Dr.ª Graça Caires

Academic Education

• Degree in Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra (1992)

• Specialist Title in Cardiology (2001), trained at Hospital de Santa Cruz (1995–1997) and Hospital Central do Funchal (1998–2000)

• Subspecialist Title in Interventional Cardiology (2011)

• Senior Consultant Grade in Cardiology (2015)

Professional Activity

• Cardiology Residency, Hospital de Santa Cruz, Carnaxide (1995–1997) and Centro Hospitalar do Funchal (1997–2000)

• Attending Cardiologist, Hospital Central do Funchal (since 2001)

• Senior Attending Cardiologist, Hospital Central do Funchal (since 2009)

• Consultant Cardiologist, Hospital Central do Funchal (since 2015)

• Interventional Cardiologist and member of the Emergency Coronary Care Fast-Track Team (since 2010)

Scientific / Teaching Activity

• Academic Teaching: Invited Assistant Professor of Normal Anatomy for the Medical Degree Program at the University of Madeira / University of Lisbon (2004–2015)

• Residency Training Director: Supervisor for Cardiology Specialty Residency Training (since 2005)

• Medical Education: Instructor for courses on Acute Coronary Syndromes and Chest Pain in Emergency Departments for non-cardiology medical staff (since 2017)

• Clinical Research: Clinical trial investigator and head of the Portuguese Register of Interventional Cardiology in Funchal (since 2002)

• Publications: Author and co-author of numerous scientific publications and presentations at national and international conferences

• Scientific Societies & Roles:

  • Regional Delegate for Madeira of the Board of the Portuguese Society of Cardiology (SPC, member since 1995; delegate since 2017)

  • Member of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC, since 2007)

  • Member of the Portuguese Association of Arrhythmology, Pacing and Electrophysiology (APAPE, since 2008)

  • Member of the Portuguese Association of Interventional Cardiology (APIC, since 2010)

Main Areas of Practice

• Clinical Cardiology

• Pacemaker Consultation / Follow-up

• Echocardiography

• Cardiac Pacing

• Interventional Cardiology