Regina Amado

Regina Amado studied medicine at the Federal University of Minas Gerais. She specialized in gynecology and obstetrics, and general and family medicine. She worked in women’s health care in public hospitals in Brazil, especially in high-risk pregnancy in the emergency department of gynecology and obstetrics, along with interns.

She holds a Master in Public Heath from the Institute of Tropical Medicine, at University Nova of Lisbon. Now she is studying for her PhD in International Health at the same institution.

Ongoing Projects:

1. Cohort study in Amadora Child Migrant Health Needs and Access Study 2018; PI Prof. Maria do Rosario Martins.

2. PhD theme: Migration as a health determinant for asthma and allergic diseases in children born in 2015, Lisbon Region. Advisor: Prof. Maria do Rosario Martins.

1. Muggli Z, Mertens T, -Sá S, Amado R, Teixeira AL, Vaz D, O Martins MR. Migration as a Determinant in the Development of Children Emotional and Behavior Problems: A Quantitative Study for Lisbon Region, Portugal. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Jan 6;18(2):375. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18020375; PMID: 33418982; PMCID: PMC7825293.
2. Muggli Z, Mertens T, Amado R, Teixeira AL, Vaz D, Pires M, et al. Cohort profile: Health trajectories of Immigrant Children (CRIAS)–a prospective cohort study in the metropolitan area of Lisbon, Portugal. BMJ Open. 1 de outubro de 2022;12(10):e061919.
3. Shaaban, A. Abecasis, I. Fronteira, Z. Muggli, R. Amado, D. Vaz, A. C. Silva and M. R. O. Martins. Socioeconomic impact of COVID-19 among immigrants in Lisbon Region. Tropical Medicine & International Health. Volume 26 suppl 1 pp 3–251 september 2021.