Paulo M. Alves MD, MSc

Paulo M. Alves, MD, MSc, provides technical guidance and analysis for MedAire’s MedLink medical advisory service, as well as is a member of the MedAire Medical Advisory Board. A popular presenter and requested speaker, Dr. Alves also authors papers and articles on medical topics affecting remote medicine based on trends in medicine and technology. A cardiologist, Dr. Alves previously was the Medical Director for Varig Brazilian Airlines and was a member of the IATA Medical Advisory Group from 2002 to 2006. Dr. Alves is a member of the International Academy of Aerospace Medicine, a fellow of the Aerospace Medical Association, a fellow of the Civil Aviation Medical Association and a member of the American Telemedicine Association. He is immediate past president for the Airlines Medical Directors Association and past-president of the Brazilian Society of Aerospace Medicine. He is currently the chairman of the Air Transport Committee of the Aerospace Medical Association.