Márcio César
Navalho
Radiologist, Researcher, Entrepreneur
About
Márcio Navalho is a Portuguese Radiologist, Researcher, University Professor and Entrepreneur.
Creator and Leader of the Medicine 4.0 Subject, at the time of its introduction the first Subject, in a Faculty of Medicine, fully dedicated to the role of digitalisation and technology in the Medical practice. Founder and Clinical Director of the International Centre for Telemedicine, an exporter of Teleradiology services. From his research work resulted the first unequivocal documentation, by Magnetic Resonance, of the importance of tenosynovitis in the diagnosis of Early and Very Early Rheumatoid Arthritis, structurally changing some of the previous clinical paradigms. His clinical practice is, since 2008, particularly focused on musculoskeletal imaging, rheumatic diseases and sports-related pathology, fields in which he is recognised as a leading European expert.
Digital Health, in its multiple facets, as well as Clinical Medicine, are his main areas of professional interest.
He completed his Degree in Medicine in 2000, at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon (FML), as well as his PhD in Medicine, at the same school, in 2012. Specialist in Radiology since 2008, he did his specialisation residency at the Santa Maria University Hospital, and was Clinical Fellow at the David Gefen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, USA and at Hôpital Cochin, Paris, France. In 2018 he achieved the Degree of Imaging Consultant by the Portuguese Medical Association, the highest degree of medical differentiation in this entity. He was a Researcher at the Institute of Molecular Medicine, having participated as a Lecturer in several subjects at FML. Former Director of Imaging for the whole of the Lisbon region of one of the largest private health groups in Portugal.
He is a Consultant Radiologist and permanent staff member at ULS Lisboa Ocidental, practising at Hospital de São Francisco Xavier, with subspecialist expertise in musculoskeletal imaging, rheumatologic disease and sports-related pathology.
He is also, currently, Leader and Course Director of the "Medicine 4.0" Subject (established in 2018) at Nova Medical School, at the time of its creation the first Subject structured and available in a Medicine curriculum, worldwide, completely dedicated to the important role of technology in the Medical practice, during the fourth industrial revolution. Addressing in depth complex issues such as digital health in all its facets, namely cybermedicine, biomechanics, monitoring and medical devices, internet of things, artificial intelligence, robotics, big data.
Also Researcher at the Comprehensive Health Research Centre (CHRC), in the Musculoskeletal and Health Innovation groups. Currently he leads research work in the field of artificial intelligence and complex neural convolutional networks applied to Radiology, digital health in its multiple facets being his field of interest par excellence.
Clinical Director of the Prof. Doutor Márcio Navalho International Centre for Telemedicine since 2013, a company specialising in teleradiology, dedicated to providing personalised, high-quality services to private clinics. With a highly qualified clinical team organised by areas of subspecialisation, Centro de Telemedicina benefits from his direct supervision and personal commitment to clinical quality and rigour. The Centre represents the successful commercial application of a technology-driven digital healthcare network, effectively bridging the gap between research, innovation and business. It has established itself as a significant international exporter of teleradiology services.