Dr. Pedro Silva Santos

Breve CV

Integrated Master's Degree in Medicine from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon (2004–2010).
Specific training in Pulmonology at the Coimbra Hospital and University Center (2012–2016).
Internship in Non-Invasive Ventilation at the Morales Meseguer University General Hospital in Murcia, Spain (2016).
Member of the Founding Committee of the Young Pulmonologists Group of the Portuguese Society of Pulmonology (2016 - 2021).
Since 2018, he has been a Hospital Assistant in Pulmonology at the Pulmonology Service, Coimbra Hospital and University Center, where he provides consultations in General Pulmonology and Chronic Respiratory Failure/Sleep.
He has been a training supervisor in Pulmonology since January 2020.
Certified in Sleep Medicine by the European Sleep Research Society (2025).
Member of the Portuguese Society of Pulmonology, the Portuguese Lung Foundation, the European Sleep Research Society, and the European Respiratory Society.
Member of the Founding Committee of the VentilAR-AMCR Medical Association for Respiratory Care, a non-profit association responsible for organizing an annual conference on the topic of respiratory care.
He is the author or co-author of 11 articles in peer-reviewed indexed journals, all with impact factor.
He is the author of chapter 16, entitled Physiology Interactions of High Flow Nasal Cannula Therapy, in the book Applied Physiology in Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation.
He is the author of chapter 6, entitled "Nasal High Flow Oxygen: Technology and Devices," in the book "Respiratory Care in Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilatory Support: Principles and Practice."
He is the co-author of two chapters, "Spontaneous Breathing: Physiology," and "Dyspnea During Noninvasive Ventilation: Implications for Respiratory Function," in the book "Pulmonary Function Measurement in Noninvasive Ventilatory Support."

Languages

Portuguese, English and Spanish