Dr.ª Agna Rodrigues Neto

Doctor

HPA Units

Languages

Português, Inglês

Education

• Master's Degree in Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon

• Specialist Degree in Rheumatology (Funchal Central Hospital and Western Lisbon Hospital Centre)

Professional Activity

• Rheumatologist

Scientific/Pedagogical Activity

• Author and/or co-author of 77 scientific publications, of which 15 in the form of articles, 60 in the form of abstracts and 2 in the form of book chapters.

• Author of 41 and co-author of 49 scientific communications, presented in national and/or international meetings.

• Participation in 120 scientific meetings and/or training courses.

• Coordinator or leading researcher in clinical research projects. Sub-researcher or independent investigator in randomised clinical trials.

• Winner of 13 prizes/scholarships in the area of Rheumatology.

• Invited Assistant to the Masters in Medicine at the University of Madeira.

• Reviewer for national and international scientific journals.

• Member of the Portuguese Society of Rheumatology and of the European Lupus Society.

Main Practice Areas at HPA Group 

• External Consultation: rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, fibromyalgia, gout, lumbago, systemic lupus erythematosus and other connective tissue diseases, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, periarticular pathology (tendinitis, bursitis, among others), and pregnancy in rheumatic diseases.

• Diagnostic and therapeutic techniques, with and without ultrasound support: arthrocentesis, synoviorthesis, intra-articular and peri-articular infiltrations, viscosupplementation with hyaluronic acid, biopsy of abdominal fat and minor salivary glands.