Main Cities Neurosurgery Department Heads:
Below is a working directory of one key neurosurgery centre per city on your Brazil map, with the best-available information on the current service chief and how to reach the service.
Network centre
| City | Main centre | Neurosurgery lead (role) | Practical contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curitiba (network hub) | Complexo do Hospital de Clínicas da UFPR (CHC-UFPR) | Prof. Dr. Luis Alencar Biurrum Borba – professor of Neurosurgery at UFPR and described as chefe do Serviço de Neurocirurgia do Hospital de Clínicas da UFPR Escavador+2Clínica Borba+2 | CHC-UFPR central: +55 (41) 3360-7833 / 3360-7838 (agendamento) or central switchboard around (41) 3360-1800 ABRAMI+1. For introductions, I’d route via hospital medical directorate or neurosurgery residency. |
Southeast & South
| City | Main centre | Neurosurgery lead (role) | Practical contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da USP (HCFMUSP) | Prof. Dr. Carlos Gilberto Carlotti Jr. – FAPESP profile identifies him as chefe do Serviço de Neurocirurgia do Hospital das Clínicas da FMUSP BV FAPESP+1 | HC-FMUSP switchboard +55 (11) 2661-0000 / 2661-6000 São Paulo State Government (ask for Divisão de Neurocirurgia). |
| Rio de Janeiro | Instituto Estadual do Cérebro Paulo Niemeyer (IECPN) | Dr. Paulo José da Mata Pereira – Escavador CV lists him as chefe do Serviço de Neurocirurgia do Instituto Estadual do Cérebro Paulo Niemeyer ANM+1 | Best route is via the institute’s official contact (secretaria médica) on the IECPN/SES-RJ website rather than a personal contact. |
| Belo Horizonte | Hospital das Clínicas da UFMG | Prof. Dr. Arthur C. Nicolato – UFMG materials describe him as chefe do Serviço de Neurocirurgia do Hospital das Clínicas da UFMG LinkedIn+1 | Contact via HC-UFMG neurosurgery/residency office (HC-UFMG/EBSerh site) – they usually list phone and a generic e-mail for the service. |
| Vitória | Hospital Estadual Central (HEC) | Dr. Leandro de Assis Barbosa – cited as coordenador do Serviço de Neurocirurgia e Neurorradiologia Terapêutica do HEC Instagram+1 | Residency and service contact e-mail used officially: icepi.prmneurocirurgia@saude.es.gov.br Congresso 24+1 |
| Porto Alegre | Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA) | Dr. Apio Cláudio Martins Antunes – academic/professional bios identify him as chefe do Serviço de Neurocirurgia do Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre Escavador+3Hospital de Clínicas Porto Alegre+3Portal SBN+3 | Contact via HCPA neurosurgery service (Serviço de Neurocirurgia) – phone/e-mail listed in HCPA directory. |
| Florianópolis | Hospital Governador Celso Ramos (HGCR) | Dr. Athos Luiz Athayde – described in congress and society material as chefe do Serviço de Neurocirurgia do Hospital Governador Celso Ramos Portal SES/SC+1 | Route via HGCR switchboard and ask for Serviço de Neurocirurgia. |
Centre-West
| City | Main centre | Neurosurgery lead (role) | Practical contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brasília | Hospital de Base do Distrito Federal (HBDF) | Classical reference: Prof. Paulo Andrade de Mello founded and headed the neurosurgery service for decades Wikipedia. Recent open sources don’t clearly name the current chefe do serviço. | I’d contact HBDF via the Instituto de Gestão Estratégica de Saúde do DF (IGES-DF) and ask specifically for the current head of the Serviço de Neurocirurgia or the neurosurgery residency coordinator. |
| Goiânia | Hospital das Clínicas da UFG (HC-UFG / Ebserh) | Prof. Dr. Osvaldo Vilela Filho – described by EBSerh/UFG and his own CV as chefe do Serviço de Neurocirurgia do HC-UFG and coordinator of the neurosurgery residency Instagram+2Serviços e Informações do Brasil+2 | For clinical/academic contact, go through HC-UFG/EBSerh neurosurgery service or Osvaldo Vilela’s professional site (osvaldovilela.com.br) which lists contact details Osvaldo Vilela. |
| Campo Grande | Santa Casa de Campo Grande (referência em neurocirurgia no MS) | Local news in 2020 names Dr. Eurico Feltrin as chefe do serviço de neurocirurgia da Santa Casa de Campo Grande Santa Casa Campo Grande. There have since been management changes (instituto terceirizado), so this may have changed. | Use the Santa Casa main contacts and ask for the current head of the Serviço de Neurocirurgia; they’re actively restructuring the service Campo Grande News+1. |
| Cuiabá | Hospital Geral Universitário (HGU / Hospital Geral e Maternidade de Cuiabá) – state high-complexity neurosurgery reference | Dr. Atila Monteiro Borges – SBN and CV sources describe him as Coordenador/Chefe do Serviço de Neurocirurgia do Hospital Geral Universitário (HGU) em Cuiabá, centro de referência em Neurocirurgia de Alta Complexidade, e coordenador da residência médica em Neurocirurgia Escavador+2BoaConsulta+2 | HGU contact: +55 (65) 3363-7000 (hospital) Hospital Geral+2Waze+2. SBN listing gives service contact for Dr. Atila: tel. +55 (65) 99971-1669, e-mail [email protected] Portal SBN |
North & Northeast – coastal capitals
| City | Main centre | Neurosurgery lead (role) | Practical contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salvador | Hospital Geral Roberto Santos (HGRS) | Dr. Leonardo Miranda de Avellar – state/ABNC documents identify him as chefe/coordenador do Serviço de Neurocirurgia do Hospital Geral Roberto Santos A TARDE+3Facebook+3Facebook+3 | Contact via HGRS “Serviço de Neurocirurgia” or through the hospital’s teaching/residency office (COREME). |
| Recife | Hospital da Restauração Governador Paulo Guerra | Prof. Dr. Hildo Rocha Cirne de Azevedo Filho – widely cited as chefe do Serviço de Neurocirurgia do Hospital da Restauração and neurosurgery professor Portal SBN+2SIMEPE+2 | Contact through the Neurocirurgia service or via the Pernambuco state health secretariat; he is also very visible in congresses, which often list an e-mail. |
| Fortaleza | Hospital Geral de Fortaleza (HGF) | Dr. Flávio Leitão Filho – described as chefe do Serviço de Neurocirurgia do Hospital Geral de Fortaleza in Ceará health publications and event programs melhores.com+3Doctoralia+3O POVO++3 | Contact via HGF switchboard and ask for the Serviço de Neurocirurgia / Dr. Flávio Leitão. |
| Natal | Hospital Universitário Onofre Lopes (HUOL-UFRN) as the main academic centre; trauma neurosurgery is also done at Hospital Monsenhor Walfredo Gurgel | HUOL CV data show Dr. Eduardo Ernesto Pelinca da Costa as head of neurosurgery service and residency coordinator from 2016–2018 Escavador. An obituary notes Dr. Luciano Araújo as former head of neurosurgery at Walfredo Gurgel Tribuna do Norte. I could not confirm the current chief from recent public sources. | I’d contact HUOL’s neurosurgery residency (COREME HUOL) and ask who is the present head of the neurosurgery service, then loop that person into your network. |
| João Pessoa | Hospital Napoleão Laureano | Dr. Rodrigo Marmo da Costa e Souza – hospital and conference material identify him as chefe do Serviço de Neurocirurgia do Hospital Napoleão Laureano Escavador+2Doctoralia+2 | Contact via Napoleão Laureano hospital (they usually list a generic “neurocirurgia” or “ensino e pesquisa” e-mail) and address to Dr. Rodrigo Marmo. |
| Recife | (already above) | ||
| Belém | Hospital Universitário João de Barros Barreto (HUJBB-UFPA) | Academic texts reference a Serviço de Neurocirurgia do HUJBB and mention “chefe do serviço de neurocirurgia do HUJBB” but without a clearly readable name in the snippets I can access doity.com.br+1. I don’t want to guess. | Best is to route through HUJBB/EBSerh (teaching hospital of UFPA) and ask for the head of the Serviço de Neurocirurgia; they will connect you to the appropriate professor. |
North & Northeast – inland capitals
| City | Main centre | Neurosurgery lead (role) | Practical contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manaus | Hospital Universitário Getúlio Vargas (HUGV-UFAM) | Residency and meeting documents list Dr. Cleomir da Silva Matos as chefe do Serviço de Neurocirurgia do Hospital Universitário Getúlio Vargas Moovin+1 | Contact via HUGV/EBSerh neurosurgery service or COREME; they typically provide a generic residency e-mail and phone. |
| Teresina | Hospital Getúlio Vargas (HGV) | Dr. Daniel França – multiple course bios describe him as chefe do Serviço de Neurocirurgia do Hospital Getúlio Vargas – Teresina (PI) bestmed.com.br+2mkt.bestmed.com.br+2 | For contact, he is very active in teaching (BestMed/online neurology courses) and those platforms list e-mail forms; you can also reach him via the HGV neurosurgery service. |
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