis in children and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic. J Bras Pneumol. 2022;48(6):e20220240. doi: 10.36416/1806-3756/e20220240.
6. Vivacqua DPF, Paz AB, Frota ACC, Penna CRR, Martins MG, Abreu TF, Hofer CB. Antenatal factors related to congenital toxoplasmosis in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2022;35(25):7200-7206. doi: 10.1080/14767058.2021.1946507.
7. Barreto Filho LF, Hofer CB, Machado ES, Abreu TF, Frota ACC, de Oliveira RH, Robineau O, Cardoso GCP, Périssé ARS. Personal and Network-Related Factors Associated to Diagnosis Disclosure Reactions for Children and Adolescents Living with HIV. AIDS Behav. 2021;25(2):562-570. doi: 10.1007/s10461-020-03018-6.
8. Gouvea LA, Martins M, Vivacqua D, Rosseto J, Lima G, Frota AC, Abreu TF, Araujo A, Hofer CB. Complications and Sequelae in Patients With Congenital Microcephaly Associated With Zika Virus Infection: Two-Year Follow-Up. J Child Neurol. 2021;36(7):537-544. doi: 10.1177/0883073820983163.
9. Gouvea LA, Vivacqua D, Lima G, Rosseto J, Frota AC, Abreu TF, Araujo A, Martins M, Hofer CB. Answer to the Letter by Scorza et al on Epilepsy Due to Congenital Zika Virus Infection: The Ongoing Threat. J Child Neurol. 2021;36(12):1134-1135. doi: 10.1177/08830738211019883.