Dr.ª Bárbara Roque Ferreira

Academic Background

• Integrated Master's Degree in Medicine, Faculty of Medicine of the University of Coimbra (FMUC)

• Complementary Internship / Specialty in Dermatology and Venereology, Dermatology Service of the Coimbra Hospital and University Centre (CHUC)

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

• International Clinical Fellowships:

  • Dermatology Service, Hospital del Mar (Barcelona, Spain)

  • Dermatology Service, Brest Hospital and University Centre (France)

  • Pediatric Dermatology Unit and Reference Center for Rare Skin Diseases, Bordeaux Hospital and University Centre (France)

• Attendance of several national and international courses in the field of Dermatology; completion of the following Post-Graduate studies and Specializations: Post-Graduate Degree in Medical Climatology and Hydrology (Thermal Medicine), Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto; Post-Graduate Course Mind & Skin, University of Hertfordshire (United Kingdom); Course in Dermoscopy, University of Graz (Austria); Course in Photodynamic Therapy, European Society for Photodynamic Therapy

Clinical Activity

• Medical Specialist in Dermatology and Venereology / Dermatologist

• Since 2025 - Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Algarve

• Since 2024 - Medical Specialist in Dermatology at ULS Algarve – Faro

• Until 2024 - Medical Specialist in Dermatology at Centre Hospitalier de Mouscron, Hainaut / Réseau Santé Louvain and Réseau PHARE (Belgium)

Scientific Societies / Grants / Awards

• 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) of the Société Française de Dermatologie

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

• 2022 - French Society of Dermatology Grant

• 2021 - Michael Hornstein Memorial Scholarship

• 2015 - Scholarship Award, 23rd World Congress of Dermatology

Scientific Activity

• Author and co-author of several national and international scientific publications

• Guest speaker and attendee at multiple national and international scientific conferences

• Guest reviewer for international scientific journals in the field of Dermatology

Main Areas of Expertise

• General Dermatology

• Pediatric Dermatology

• Dermoscopy

• Pruritus

• Psychodermatology

• Cutaneous Oncology

• Dermatological Surgery