Personal identification

Full name

Artur Varejão

Citation names

• Varejão, Artur Severo Proença
• Varejão A

Author identifiers

Ciência ID

6D10-953E-DF34

Researcher Id

J011423

Knowledge fields

• Medical and Health Sciences - Other Medical Sciences

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
Portuguese	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)
English	Advanced (C1)	Proficiency (C2)	Advanced (C1)	Proficiency (C2)
Spanish; Castilian	Intermediate (B1)	Advanced (C1)	Beginner (A1)	Intermediate (B1)

	Degree	Classification
2008 Concluded	n/a (Título de Agregado) Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal	Aprovado por unanimidade
2008 Concluded	Medicina Veterinária (Título de Agregado) Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal "Traumatismo Medular Agudo" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	Aprovado
2003 Concluded	Medicina Veterinária (Mestrado integrado) Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal "Regeneração do Nervo Perférico: Recuperação Funcional num Modelo Experimental" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	Aprovado com distinção e louvor
1985 - 1991 Concluded	n/a (Licenciatura)	16

Teaching in Higher Education

	Category Host institution	Employer
2012/09/03 - Current	Full Professor (University Teacher)	Centro de Ciência Animal e Veterinária, Portugal
1994/02/21 - Current	Full Professor (University Teacher)	Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Escola de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Portugal
1994/02 - Current	Full Professor (University Teacher)	Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2016 - 2018	Full Professor (University Teacher)	Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2013 - 2016	Full Professor (University Teacher)	Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Escola de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Portugal
2013 - 2013	Full Professor (University Teacher)	Universidade do Porto Centro de Estudos de Ciencia Animal, Portugal
2010 - 2012	Assistant Professor (University Teacher)	Centro de Investigação em Desporto Saúde e Desenvolvimento Humano, Portugal
2007 - 2008	Assistant Professor (University Teacher)	Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Centro de Investigação e de Tecnologias Agro-Ambientais e Biologicas, Portugal

Positions / Appointments

	Category Host institution	Employer
2017 - 2018	Conselho geral ou orgão correspondente	Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2016 - 2017	Conselho científico/técnico-científico ou orgão correspondente	Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2013 - 2016	Conselho científico/técnico-científico ou orgão correspondente	Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Escola de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Portugal

Publications

Book	Varejão, Artur Severo Proença. Ressonância Magnética em Medicina Veterinária – I: Princípios básicos e aplicação clínica. Vila Real, Portugal: Sector Editorial SDE - UTAD. 2011. Published Varejão, Artur Severo Proença. Biomaterials Applications for Nanomedicine: Cellular systems and biomaterials for nerve regeneration in neurotmesis injuries. Rijeka: InTech. 2011. Published Varejão, Artur Severo Proença. Microcirurgia: Técnica Cirúrgica e Patologia Experimental: Cirurgia dos nervos periféricos – Tubos-guia. Lisboa, Portugal: Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian. 2011. Published Varejão, Artur Severo Proença. Microcirurgia: Técnica Cirúrgica e Patologia Experimental:. Lisboa, Portugal: Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian. 2011. Published Varejão, A.; Ginja, M.; Maltez da Costa, L.; Pereira, J. E.; Jesus, S.S.; Ferreira, AJA. Tomografia Computorizada do Encéfalo do Cão. Vila Real, Portugal: Sector Editorial SDE - UTAD. 2007. Published Varejão, Artur Severo Proença. Exame Neurológico em Animais de Companhia. Vila Real: Sector Editorial SDE - UTAD. 2004. Published
Conference abstract	Da Graça Pereira, Gonçalo; Maria Isabel Santos; Artur Varejão. "The Epidemiology of behavioural issues in dog and cat in Portugal: The perspective of the referral veterinary behaviourists". Paper presented in 9th International Veterinary Behaviour Meeting/19th Meeting of the European Society of Veterinary Clinical Ethology/3rd Annual Meeting of the European College of Animal Welfare and Behavioural Medicine/3rd Annual Meeting of the Portugue, Lisboa, 2013. Published Varejão, Artur S.P.; Pereira, José E.; Cabrita, António M.; Filipe, Vitor; Magalhães, Luís G.; Couto, Pedro Alexandre Mogadouro do; Melo-Pinto, Pedro; et al. "Assessment of locomotor function in rats following spinal cord injury". Paper presented in IX International Symposium on Experimental Techniques. Portuguese Experimental Pathology Association, Vila Real, 2008. Published Amado S; Luís, AL; Geuna S; Rodrigues JM; Simões, MJ; Santos JD; Fregnan F; et al. "Análise biomecânica da recuperação funcional na reparação de lesões do nervo periférico num modelo animal". Paper presented in 7º Congresso Nacional de Fisioterapeutas, Lisboa, 2008. Published Geuna, Stefano; Fornaro, Michele; M. Giacobini-Robecchi; S. Raimondo; G. Ronchi; F. Di Scipio; G. Cossu; et al. "Methylprednisolone sodium succinate administration after acute spinal cord contusion injury in rats does not reduce de size of the lesion". Paper presented in 62nd Meeting of the Italian Society of Anatomy and histology, Verona, 2008. Published Pereira, José E.; Cabrita, António M.; Magalhães, Luís G.; Filipe, Vitor; Bulas-Cruz, José; Couto, Pedro Alexandre Mogadouro do; Melo-Pinto, Pedro; et al. "A threedimensional analysis of hindlimb motion during treadmill locomotion in spinal cord injured rats". Paper presented in Brainstorming III - 3nd International congress of the Centre for Systems Neuroscience, Hannover, 2007. Published Simões, MJ; Amado S; Geuna S; Luís, AL; Rodrigues JM; Santos JD; Shirosaki Y; et al. "Functional and Morphological Assessment of a Standardized Rat Sciatic Nerve Crush Injury with a non-Serrated Clamp Reconstructed with chitosan and Collagen Membranes Associated to a Cellular System". Paper presented in 10th Meeting Portuguese Society for Neurosciences, Ofir, 2007. Published Varejão, Artur S.P.; Pereira, José E.; Costa, Luís M.; Filipe, Vitor; Magalhães, Luís G.; Couto, Pedro Alexandre Mogadouro do; R. Morais; et al. "The effects of systemically administered methyprednisolone sodium succinate after acute spinal cord contusion injury in rats". Paper presented in Infectious and Inflammatory Diseases of the Nervous System – 20th Annual Symposium of the European Society and College of Veterinary Neurology (ESCVN), Berna, 2007. Published Varejão, Artur S.P.; A. Ferreira; Filipe, Vitor; Couto, Pedro Alexandre Mogadouro do; Patricio João A.; Cabrita, António M.. "Comportamento biomecânico da articulação tíbio-társica na avaliação da recuperação funcional após esmagamento do nervo ciático no rato". Paper presented in III Congresso de Investigação em Medicina, Coimbra, 2001. Published
Conference paper	Geuna S; Tos P; Battiston B; Di Scipio F; Raimondo S; Papalia I; Amado S; et al. "Negative Results in Bridging Nerve Defects Using Grafts Constructed by Tissue Engineering. Present State of Peripherial Nerve Surgery and How to Achieve further Improvement". Paper presented in Austrian Cluster for Tissue and Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Clinical and Experimental Traumatology, Vienna, 2008. Published Geuna S; Tos P; Battiston B; Di Scipio F; Papalia I; Amado S; Luís, AL; et al. "Tissue Engineered Conduits for Reconstructing Nerve Defects: Negative Results". Paper presented in 9th Congresso f the European Federation of Societies for Microsurgery – EuroMiro 2008, Turku, 2008. Published Luís, AL; Rodrigues JM; Geuna S; Shirosaki Y; Lee J; Fregnan F; Lopes M; et al. "PLGA 90:10 Tube-Guides Associated To Neural Cells Differentiated In Vitro Used In Neurotmesis Injury Of Rat Sciatic Nerve". Paper presented in NanoSMat 2007, International Conference on Surfaces, Coatings and Nanostructured Materials, Alvor, 2007. Published Luís, AL; Rodrigues JM; Geuna S; Amado S; Shirosaki Y; Lee J; Fregnan F; et al. "PLGA 90:10 Tube-guides associated to neural cells differentiated in vitro used in neurotmesis injury of rat sciatic nerve". Paper presented in Congresso Nanosmat, Lisboa, 2007. Published Luís, AL; Rodrigues JM; Lobato J; Cortez P; Pinto MV; Geuna S; Amado S; et al. "Functional and Histological Assessment of the Peripheral Nerve Regeneration in Rat Model". Paper presented in III Seminário Sobre Prótesis Maxilofacial: La Necesidad del Equipo Multidisciplinario, Vigo, 2005. Published Varejão, Artur S.P.; Geuna, Stefano; A. Ferreira; Gabriel, Ronaldo C.; Filipe, Vitor; Couto, Pedro Alexandre Mogadouro do; Melo-Pinto, Pedro. "Assessment of Functional Recovery in the Rat Sciatic Nerve Model". Paper presented in 16th Annual Meeting ESVN (European Society of Veterinary Neurology)/ECVN (European College of Veterinary Neurology): Neurosurgery, Praga, 2003. Published
Journal article	Diogo, Camila Cardoso; da Costa, Luís Maltez; Pereira, José Eduardo; Filipe, Vítor; Couto, Pedro Alexandre; Geuna, Stefano; Armada-da-Silva, Paulo A.; Maurício, Ana Colette; Varejão, Artur S.P.. "Kinematic and kinetic gait analysis to evaluate functional recovery in thoracic spinal cord injured rats". Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews 98 (2019): 18-28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2018.12.027. 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2018.12.027 Costa, Diana; Diogo, Camila Cardoso; Costa, Luís Maltez da; Pereira, José Eduardo; Filipe, Vítor; Couto, Pedro Alexandre; Geuna, Stefano; et al. "Kinematic patterns for hindlimb obstacle avoidance during sheep locomotion". Neurological Research 40 11 (2018): 963-971. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01616412.2018.1505068. 10.1080/01616412.2018.1505068 Lowrie, Mark; Varejão, Artur S. P.. "Paroxysmal dyskinesia in the bichon frise". Veterinary Record 182 20 (2018): 578.1-578. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/vr.k2004. 10.1136/vr.k2004 Diogo, Camila Cardoso; Costa, Luís Maltez da; Pereira, José Eduardo; Filipe, Vítor; Couto, Pedro Alexandre; Magalhães, Luís G.; Geuna, Stefano; et al. "Dynamic feet distance: A new functional assessment during treadmill locomotion in normal and thoracic spinal cord injured rats". Behavioural Brain Research 335 1 (2017): 132-135. Published • 10.1016/j.bbr.2017.08.016 Diogo, Camila Cardoso; Camassa, José Arthur; Pereira, José Eduardo; Costa, Luís Maltez da; Filipe, Vítor; Couto, Pedro Alexandre; Geuna, Stefano; Maurício, Ana Colette; Varejão, Artur Severo. "The use of sheep as a model for studying peripheral nerve regeneration following nerve injury: review of the literature". Neurological Research 39 10 (2017): 926-939. Published • 10.1080/01616412.2017.1331873 Ribeiro, Jorge; Caseiro, Ana Rita; Pereira, Tiago; Armada-da-Silva, Paulo Alexandre; Pires, Isabel; Prada, Justina; Amorim, Irina; et al. "Evaluation of PVA biodegradable electric conductive membranes for nerve regeneration in axonotmesis injuries: the rat sciatic nerve animal model". Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A 105 5 (2017): 1267-1280. Published • 10.1002/jbm.a.35998 Silva, Nuno; Sousa, Joaquim J.; Peres, Emanuel; Sousa, Antonio; Ruiz-Armenteros, Antonio M.; Varejão, A.; Morais, Raul. "A cost-effective instrumented walkway for measuring ground reaction forces in rats to assess gait pattern". Measurement 103 1 (2017): 241-249. Published • 10.1016/j.measurement.2017.02.044 Diogo, Camila Cardoso; Costa, Luís Maltez da; Pereira, José Eduardo; Filipe, Vítor; Couto, Pedro Alexandre; Magalhães, Luís Gonzaga Mendes; Geuna, Stefano; et al. "Dynamic feet distance: a new functional assessment during treadmill locomotion in normal and thoracic spinal cord injured rats". (2017): http://hdl.handle.net/1822/51971. 10.1016/j.bbr.2017.08.016 Carvalho, M.; Costa, L.M.; Pereira, J.E.; Shirosaki, Y.; Hayakawa, S.; Santos, J.D.; Geuna, S.; et al. "The role of hybrid chitosan membranes on scarring process following lumbar surgery: Post-laminectomy experimental model". Neurological Research 37 1 (2015): 23-29. Published Pereira, J. S.; Fragoso, S.; Beck, A.; Lavigne, S.; Varejao, A. S.; da Graca Pereira, G.. "Improving the feline veterinary consultation: the usefulness of Feliway spray in reducing cats' stress". Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery 18 12 (2015): 959-964. Published • 10.1177/1098612X15599420 Pereira, T; Gärtner, A; Amorim, I; Almeida, A.; Caseiro, A. R.; Armada-da-Silva, Paulo A. S.; Amado, Sandra; et al. "Promoting Nerve Regeneration in a Neurotmesis Rat Model Using Poly(DL-lactide- e -caprolactone) Membranes and Mesenchymal Stem Cells from the Wharton’s Jelly: In Vitro and In Vivo Analysis". BioMed Research International 2014 0 (2014): 1-17. Published • 10.1155/2014/302659 Costa, L.M.; Pereira, J.E.; Filipe, V.M.; Magalhães, L.G.; Couto, P.A.; Gonzalo-Orden, J.M.; Raimondo, S.; et al. "Rolipram promotes functional recovery after contusive thoracic spinal cord injury in rats". Behavioural Brain Research 243 1 (2013): 66-73. Published Ribeiro, J.; Gartner, A.; Pereira, T.; Gomes, R.; Lopes, M.A.; Gonçalves, C.; Varejão, A.S.; Luís, A.L.; Maurício, A.C.. "Perspectives of employing mesenchymal stem cells from the wharton's jelly of the umbilical cord for peripheral nerve repair". International Review of Neurobiology 108 1 (2013): 79-119. Published • 10.1016/B978-0-12-410499-0.00004-6 Gärtner, A.; Pereira, T.; Armada-da-Silva, P.A.S.; Amorim, I.; Gomes, R.; Ribeiro, J.; França, M.L.; et al. "Use of poly(DL-lactide-e-caprolactone) membranes and mesenchymal stem cells from the Wharton's jelly of the umbilical cord for promoting nerve regeneration in axonotmesis: In vitro and in vivo analysis". Differentiation 84 5 (2012): 355-365. Published Gärtner, A.; Pereira, T.; Simões, M.J.; Armada-da-Silva, P.A.S.; França, M.L.; Sousa, R.; Bompasso, S.; et al. "Use of hybrid chitosan membranes and human mesenchymal stem cells from the Wharton jelly of umbilical cord for promoting nerve regeneration in an axonotmesis rat model". Neural Regeneration Research 7 29 (2012): 2247-22. Published Raimondo, Stefania; Maltez, Luis; Pereira, Jose E.; Koopmans, Guido; Varejão, Artur; Geuna, Stefano. "Stereology of Posttraumatic Spinal Cord Injury". NeuroQuantology 10 1 (2012): 107-116. Published • 10.14704/nq.2012.10.1.482 Simões, M.J.; Gärtner, A.; Shirosaki, Y.; Gil Da Costa, R.M.; Cortez, P.P.; Gartnër, F.; Santos, J.D.; et al. "In vitro and in vivo chitosan membranes testing for peripheral nerve reconstruction | Avaliação in vivo e in vitro de membranas de quitosano para utilização em reconstrução de nervo periférico". Acta Medica Portuguesa 24 1 (2011): 43-52. Published Couto, P.A.; Jurio, A.; Varejão, A.S.; Pagola, M.; Bustince, H.; Melo-Pinto, P.. "An IVFS-based image segmentation methodology for rat gait analysis". Soft Computing 15 10 (2011): 1937-19. Published Simões, M.J.; Amado, S.; Gärtner, A.; Armada-da-Silva, P.A.S.; Raimondo, S.; Vieira, M.; Luís, A.L.; et al. "Use of chitosan scaffolds for repairing rat sciatic nerve defects". Italian Journal of Anatomy and Embryology 115 3 (2010): 190-210. Published Ronchi, G.; Raimondo, S.; Varejão, A.S.P.; Tos, P.; Perroteau, I.; Geuna, S.. "Standardized crush injury of the mouse median nerve". Journal of Neuroscience Methods 188 1 (2010): 71-75. Published Amado, Sandra; Rodrigues, Jorge M; Luís, Ana L; Armada-da-Silva, Paulo AS; Vieira, Márcia; Gartner, Andrea; Simões, Maria J; et al. "Effects of collagen membranes enriched with in vitro-differentiated N1E-115 cells on rat sciatic nerve regeneration after end-to-end repair". Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 7 1 (2010): 7-7. Published • 10.1186/1743-0003-7-7 Costa, Luís M.; Pereira, José Eduardo Teixeira; Filipe, Vítor M.; Couto, Pedro A.; Magalhães, Luís G.; Bulas-Cruz, J.; Maurício, Ana C.; Geuna, Stefano; Varejão, Artur S.. "The Effect of Gait Speed on Three-Dimensional Analysis of Hindlimb Kinematics during Treadmill Locomotion in Rats". Reviews in the Neurosciences 21 6 (2010): 487-497. Published Pereira, J.E.; Costa, L.M.; Cabrita, A.M.; Couto, P.A.; Filipe, V.M.; Magalhães, L.G.; Fornaro, M.; et al. "Methylprednisolone fails to improve functional and histological outcome following spinal cord injury in rats". Experimental Neurology 220 1 (2009): 71-81. Published Ronchi, G.; Nicolino, S.; Raimondo, S.; Tos, P.; Battiston, B.; Papalia, I.; Varejão, A.S.P.; et al. "Functional and morphological assessment of a standardized crush injury of the rat median nerve". Journal of Neuroscience Methods 179 1 (2009): 51-57. Published Costa, L.M.; Simões, M.J.; Maurício, A.C.; Varejão, A.S.P.. "Chapter 7 Methods and Protocols in Peripheral Nerve Regeneration Experimental Research. Part IV-Kinematic Gait Analysis to Quantify Peripheral Nerve Regeneration in the Rat". International Review of Neurobiology 87 C (2009): 127-139. Published Luís, A.L.; Rodrigues, J.M.; Geuna, S.; Amado, S.; Shirosaki, Y.; Lee, J.M.; Fregnan, F.; et al. "Use of PLGA 90:10 scaffolds enriched with in vitro-differentiated neural cells for repairing rat sciatic nerve defects". Tissue Engineering - Part A. 14 6 (2008): 979-993. Published Luís, A.L.; Rodrigues, J.M.; Geuna, S.; Amado, S.; Simões, M.J.; Fregnan, F.; Ferreira, A.J.; et al. "Neural cell transplantation effects on sciatic nerve regeneration after a standardized crush injury in the rat". Microsurgery 28 6 (2008): 458-470. Published Amado, S.; Simões, M.J.; Armada da Silva, P.A.S.; Luís, A.L.; Shirosaki, Y.; Lopes, M.A.; Santos, J.D.; et al. "Use of hybrid chitosan membranes and N1E-115 cells for promoting nerve regeneration in an axonotmesis rat model". Biomaterials 29 33 (2008): 4409-44. Published Varejao, A.S.P.; Prada, J.; Rodrigues, P.A.. "Cerebellar cortical degeneration in two Azores Cattle Dog littermates". Journal of Small Animal Practice 49 7 (2008): 371-371. Published Geuna, S.; Varejão, A.S.P.. "Evaluation methods in the assessment of peripheral nerve regeneration". Journal of Neurosurgery 109 2 (2008): 360-362. Published Couto, P.A.; Filipe, V.M.; Magalhães, L.G.; Pereira, J.E.; Costa, L.M.; Melo-Pinto, P.; Bulas-Cruz, J.; et al. "A comparison of two-dimensional and three-dimensional techniques for the determination of hindlimb kinematics during treadmill locomotion in rats following spinal cord injury". Journal of Neuroscience Methods 173 2 (2008): 193-200. Published Luís, Ana L.; Rodrigues, Jorge M.; Geuna, Stefano; Amado, Sandra; Shirosaki, Yuki; Lee, Jennifer M.; Fregnan, Federica; et al. "Use of PLGA 90:10 Scaffolds Enriched with In Vitro –Differentiated Neural Cells for Repairing Rat Sciatic Nerve Defects". Tissue Engineering Part A 14 6 (2008): 979-993. Published • 10.1089/ten.tea.2007.0273 Luis, A.L.; Rodrigues, J.M.; Amado, S.; Veloso, A.P.; Armada-Da-Silva, P.A.S.; Raimondo, S.; Fregnan, F.; et al. "PLGA 90/10 and caprolactone biodegradable nerve guides for the reconstruction of the rat sciatic nerve". Microsurgery 27 2 (2007): 125-137. Published Luis, A.L.; Rodrigues, J.M.; Lobato, J.V.; Lopes, M.A.; Amado, S.; Veloso, A.P.; Armada-Da-Silva, P.A.S.; et al. "Evaluation of two biodegradable nerve guides for the reconstruction of the rat sciatic nerve". Bio-Medical Materials and Engineering 17 1 (2007): 39-52. Published Varejão, A.S.P.; Filipe, V.M.. "Contribution of cutaneous inputs from the hindpaw to the control of locomotion in rats". Behavioural Brain Research 176 2 (2007): 193-201. Published Luís, AL; Amado, S; Geuna S; Rodrigues JM; Simões, MJ; Santos JD; Fregnan F; et al. "Long-term functional and morphological assessment of a standardized rat sciatic nerve crush injury with a non-serrated clamp.". Journal of neuroscience methods 163 1 (2007): 92-104. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17397932. Published • 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2007.02.017 Alves, A.; Prada, J.; Almeida, J.M.; Pires, I.; Queiroga, F.; Platt, S.R.; Varejão, A.S.P.. "Primary and secondary tumours occurring simultaneously in the brain of a dog". Journal of Small Animal Practice 47 10 (2006): 607-610. Published Filipe, V.M.; Pereira, J.E.; Costa, L.M.; Maurício, A.C.; Couto, P.A.; Melo-Pinto, P.; Varejão, A.S.P.. "Effect of skin movement on the analysis of hindlimb kinematics during treadmill locomotion in rats". Journal of Neuroscience Methods 153 1 (2006): 55-61. Published Varejão, A.S.P.; Muñoz, A.; Lorenzo, V.. "Magnetic resonance imaging of the intratemporal facial nerve in idiopathic facial paralysis in the dog". Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound 47 4 (2006): 328-333. Published Pereira, J.E.; Cabrita, A.M.; Filipe, V.M.; Bulas-Cruz, J.; Couto, P.A.; Melo-Pinto, P.; Costa, L.M.; et al. "A comparison analysis of hindlimb kinematics during overground and treadmill locomotion in rats". Behavioural Brain Research 172 2 (2006): 212-218. Published Varejão, Artur S.P.; Geuna, Stefano; António J. Ferreira; Ronaldo Gabriel; Filipe, Vitor; Couto, Pedro Alexandre Mogadouro do; Melo-Pinto, Pedro. "Assessment of Functional Recovery in the Rat Sciatic Nerve Model". Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine 19 2 (2005): 278-278. Published • 10.1111/j.1939-1676.2005.tb02695.x Meek, M.F.; Varejão, A.S.P.; Geuna, S.. "Use of skeletal muscle tissue in peripheral nerve repair: Review of the literature". Tissue Engineering 10 7-8 (2004): 1027-10. Published Varejão, A.S.P.; Melo-Pinto, P.; Meek, M.F.; Filipe, V.M.; Bulas-Cruz, J.. "Methods for the experimental functional assessment of rat sciatic nerve regeneration". Neurological Research 26 2 (2004): 186-194. Published Varejão, Artur S.P.; Cabrita, António M.; Meek, Marcel F.; Bulas-Cruz, José; Melo-Pinto, Pedro; Raimondo, Stefania; Geuna, Stefano; Giacobini-Robecchi, Maria G.. "Functional and Morphological Assessment of a Standardized Rat Sciatic Nerve Crush Injury with a Non-Serrated Clamp". Journal of Neurotrauma 21 11 (2004): 1652-16. Published • 10.1089/0897715042441738 Varejão, A.S.P.; Cabrita, A.M.; Geuna, S.; Melo-Pinto, P.; Filipe, V.M.; Gramsbergen, A.; Meek, M.F.. "Toe out angle: A functional index for the evaluation of sciatic nerve recovery in the rat model". Experimental Neurology 183 2 (2003): 695-699. Published Varejão, A.S.P.; Cabrita, A.M.; Meek, M.F.; Fornaro, M.; Geuna, S.. "Nerve regeneration inside fresh skeletal muscle-enriched synthetic tubes: A laser confocal microscope study in the rat sciatic nerve model". Italian Journal of Anatomy and Embryology 108 2 (2003): 77-82. Published Varejão, A.S.P.; Cabrita, A.M.; Meek, M.F.; Bulas-Cruz, J.; Filipe, V.M.; Gabriel, R.C.; Ferreira, A.J.; Geuna, S.; Winter, D.A.. "Ankle kinematics to evaluate functional recovery in crushed rat sciatic nerve". Muscle and Nerve 27 6 (2003): 706-714. Published Varejão, A.S.P.; Cabrita, A.M.; Meek, M.F.; Fornaro, M.; Geuna, S.; Giacobini-Robecchi, M.G.. "Morphology of nerve fiber regeneration along a biodegradable poly (DLLA-e-CL) nerve guide filled with fresh skeletal muscle". Microsurgery 23 4 (2003): 338-345. Published Varejão, A.S.P.; Cabrita, A.M.; Geuna, S.; Patrício, J.A.; Azevedo, H.R.; Ferreira, A.J.; Meek, M.F.. "Functional assessment of sciatic nerve recovery: Biodegradable poly (DLLA-e-CL) nerve guide filled with fresh skeletal muscle". Microsurgery 23 4 (2003): 346-353. Published Varejão, A.S.P.; Cabrita, A.M.; Meek, M.F.; Bulas-Cruz, J.; Gabriel, R.C.; Filipe, V.M.; Melo-Pinto, P.; Winter, D.A.. "Motion of the foot and ankle during the stance phase in rats". Muscle and Nerve 26 5 (2002): 630-635. Published Varejäo, A.S.P.; Meek, M.F.; Ferreira, A.J.A.; Patrício, J.A.B.; Cabritae, A.M.S.. "Functional evaluation of peripheral nerve regeneration in the rat: Walking track analysis". Journal of Neuroscience Methods 108 1 (2001): 1-9. Published Varejão, A.S.P.; Cabrita, A.M.; Patrício, J.A.; Bulas-Cruz, J.; Gabriel, R.C.; Melo-Pinto, P.; Couto, P.A.; Meek, M.F.. "Functional assessment of peripheral nerve recovery in the rat: Gait kinematics". Microsurgery 21 8 (2001): 383-388. Published
Thesis / Dissertation	Fonseca, Bárbara Sofia Simões. "Aplicação da eletroestimulação transcutânea da medula espinhal (etme) em doentes neurológicos t3-l3 de grau 0". Master, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10348/9129. Miranda, Daniela Beatriz de Oliveira. "Neurorreabilitação funcional em lesões do plexo braquial em animais de companhia". Master, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10348/9134. Santos, Bárbara Gomes dos. "Disorders affecting the cauda equina in dogs (A retrospective study of 11 cases and literature review)". Master, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10348/9490. Figueiredo, Ana Carolina Vieira de. "Neurorreabilitação funcional da espondilomielopatia cervical em cães: um estudo retrospetivo". Master, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10348/9284. Araújo, Selma Alexandra Múrias. "Meningiomas intracranianos em gatos". Master, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10348/8778. Morão, Estefânia Marinho Moreira. "Agressão no cão: agressão direcionada a outros cães". Master, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10348/8282. Costa, Diana Margarida Coelho da. "Análise da atividade locomotora no modelo ovelha para estudos da regeneração do nervo periférico". Master, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10348/8860. Cruz, Rita Penim Polido de Almeida. "Desenvolvimento de uma Escala Básica de Neurorreabilitação Funcional (EBNRF) para avaliação e monitorização de cães com lesão toracolombar". Master, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10348/8389. Pinto, Maria Inês Henriques. "Assessment of Adaptil® collar to help handle stress and anxiety in puppies during veterinary consultations". Master, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10348/8395. Gonçalves, Alexandra Carvalho Paredes. "Mensuração dos ventrículos laterais em cães de raças pequena e miniatura: hidrocefalia versus ventriculomegalia". Master, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10348/7573. Brás, Inês Vaz Domingues. "Tetraparesia aguda do neurónio motor inferior em cães". Master, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10348/8890. Diogo, Camila Cardoso. 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Master, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10348/2872. Freitas, Lucília José Nóbrega. "Reabilitação do paciente neurológico: casos de hérnia discal em cães". Master, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10348/3349. Andrade, Maria João Correia Frade de. "Hidrocefalia no cão". Master, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10348/5230. Caetano, Cristina dos Santos Rosa. "Acupunctura em neurologia veterinária de animais de companhia". Master, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10348/3098. Afonso, Paulo Jorge Pereira. "Atlantoaxial instability in dogs". Master, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10348/3078. Costa, Luís Miguel Viana Maltez da. "Contribution to the study of spinal cord injury: Kinematic model of the hindlimb in the rat: the effects of rolipram administration following spinal cord contusion in the rat". PhD, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10348/3134. Santos, Maria Isabel Monteiro Macedo Ferreira dos. "Epidemiologia das alterações comportamentais em cão e gato da consulta de referência em Portugal". 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2017	Prémio Carreira Revista Veterinária Atual, Portugal

Other distinction

2011	Best Student no nível 2 do Curso de Treinadores de Ténis de Mesa Federação Portuguesa de Ténis de Mesa, Portugal
2009	TOP REVIEWER Journal of Neuroscience Methods, Portugal
2009	TOP REVIEWER in 2009 for exceptional contribution to the quality of the Journal of Neuroscience Methods
2001	Prémio de Incentivo à Publicação Científica
1991	Prémio Bernardo Lima Sociedade Portuguesa de Ciências Veterinárias, Portugal