João Moreira Pinto

João Moreira Pinto is an Associate Professor at Fernando Pessoa University, serving as Scientific, Teaching, Research and Innovation Director at the Teaching Hospital and Coordinator of the Postgraduate Program in Management of Health Organizations and Services. He also holds a Pediatric Surgery Consultant position at the Teaching Hospital.

His academic qualifications include:

• PGCert in Health Economics for Health Care Professionals, University of York, United Kingdom (2020)
• PhD in Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Minho, Portugal (2014) - Thesis: Hybrid Thoracic NOTES (Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery)
• Bachelor's Degree in Medicine, Abel Salazar Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Porto, Portugal (2004)

Dr. Pinto specializes in minimally invasive surgical techniques with emphasis on pediatric applications and Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES), complemented by expertise in health economics for healthcare systems management.

He oversees undergraduate and postgraduate education at the Teaching Hospital and CECLIN Clinical Studies Center, developing curricula for medical and health management training programs.

Additional leadership roles include President of the Portuguese Society of Pediatric Surgery (since 2023) and Board Member of Health4Moz NGO (since 2016).