Autor: Vidal Haddad Jr.

Vidal Haddad Junior holds a degree in Medicine from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (1983), a master”s degree (1991) and Ph D (1999) in Medicine (Dermatology) from the Federal University of São Paulo. He is an Associate Professor at the School of Medicine of Botucatu, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (UNESP) and head of the Department of Dermatology and Radiotherapy. He previously worked as a Professor of Zoology at the Biosciences Institute of UNESP – Botucatu, and was a collaborating doctor at the Vital Brazil Hospital, Butantan Institute. Currently, he is a Professor at the School of Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics of Botucatu (UNESP). He is the vice-president of the Brazilian Society of Toxinology and a member of the Deliberative Council, the National Editorial and the Scientific Committee of the Brazilian Society of Dermatology. He is former president and current secretary of the Scientific Support Fund of the Brazilian Society of Dermatology (FUNADERM). He served as a consultant to the Ministry of Health – National Health Foundation (accidents involving poisonous aquatic animals) and is a CNPq Research Productivity Scholar – Level 2 – CA MD – Medicine.