Prof. Dr. Eduardo Silva

Specialist in Pediatric Ophthalmology, Strabismus and Ocular Genetics

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Degree in Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Portugal, 1990.

PhD in Medicine, University of Coimbra, Portugal; Specialization in Surgery/Ophthalmology.

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

General Internship, Coimbra University Hospitals, Portugal, 1991-92.

Residency in Ophthalmology, Coimbra University Hospitals, 1993-97.

Internship at the Department of Medical Genetics, Academisch Ziekenhuis Groningen, Netherlands, 1994.

Certification by the ECFMG (Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates), 1996 - Wilmer Eye Institute, Baltimore, MD

Clinical Internship in Hereditary Eye Diseases at JHCHED, Wilmer Eye Institute, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore MD, USA. 1997-2000.

Research Internship in Ocular Development and Molecular Biology, Wilmer Eye Institute, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore MD, USA. Jul/1997-May/2001.

Clinical Internship in Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus; Wilmer Eye Institute, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA. Jul/1998-Jun/1999.

Assistant Physician in Pediatric Ophthalmology and Ocular Genetics, Coimbra University Hospitals, Portugal. Agosto/2000-Maio/2012.

Senior Consultant in Ophthalmology at the Coimbra University Hospitals (CHUC). 2012-2014.

Head of the Center of Excellence in Hereditary Eye Diseases and Division of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus - Coimbra University Hospitals. 2002-2014.

Head of the Strabismus Clinic - Hospital de Santa Maria, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, Lisbon (December/2014 - April/2018).

Director of CRI-OftaPed (Centro de Responsabilidade Integrado em Oftalmologia Pediátrica, Hospital Dona Estefânia, CHULC), Lisbon. May/2020 - present.

Consultant in Ocular Genetics and Pediatric Ophthalmology, Instituto OftalmoBiologia Aplicada (IOBA), Universidad de Valladolid, Spain. Jun/2003-Jun/2006.

Assistant Ophthalmologist at the Regional Center of the Cerebral Palsy Association (APCC). Oct/2004-Jul/2016.

FEBO (Fellow European Board of Ophthalmology), Paris, May 2015.

Consultant in Pediatric Ophthalmology / Pediatric Neurophthalmology / Genetic Eye Diseases, Instituto de Olhos Carioca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Sep/2016 - Mar/2020.

Chief Medical Advisor (CMA) of the genomics startup, Coimbra Genomics. Active participation in the development of the ELSIE platform.

TEACHING CAREER

At the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Coimbra, Prof. Dr. Eduardo Silva supervised 28 master's theses in medicine and biomedical engineering between 2008 and 2016. He also participated as a jury member in 16 master's theses in the same areas.

Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra. Oct/2004-Apr/2017.

Coordinator of the Genetics Module. Doctoral Program, Faculty of Medicine, University of Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain (2000-2008).

Visiting Professor of the Basic Course in Ophthalmology, UNIFESP, São Paulo, Brazil (2012-2023).

Visiting Professor in the Master's Program in Molecular Ophthalmobiology and Genetics, Faculty of Medicine of Valencia, Spain (2011/12; 2012/13; 2014/15; 2015/16 and 2017/18).

CLINICAL RESEARCH ACTIVITY

He has authored and co-authored 115 clinical research projects which can be consulted on the ResearchGate platform via the following link: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Eduardo-Silva-40

PRIZES AWARDED

Pfizer Clinical Research Award 2005 - Quantitative phenotyping of Stargardt photoreceptor degeneration shows that mutation patterns in the ABCR gene can induce distinct functional profiles, even in apparently normal individuals (Honorable Mention).

Pfizer Clinical Research Award 2006 - Novel retinal mechanisms underlying genetically determined neural dysfunction in Williams Beuren syndrome.

CGC Professor Amândio Tavares Award 2008 - 2nd place: Genetic research applied to retinal degenerative diseases.

AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION

Paediatric Ophthalmology
Strabismus
Genetic eye diseases, including Hereditary Retinal Dystrophies
Pediatric Neurophthalmology
Hereditary Metabolic Diseases

Prof. Dr. Eduardo Silva