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Master’s in Veterinary Medicine from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at Lusófona University (2014) and PhD in Veterinary Sciences from the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (2022), with a research project on feline mammary carcinoma. After completing his curricular internship in 2014, he joined the clinical team at Onevet Hospital Veterinário do Porto, where he served as the resident veterinarian in the Oncology department from 2016 to 2019. He is currently responsible for the Oncology department at that hospital. In 2019, he also provided oncology consultations at OneVet Hospital Veterinário Berna in Lisbon. He has authored several national and international scientific publications in the field of Veterinary Oncology. In the academic sphere, he was an Assistant Professor at the Vasco da Gama University School in Coimbra (2021–2024), and he currently serves as an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Integrated Master’s Program in Veterinary Medicine at the Instituto Universitário de Ciências da Saúde.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Gonçalo Petrucci
Date of birth
1990/12/20
Gender
Male

Citation names

  • Petrucci, Gonçalo
  • Gonçalo N. Petrucci

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
1C16-09EB-45E0
ORCID iD
0000-0003-1751-2419
Scopus Author Id
57219483179

Email addresses

  • goncalo.petrucci@onevetgroup.pt (Professional)
  • goncalo.mauricio@iucs.cespu.pt (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Agrarian Sciences - Veterinary Sciences

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2)
Education
Degree Classification
2016/09/01 - 2022/10/01
Concluded
Medicina Veterinária (Doutoramento)
Major in Clínica
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
"A Clinical Perspective on Feline Mammary Carcinomas: Insigts into new treatment aproaches and prognostic factos" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
Muito bom
2008/09/01 - 2014/11/01
Concluded
Medicina Veterinária (Mestrado integrado)
Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
"Caraterização eletrocardiográfica de distúrbios de condução cardíaca e morte súbita em cães da Serra da Estrela" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2014/05/18 - 2014/07/18
Concluded
Formação Pedagógica Inicial de Formadores (Outros)
Nova etapa, Portugal
Excelente
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution
Employer
2024/06/01 - Current Researcher (Research) Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Centro de Ciência Animal e Veterinária, Portugal
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Centro de Ciência Animal e Veterinária, Portugal
2023/01/01 - 2024/09/01 Researcher (Research) Escola Universitária Vasco da Gama Centro Investigação Vasco da Gama, Portugal
Escola Universitária Vasco da Gama, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution
Employer
2024/09/02 - Current Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Instituto Universitário de Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
Instituto Universitário de Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
2021/12/01 - 2024/09/05 Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Escola Universitária Vasco da Gama, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution
Employer
2014/11/14 - Current Medico Veterinário OneVet Group, Portugal
Hospital Veterinário do Porto, Portugal
2014/12/01 - 2021/01/01 Coordenador Acadenima formação Onevetgroup OneVet Group, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2023/05/01 - Current Proteomics in canine and feline oncology
AL4A-PROJ-LT3.1
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Ana Vidal Pinheiro; Gonçalo N. Petrucci; Amândio Dourado; Isabel Pires. "The Effects of General Anaesthetics in Immune Modulation and Cancer Outcome". 2024.
    10.9734/bpi/ibs/v3/8337e
Conference paper
  1. Rodrigues-Jesus, Joana; Canadas-Sousa, Ana; Santos, Marta; Oliveira, Pedro; Figueira, Ana Catarina; Marrinhas, Carla; Petrucci, Gonçalo; et al. Corresponding author: Rodrigues-Jesus, Joana. "Level of necrosis in feline mammary tumors: how to quantify, why and for what purpose?". Paper presented in Animal and Veterinary Sciences Doctoral Programmes Workshop, Porto, 2024.
Conference poster
  1. Almeida, Melissa; Cotovio, Mário Pedro Gonçalves; Pimenta, José; Tvarijonaviciute A; Munoz-Prieto; Ceron j; Ana Catarina Figueira; et al. "Proteomics in equine oncology". Paper presented in II Encontro anual do Centro de Investigação Vasco da Gama, 2024.
  2. Pontes JN; Pereira C; Rodrigues-Jesus, J.; Santos A; Ana Catarina Figueira; Guedes S; Seixas, Fernanda; et al. "Survival analysis of female dogs and cats with rare and uncommon malignant mammary tumors- preliminary results". 2024.
  3. Rodrigues-Jesus, J.; Canadas-Sousa, Ana; Vilhena, Hugo; Figueira, A.C.; Marrinhas, C.; Petrucci, Gonçalo; Gregório, H.; et al. "Distribution of inflammatory infiltrate in feline mammary lesions: relationship with clinicopathological features". Paper presented in Comparative and Translational Medicina and Biotechnology - AL4AnimalS thematic meeting, 2023.
  4. Magalhães, Tomás Rodrigues; Petrucci, Gonçalo; Luís Lima Lobo; Ana Luisa Lourenço; Ronald Jan Corbee; Felisbina Luisa Pereira Guedes Queiroga. Corresponding author: Magalhães, Tomás Rodrigues. "The impact of the clinical presentation on the prognosis of 46 cats diagnosed with chronic kidney disease". Paper presented in 48th World Small Animal Veterinary Association Congress, 2023.
  5. Rodrigues-Jesus, J.; Canadas-Sousa, Ana; Vilhena, Hugo; Figueira, A.C.; Marrinhas, C.; Petrucci, Gonçalo; Gregório, H.; et al. "Inflammatory infiltrate in the feline mammary gland: healthy, non-neoplastic, benign and malignant lesions". Paper presented in Joint European Congress of Veterinary Pathology & Clinical Pathology, 2023.
  6. Magalhães, Tomás Rodrigues; Petrucci, Gonçalo; Luís Lima Lobo; Ana Luísa Lourenço; Ronald Jan Corbee; Felisbina Luisa Pereira Guedes Queiroga. Corresponding author: Magalhães, Tomás Rodrigues. "Feline chronic kidney disease: clinical presentation and outcome in 29 cats". Paper presented in 10º Encontro de Formação da Ordem dos Médicos Veterinários, 2023.
  7. Gonçalo N. Petrucci; Figueira, AC. Corresponding author: Gonçalo N. Petrucci. "115 | THE ROLE OF NEUTROPHIL/ LYMPHOCYTE RATIO (NLR), NEUTROPHIL/ RED BLOOD CELL RATIO (NRR) AND PLATELET/ LYMPHOCYTE RATIO (PLR) IN THE DIAGNOSIS AND PROGNOSIS OF CANINE SPLENIC HEMANGIOSARCOMA". Paper presented in 48th World Small Animal Veterinary Association Congress and the 28th FECAVA Eurocongress,, 2023.
  8. Vilhena, Hugo. "Evaluation of Hematologic Ratios in Feline Mammary Carcinomas". 2022.
  9. Petrucci, Gonçalo; Queiroga, Felisbina. "Evaluation of metronomic chemotherapys use in dogs and cats with cancer: a retrospective study of 78 clinical cases". Paper presented in European Society of Veterinary Oncology Congress - Siracusa, 2022.
  10. Vilhena, Hugo. "Extracellular vesicles-derived microRNAs in felines with spontaneous malignant mammary tumors". Paper presented in European Society of Veterinary Oncology Congress - Siracusa, 2022.
  11. Gonçalo N. Petrucci; Figueira, AC. Corresponding author: Gonçalo N. Petrucci. "Feline vector-borne agents in tumor-bearing cats". Paper presented in I International Congress on Animal and Veterinary Sciences “Under One Health Concept”, 2022.
  12. Felisbina Queiroga. Corresponding author: Felisbina Queiroga. "Evaluation of epidemiological and clinical features of canine mast cell tumours: Impact on disease free and overall survival". Paper presented in World Small Animal Veterinary Association Congress, 2021.
  13. Petrucci, Gonçalo; Queiroga, Felisbina. "Eletrochemotherapy treatment aproach for feline nasal planum squamous cell carcinoma: A restrospective study". Paper presented in World Small Animal Veterinary Association Congress, 2021.
  14. Vilhena, Hugo; Ana Catarina Figueira; Rubio CP; Ana Canadas-Sousa; Dias-Pereira, P; Gonçalo N. Petrucci; Silvestre-Ferreira, Ana Cristina ; Tvarijonaviciute, Asta; Escribano D. "Adenosine deaminase and uric acid in feline spontaneous malignant mammary tumors". 2021.
  15. Petrucci, Gonçalo; Henriques, Joaquim; Felisbina Luisa Pereira Guedes Queiroga. "Combination therapy with APAVAC® immunotherapy and low dose cyclophosphamide as adjuvant treatment for feline aggressive mammary carcinomas – A Pilot study". Paper presented in ESVONC annual congress Frankfurt, 2019.
  16. Joaquim Henriques; luis lima lobo; Vilhena, Hugo; Ana Figueira; Ana Canadas; Patrícia Dias-Pereira; Justina Prada; Isabel Pires; Queiroga, Felisbina. "Low dose metronomic cyclophosphamide as adjuvant treatment in feline mammary carcinomas – A preliminary evaluation". Paper presented in ESVONC annual congress Frankfurt, 2019.
Journal article
  1. Ana M. Marques; Gonçalo Petrucci; Hugo Gregório; Luís Lobo; Joaquim Henriques; Ana C. Figueira; Hugo Vilhena; Carla Marrinhas; Felisbina L. Queiroga. "Diagnostic and Prognostic Value of Blood Ratios in Canine Splenic Hemangiosarcoma: A Multicentric Observational Study". Veterinary Sciences (2025): https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci12040346.
    10.3390/vetsci12040346
  2. Mónica Monteiro; Gonçalo Petrucci; Felisbina L. Queiroga. "Prognostic Insights in Feline Mammary Carcinomas: Clinicopathological Factors and the Proposal of a New Staging System". Animals (2025): https://doi.org/10.3390/ani15060779.
    10.3390/ani15060779
  3. Joana Rodrigues-Jesus; Ana Canadas-Sousa; Marta Santos; Pedro Oliveira; Ana Catarina Figueira; Carla Marrinhas; Gonçalo N. Petrucci; et al. "Level of Necrosis in Feline Mammary Tumors: How to Quantify, Why and for What Purpose?". Animals (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14223280.
    10.3390/ani14223280
  4. Ana Vidal Pinheiro; Gonçalo N. Petrucci; Amândio Dourado; Filipe Silva; Isabel Pires. "Pain Management in Animals with Oncological Disease: Opioids as Influencers of Immune and Tumor Cellular Balance". Cancers (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers16173015.
    10.3390/cancers16173015
  5. Rodrigues-Jesus, Joana; Canadas-Sousa, Ana; Oliveira, Pedro; Figueira, Ana Catarina; Marrinhas, Carla; Gonçalo N. Petrucci; Gregório, Hugo; et al. "Distribution of Inflammatory Infiltrate in Feline Mammary Lesions: Relationship With Clinicopathological Features". Veterinary and Comparative Oncology 22 3 (2024): 398-409. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/vco.12987.
    10.1111/vco.12987
  6. Gonçalo N. Petrucci; Magalhães, Tomás Rodrigues; Dias, Márcia; Queiroga, Felisbina Luísa. "Metronomic chemotherapy: bridging theory to clinical application in canine and feline oncology". Frontiers in Veterinary Science 11 (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2024.1397376.
    10.3389/fvets.2024.1397376
  7. GUIMARÃES, JAYNNE C. M.; Gonçalo N. Petrucci; PRADA, JUSTINA; PIRES, ISABEL; QUEIROGA, FELISBINA L.. "Immunohistochemical Expression and Prognostic Value of COX-2 and Alpha-Smooth Muscle Actin-positive Cancer-associated Fibroblasts in Feline Mammary Cancer". In Vivo 38 2 (2024): 598-605. http://dx.doi.org/10.21873/invivo.13478.
    10.21873/invivo.13478
  8. Ana Vidal Pinheiro; Gonçalo N. Petrucci; Amândio Dourado; Isabel Pires. "Anaesthesia in Veterinary Oncology: The Effects of Surgery, Volatile and Intravenous Anaesthetics on the Immune System and Tumour Spread". Animals (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13213392.
    10.3390/ani13213392
  9. Gonçalo N. Petrucci; Luís Lobo; Felisbina Queiroga; José Martins; Justina Prada; Isabel Pires; Joaquim Henriques. "Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio is an independent prognostic marker for feline mammary carcinomas". Veterinary and Comparative Oncology (2021): https://doi.org/10.1111/vco.12686.
    10.1111/vco.12686
  10. Gonçalo Petrucci; Joaquim Henriques; Hugo Gregório; Gonçalo Vicente; Justina Prada; Isabel Pires; Luís Lobo; Rui Medeiros; Felisbina Queiroga. "Metastatic feline mammary cancer: prognostic factors, outcome and comparison of different treatment modalities – a retrospective multicentre study". Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery 23 6 (2021): 549-556. https://doi.org/10.1177/1098612X20964416.
    10.1177/1098612X20964416
  11. Petrucci, Gonçalo. "Adjuvant doxorubicin vs metronomic cyclophosphamide and meloxicam vs surgery alone for cats with mammary carcinomas: A retrospective study of 137 cases". Veterinary and Comparative Oncology (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/vco.12660.
    10.1111/vco.12660
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Maurício, Gonçalo Nuno Petrucci. "A clinical perspective on feline mammary carcinomas: insights into new treatment approaches and prognostic factors". PhD, 2022. http://hdl.handle.net/10348/11694.
  2. Maurício, Gonçalo Nuno Petrucci. "Caraterização eletrocardiográfica de distúrbios de condução cardíaca e morte súbita em cães da Serra da Estrela". Master, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10437/5895.
Activities

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role
Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2025 - Current Linfoma gastrointestinal no gato - um estudo retrospetivo
Supervisor of Jules Bourrelly
Medicina Veterinária (Master)
Instituto Universitário de Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
2025 - Current Estudo restrospetivo medicina interna animais de companhia - tema a definir
Supervisor of Marie Herenui Jacqueline Evelyne Marin
Medicina Veterinária (Master)
Instituto Universitário de Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
2023/11 - Current Análise dos efeitos dos agentes anestésicos no sistema imunitário e do seu impacto na progressão de tumores primários em animais de companhia
Supervisor of Ana Luísa Castro Dourado Vidal Pinheiro
Ciências Veterinárias (PhD)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2023 - Current Papel da eletroquimioterapia no tratamento do carcinoma de células escamosas no gato
Supervisor
Ciências Veterinárias (PhD)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2024 - 2024 Fatores de prognóstico e avaliação de um novo sistema de estadiamento TNM em carcinomas mamários de gatas
Co-supervisor of Mónica Liliana Santos Monteiro
Medicina Veterinária (Master)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2024 - 2024 Canine mast cell tumours: A 9-year retrospective study in two Veterinary hospitals of northern Portugal
Co-supervisor of José Afonso Monteiro Duarte
Medicina Veterinária (Master)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2022/11/01 - 2023/07/01 CANINE INDOLENT LYMPHOMA
Co-supervisor
Medicina Veterinária (Master)
Escola Universitária Vasco da Gama, Portugal
2023/03/27 - 2023/03/27 Estudo retrospetivo de lesões esplénicas em cães e a sua relação com índices e rácios sanguíneos periféricos
Co-supervisor of Ana Margarida da Silva Marques
Medicina Veterinária (Master)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2023 - 2023 Tumor Mamário em Gatas
Co-supervisor of Diana Sofia Silva Santos
Medicina Veterinária (Master)
Universidade de Évora Escola de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2022 - 2022 Contribuição para o estudo do linfoma gastrointestinal em gatos : análise retrospetiva de 19 casos clínicos
Co-supervisor
Medicina Veterinária (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Portugal
2021 - 2021 Electrochemotherapy as a primary or secondary treatment approach for feline nasal planum squamous cell carcinoma A retrospective study
Co-supervisor
Medicina Veterinária (Master)
Escola Universitária Vasco da Gama, Portugal
2021 - 2021 Linfoma Multicêntrico Canino
Co-supervisor
Medicina Veterinária (Master)
Universidade de Évora Escola de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event
Event name
Institution / Organization
2024/06/28 - 2024/06/28 Clinical Comparative Aspects of Feline Mammary Cancer and Human Breast Cancer
Conference
One Cancer - 1º Simpósio Oncologia Comparada
Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role
Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2024/12/19 ENQUADRAMENTO CLÍNICO DA PERICARDIECTOMIA TORACOSCÓPICA NO MANEIO DE TAMPONAMENTO CARDÍACO COM ORIGEM EM NEOFORMAÇÕES CARDÍACAS EM CÃES: SÉRIE DE 3 CASOS CLÍNICOS
(Thesis) Main arguer
Rúben Joel Proença Seguro (Master)
Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Portugal
2020 Medicina e Cirurgia de Animais de Companhia
Thesis Member
Inês Malta (Master)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2022/11/16 - Current Oncology in Veterinary Medicine (2297-1769) Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Distinctions

Award

2025 Prémio Produtividade Cientifica IUCS
Instituto Universitário de Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
2022 Top Cited Article 2021-2022
John Wiley & Sons Inc, United States

Other distinction

2021 Top Cited Article 2020-2021
John Wiley & Sons Inc, United States