REVISTA DA ASSOCIAÇÃO MÉDICA BRASILEIRA
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www.ramb.org.brEditor-in-chief
Antonio Jorge Salomão
Co-editors
José Maria Soares Jr
Wanderley M. Bernardo
Administrative Co-editor
Paula Jereissati
Associated Editors
Albert Bousso
Anna Andrei
Auro Del Giglio
Daniel Deheinzelin
Edna Frasson de S. Montero
Eduardo F. Borba
Elias Jirjoss Ilias
Isabela Giuliano
José Maria Soares Jr
José Mendes Aldrighi
Alexandre Biasi Cavalcanti
Alvaro Atalah
Álvaro Petracco
Angelita Habr Gama
Anoi Castro Cordeiro
Antonio José Gonçalves
Carlos A. Cardim de Oliveira
Carlos Alberto Malheiros
Claudio Cohen
Cristina Muccioli
Davi Rumel
Décio Mion
Délcio Matos
Durval Damiani
Editorial Board for 2011-2014
Advisory Board
Brazilian Medical Association
President
Florentino Cardoso
1
st
Vice-president
Jorge Carlos Machado Curi
2
nd
Vice-president
Newton Monteiro de Barros
Vice-presidents
Lairson Vilar Rabelo
Antonio Fernando Carneiro
Carlos David A. Bichara
Maria Sidneuma M. Ventura
Álvaro Roberto Barros Costa
Petrônio Andrade Gomes
José Luiz Weffort
Celso Ferreira Ramos Filho
José Fernando Macedo
Murillo Ronald Capella
General Secretary
Aldemir Humberto Soares
1
st
Secretary
Antonio Jorge Salomão
1
st
Treasurer
José Luiz Bonamigo Filho
2
nd
Treasurer
Murilo Rezende Melo
Directors
Edmund Chada Baracat
(Scientific)
Emilio Cesar Zilli
(Professional Defense )
Modesto Antonio
de Oliveira Jacobino
(Public Health)
Guilherme Benjamin
Brandão Pitta
(Member Care)
Hélio Barroso dos Reis
(Cultural)
Miguel Roberto Jorge
(International Relations)
Jane Maria Cordeiro Lemos
(
Communication
)
Rogério Toledo Júnior
(Patient Protection)
Robson Freitas de Moura
(Technical Support Division)
Roberto Queiroz Gurgel
(Medical Economics)
Marcos Pereira de Ávila
(Academic)
José Carlos Vianna
Collares Filho
(Marketing)
José Luiz Dantas Mestrinho
(Parliamentary Affairs)
Lucia Pellanda
Nilson Roberto de Melo
Paulo Caramelli
Paulo Kassab
Rossana Pulcineli V. Francisco
Seizo Miyadahira
Werther Bruno W. de Carvalho
International Editors
Andre D’Avila
Dimas Ikeoka
Frida Leonetti
Geltrude Mingrone
Giuseppe Barbaro
Marcelo Marotti
Ruy Jorge Cruz Junior
Walter Ageno
Junior Editor
Gabriel Liguori
Edmundo M. Ferraz
Eduardo de Souza
Eduardo Weltman
Emmanuel A. Burdmann
Gilberto Schwartsmann
HillegondaM. Durithl Novaes
Ivan Ceconello
José Eduardo de Siqueira
Júlio Coelho
Luana Carandina
Luís Bahamondes
Luís Paulo Kowalski
Marcelo Gurgel C. da Silva
Márcia R. Pinho Makdisse
Marco A. Borges Lopes
Marcos Roberto Tavares
Maria de Lourdes Brizot
Maurício Abrão
Milton A. Martins
Nilton Hideto Takiuti
Paulo A. Carvalho Fortes
Paulo Veiga Jardim
Pedro Luis Squilacci Leme
Pedro Paulo Pereira
Pedro Puech Leão
Raymundo S. Azevedo
Roberto Eduardo Bittar
Rodrigo Ruano
Rogério Souza
Rolf Gemperli
Rosana P. V. Francisco
Roseane Mattar
Sérgio Nishioka
Sonia Mansoldo Dainesi
Valdir Golin
Victor Bunduki
Volnei Garrafa
Wagner Weidebach
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