Joao Costa MD, PhD

Dr. Joao Parracho Da Costa, MD, Ph.D. is a Professor of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics at the University of Lisbon. He receive his licensure in Medicine in 1998. He practices as a General practitioner between 1999 to 2000. In 2006 he became a specialist in neurology and later on in clinical neurophysiologist and clinical pharmacology. He received clinical research training in the Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery (WCNN) NHS Trust, Liverpool, UK, and in the Neurology Department of the Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Spain.

Currently, he practices medicine at Hospital da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal. After finishing his licensure, he got the following academic degrees and titles: Master of Neurosciences (University of Lisbon); Master of Neurological Electrodiagnosis (University of Barcelona); and Doctor of Medicine, Discipline of Neurology (University of Lisbon). He had a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship from CIBERNED (Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Spain).

He is the Editor of 3 journals and an ad-hoc reviewer for 12 international journals. He published 140 full papers in peer review journals. He presented 170 communications at scientific conferences. He has written 8 book chapters and 7 national clinical guidelines. He received 10 Awards and Distinctions as the first author/investigator by national and international institutions.