Dr.ª Bárbara Roque Ferreira

Academic Education

• Medical School: Integrated Master's Degree in Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra

• Specialty Training Hospital: Residency in Dermatology and Venereology, Department of Dermatology, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra

• Doctorate (PhD): Docteur de l'École Doctorale Sciences de la Vie et de la Santé, Université de Bretagne Occidentale (France)

• International Clinical Rotations:

  • Department of Dermatology, Hospital del Mar (Barcelona, Spain)

  • Department of Dermatology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Brest (France)

  • Pediatric Dermatology Unit and Reference Center for Rare Skin Diseases, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux (France)

• Postgraduate Training & Certifications:

  • Postgraduate Degree in Climatology and Medical Hydrology (Thermal Medicine), Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto

  • Postgraduate Course Mind & Skin, University of Hertfordshire (UK)

  • Dermoscopy Course, University of Graz (Austria)

  • Photodynamic Therapy Course, European Society for Photodynamic Therapy

Professional Activity

• Assistant Professor, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Algarve (since 2025)

• Dermatologist, ULS Algarve – Faro (since 2024)

• Dermatologist, Department of Dermatology, Centre Hospitalier de Mouscron, Hainaut / Réseau Santé Louvain & Réseau PHARE (Belgium, until 2024)

Scientific / Teaching Activity

• Author and Co-author of numerous national and international scientific publications

• Invited Speaker and participant at national and international conferences

• Peer Reviewer for international scientific journals

• Memberships & Leadership Roles:

  • Member of the Portuguese Society of Dermatology and Venereology (SPDV)

  • Member of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV)

  • Member of the EADV Psychodermatology Task Force

  • Membre du Bureau, Groupe de Psychodermatologie (Psyderm), French Society of Dermatology

  • Member, Laboratoire Interactions Épitheliums Neurones (LIEN), Brest (France)

• Grants and Awards:

  • French Society of Dermatology Grant (2022)

  • Michael Hornstein Memorial Scholarship (2021)

  • Scholarship Award, 23rd World Congress of Dermatology (2015)

Main Areas of Practice

• General Dermatology

• Pediatric Dermatology

• Dermoscopy

• Pruritus (Itching)

• Psychodermatology

• Skin Oncology / Cutaneous Oncology

• Dermatological Surgery