Hildebrando Sábato, MD, a Family Physician advocating for auricular acupuncture and TCIM in Amazonian primary care. With 30+ years in community health and research in auriculotherapy, he represents RedePICS Brazil. His work impacts public health through integrative models.
Dr. Jorge Alonso, a physician from the University of Buenos Aires, is a prominent authority in Phytomedicine. He leads the Latin American Society of Phytomedicine and directs several postgraduate courses, focusing on integrating medicinal plants into primary healthcare across the Americas.
Mirna Barros Teixeira, PhD in Public Health (ENSP/Fiocruz) and Fiocruz Researcher, member of OBSERVAPICS. Her work focuses on Primary Health Care, Integrative Practices (PICS), and Health Promotion. Learn about her role at WCTCIM.
Islandia Carvalho, MSc, Public Health Analyst at Fiocruz Pernambuco and speaker at the 3rd WCTCIM, monitors national TCIM indicators and researches herbal policy. Her work, including as an ObservaPICS researcher, involves ethnobotany surveys for phytotherapy services in Brazil.
Explore the work of Maurício Baldissin, Neurosurgeon, Anthroposophic Physician, and Ph.D., advocating for encephalitis solutions. Co-coordinator of CABSIN’s Anthroposophic Medicine Committee and director of Neurodiagnose & Neuroterapêutica Clinic, he is a key figure in integrative health.
Meet Susan Wieland, PhD, MPH, Director of Cochrane Complementary Medicine at the University of Maryland. An evidence-synthesis methodologist, she leads a global network of reviewers, develops guidelines for planetary health, and contributes to WHO TM guidance. Discover her work at the 3rd WCTCIM.
Ubiratan Adler, M.D., Ph.D., a Homeopathy Clinical Researcher at UFSCar and CABSIN, brings vast experience in integrative mental health. His work includes research on homeopathy for chronic diseases and coordinating clinical trials. Discover Prof. Adler’s contributions to integrative medicine.
Paola Tôrres, MD, PhD, a hematologist, writer, and professor, is a national reference in narrative and popular health education. As a member of the 3rd WCTCIM Scientific Committee, Paola Tôrres merges science and poetry to promote humanized, culturally grounded care.
Geriatrician and psychotherapist Alessandro Gonçalves Campolina is a leading researcher in Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy. His work at the University of São Paulo explores psychedelic therapy for cancer patients, bridging clinical practice with evidence-based public health.
Amanda Polin Pereira, a Master in Science from the University of Sao Paulo, is a doctoral student in Nursing and coordinator of Suseonjae Meditation. She contributes to the Technical Chamber of Integrative Practices at CREFITO-03, focusing on meditation's role in well-being societies.
