
Joana Barata Tavares, MD
Neuroradiology
Education
- Masters Degree in Medicine, final classification: very Good (2009)
- European Diploma in Neuroradiology, European Board of Neuroradiology (2015)
Post-Graduation Education
- Specialty in Neuroradiology at North Lisbon Hospitalar Center, Santa Maria´s Hospital (2011-2016)
- Visiting Clinical Fellow – Advanced MR Techniques in Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañon, Madrid, Espanha (2014)
- Visiting Clinical Fellow – Functional MRI in Uniklinik Aachen, Aachen, Alemanha (2015)
- Higher Education in Neuroradiology (European Society of Neuroradiology): European Course on Pediatric Neuroradiology
- Higher Education in Neuroradiology (European Society of Neuroradiology): Spine Course, Diagnostic & Intervention
- Higher Education in Neuroradiology (European Society of Neuroradiology): Functional Neurovascular Anatomy
- Specialty in Occupational Medicine at Portuguese National School of Public Health (2012-2017)
Work and Scientific Experience
- MD, Specialist in Neuroradiology at North Lisbon Hospitalar Center, Santa Maria´s Hospital (2016-2018)
- MD, Clinical Coder at North Lisbon Hospitalar Center, Santa Maria´s Hospital (2011-2017)
- MD, Specialist in Occupational Medicine at SONAE (2013-2015)
- Invited Assistant of Radiology, Lisbon Faculty of Medicine (2011-2017)
- Invited Lecturer of Clinical Epidemiology, Portuguese National School of Public Health (2013, 2014)
Present Position
- MD, Specialist in Neuroradiology at West Lisbon Hospitalar Cemter, Egas Moniz´s Hospital (Since 2018)
Research Projects
- Mindful Aging Project: a 5-year longitudinal study in Primary Care (responsible for all MR images) BIAL grant number 63/10
- Ionizing Radiation Exposure during Angiographic Procedures, project combining the Occupational Health and the Neuroradiological Departments at Santa Maria´s Hospital
- Cytogenetic and Imaging Correlation in Anaplastic Oligodendrogliomas Anaplásicos, project combining the Neuroradiological Department at Santa Maria´s Hospital and the Lisbon Molecular Medicine Institute
- Functional MR-based Tratography, “Neuroscience of Chemossensation” group at Uniklinik AachenAuthor of several papers in Peer Reviewed International Journals as well as Book Chapters