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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
MIGUEL CASTELO-BRANCO CRAVEIRO SOUSA

Citation names

  • Miguel Castelo-Branco
  • Miguel Castelo-Branco Sousa
  • Miguel Castelo Branco
  • M. Castelo-Branco
  • M. Castelo Branco

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
E91D-05E2-A2C1
ORCID iD
0000-0002-6191-5912
Google Scholar ID
NvM1_S0AAAAJ
Researcher Id
F-7869-2010
Scopus Author Id
36730721300

Email addresses

  • mcbranco@fcsaude.ubi.pt (Professional)
  • miguel.c.branco@chcbeira.min-saude.pt (Professional)
  • mcbrancocs@gmail.com (Personal)

Telephones

Mobile phone
  • 969000560 (Personal)
  • 963785829 (Professional)
Telephone
  • 275329046 (Professional)

Addresses

  • Avenida Infante Dom Henrique, 6200-506, Covilhã, Covilhã, Portugal (Professional)
  • Alameda Pero da Covilhã, 6200-251, Covilhã, Covilhã, Portugal (Professional)
  • Largo do Calvário, 17, 6200-734, Tortosendo, Covilhã, Portugal (Personal)
Education
Degree Classification
2008
Concluded
 Medicina (Doutoramento)
Major in Sem especialidade
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
"Aspectos Epidemiológicos do Acidente Vascular Cerebral na Cova da Beira: Importância dos Dados Regionais para o Planeamento de Saúde" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
Affiliation

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019/11/18 - Current Full Professor (University Teacher) Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2016 - 2018 Associate Professor (University Teacher) Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2000 - 2018 Associate Professor (University Teacher) Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2013 - 2016 Associate Professor (University Teacher) Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal

Positions / Appointments

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2017/11/25 - Current Organic Unit President Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2017 - 2018 Coordenação ou direção de centro de investigação, departamento ou equivalente Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2017 - 2018 Diretor ou presidente da unidade orgânica Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2016 - 2018 Conselho pedagógico Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2013 - 2016 Conselho pedagógico Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Pombo, N.; Garcia, N.; Castelo-Branco, M.. Simulation in Medical School Education. 2017.
    10.3233/978-1-61499-798-6-1034
  2. Quinaz, F.; Fazendeiro, P.; Castelo-Branco, M.; Araújo, P.. Soft computing drug administration in the ambient assisted living environment. 2015.
  3. Quinaz, F.; Fazendeiro, P.; Castelo-Branco, M.; Araújo, P.. Soft methods for automatic drug infusion in medical care environment. 2013.
    10.4018/978-1-4666-3990-4.ch043
Book chapter
  1. Ramalhinho, Ana Cristina; Castelo-Branco, Miguel. "Ethics of DNA Transfer for Clinical Research". In Methods in Molecular Biology, 307-316. Springer US, 2020.
    10.1007/978-1-0716-0872-2_17
  2. Ramalhinho, Ana Cristina; Castelo-Branco, Miguel. "Preparation of an Academic Clinical". In Methods in Molecular Biology, 317-330. Springer US, 2020.
    10.1007/978-1-0716-0872-2_18
Conference paper
  1. Soares, I.; Castelo-Branco, M.; Pinheiro, A.M.G.. "Vessel centerline detection in retinal images based on a corner detector and dynamic thresholding". 2014.
  2. Soares, I.; Castelo-Branco, M.; Pinheiro, A.M.G.. "Curvature detection and segmentation of retinal exudates". 2012.
    10.1109/ISBI.2012.6235911
  3. Soares, I.; Castelo-Branco, M.; Pinheiro, A.M.G.. "Scale-space curvature detection of retinal exudates with a dynamic threshold". 2011.
  4. Soares, I.; Castelo-Branco, M.; Pinheiro, A.M.G.. "Exudates dynamic detection in retinal fundus images based on the noise map distribution". 2011.
Journal article
  1. Mário Rui Gonçalves; Salvador Morales-Conde; Sofia Gaspar Reis; Palmira Carlos Alves; José Novo de Matos; António Oliveira; Ricardo Marinho; Irene Cadime; Miguel Castelo-Branco Sousa. "RAWS4all project: validation of a new silicone model for robotic TAPP inguinal hernia repair". Surgical Endoscopy (2023): https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-023-10592-y.
    10.1007/s00464-023-10592-y
  2. Roberto Mendes; Paulo Lopes; André Novo; Manuel Nunes; Miguel Castelo-Branco. "Impacto dos programas de mobilização progressiva precoce no doente crítico: revisão sistemática da literatura". Revista Portuguesa de Enfermagem de Reabilitação (2023): https://doi.org/10.33194/rper.2023.309.
    10.33194/rper.2023.309
  3. Paula Amorim; Helder Serra; Beatriz Santos Sousa; Paulo Dias; Miguel Castelo-Branco; Henrique Martins. "Chronic stroke survivors’ perspective on the use of serious games to motivate upper limb rehabilitation – a qualitative study". Health Informatics Journal (2023): https://doi.org/10.1177/14604582231171932.
    10.1177/14604582231171932
  4. Mário Rui Gonçalves; José Novo de Matos; António Oliveira; Ricardo Marinho; Irene Cadime; Palmira Carlos Alves; Salvador Morales-Conde; Miguel Castelo-Branco. "Robotic4all project: Results of a hands-on robotic surgery training program". Laparoscopic, Endoscopic and Robotic Surgery (2023): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lers.2023.01.002.
    10.1016/j.lers.2023.01.002
  5. Pedro Silva-Vaz; Ivana Jarak; Luís Rato; Pedro F. Oliveira; Sara Morgado-Nunes; Aida Paulino; Miguel Castelo-Branco; et al. "Plasmatic Oxidative and Metabonomic Profile of Patients with Different Degrees of Biliary Acute Pancreatitis Severity". Antioxidants 10 6 (2021): 988-988. https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox10060988.
    10.3390/antiox10060988
  6. Paula Amorim; João Ruivo Paulo; Paula Alexandra Silva; Paulo Peixoto; Miguel Castelo-Branco; Henrique Martins. "Machine Learning Applied to Low Back Pain Rehabilitation – A Systematic Review". International Journal of Digital Health (2021): https://doi.org/10.29337/ijdh.34.
    10.29337/ijdh.34
  7. Igor Matias; Nuno Garcia; Sandeep Pirbhulal; Virginie Felizardo; Nuno Pombo; Henriques Zacarias; Miguel Sousa; Eftim Zdravevski. "Prediction of Atrial Fibrillation using artificial intelligence on Electrocardiograms: A systematic review". Computer Science Review 39 (2021): 100334-100334. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosrev.2020.100334.
    10.1016/j.cosrev.2020.100334
  8. Rodrigo Santos Vicente; Diogo Alpuim Costa; Miguel Castelo Branco. "Oxigenoterapia Hiperbárica Enquanto Terapêutica Complementar da Úlcera do Pé Diabético: Útil ou Inútil? – Uma Revisão da Literatura". Gazeta Médica (2020): https://doi.org/10.29315/gm.v7i1.308.
    10.29315/gm.v7i1.308
  9. Ferrão, Ângela; Carvalho, Paula Saraiva; Silva, Cláudia Mendes; Castelo-Branco, Miguel. "Avaliação dos níveis de adesão ao tratamento numa amostra de doentes com hipertensão arterial". (2020): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/7516.
  10. Amorim, Paula; Brito, Dulce; Castelo-Branco, Miguel; Fàbrega, Carles; Gomes da Costa, Fernando; Martins, Henrique; Gonçalves, Luis; et al. "Telehealth opportunities in the COVID-19 Pandemic early days : what happened, did not happen, should have happened, and must happen in the near future?". (2020): http://hdl.handle.net/10451/45344.
    10.1089/tmj.2020.0386
  11. José Augusto Rodrigues Simões; Filipe Prazeres; Luiz Miguel Santiago; Miguel Castelo-Branco. "Ensino de Medicina Geral e Familiar no Curso de Mestrado Integrado em Medicina da Universidade da Beira Interior". Revista ADSO 6 8 (2018): https://doi.org/10.35323/revadso.682018121.
    10.35323/revadso.682018121
  12. Afonso, R.M.; Ribeiro, O.; Vaz Patto, M.; Loureiro, M.; Loureiro, M.J.; Castelo-Branco, M.; Patrício, S.; et al. "Reaching 100 in the Countryside: Health Profile and Living Circumstances of Portuguese Centenarians from the Beira Interior Region". Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research 2018 (2018): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85049305906&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1155/2018/8450468
  13. Nuno Pereira-Azevedo; Luís Osório; Vitor Cavadas; Avelino Fraga; Eduardo Carrasquinho; Eduardo Cardoso de Oliveira; Miguel Castelo-Branco; Monique J Roobol. "Expert Involvement Predicts mHealth App Downloads: Multivariate Regression Analysis of Urology Apps". JMIR mHealth and uHealth 4 3 (2016): e86-e86. http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/mhealth.5738.
    10.2196/mhealth.5738
  14. Ferreira, R.; Fonseca, M.C.; Santos, T.; Sargento-Freitas, J.; Tjeng, R.; Paiva, F.; Castelo-Branco, M.; Ferreira, L.S.; Bernardino, L.. "Retinoic acid-loaded polymeric nanoparticles enhance vascular regulation of neural stem cell survival and differentiation after ischaemia". Nanoscale 8 15 (2016): 8126-8137. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84964645621&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1039/c5nr09077f
  15. Palmeira De Oliveira, R.; Luís, C.; Gaspar, C.; Bogas, E.; Morgado, M.; Guardado, M.; Castelo Branco, M.; Fonseca, M.O.; Palmeira-De-Oliveira, A.. "Microbiological quality control of non-sterile compounded medicines prepared in a Portuguese hospital centre". European Journal of Hospital Pharmacy 23 4 (2016): 228-232. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84979246951&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1136/ejhpharm-2015-000769
  16. Soares IG; Castelo-Branco M; Pinheiro A. "Optic Disk Localization in Retinal Images based on Cumulative Sum Fields.". (2015): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/25594989.
    10.1109/JBHI.2015.2392712
  17. Pereira-Azevedo, N.; Carrasquinho, E.; De Oliveira, E.C.; Cavadas, V.; Osório, L.; Fraga, A.; Castelo-Branco, M.; Roobol, M.J.. "mHealth in urology: A review of experts' involvement in app development". PLoS ONE 10 5 (2015): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84930681437&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1371/journal.pone.0125547
  18. Santos JE; Kalk WJ; Freitas M; Marques Carreira I; Castelo Branco M. "Iodine deficiency and thyroid nodular pathology--epidemiological and cancer characteristics in different populations: Portugal and South Africa.". (2015): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/26126625.
    10.1186/s13104-015-1155-3
  19. Marvão P; Neto I; Castelo-Branco M; Ponte J; Portela M; Costa P; Costa MJ. "An exploratory study on the contribution of graduate entry students personality to the diversity of medical student populations.". (2014): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/25410707.
    10.1007/s40037-014-0150-z
  20. Rodrigues, J.R.; Castelo-Branco, M.; Pereira, H.; Afonso, R.M.. "Anxiety in clinical settings: constructing a scale for medical students,Ansiedade em Meio Clínico: Construção de uma Escala para Estudantes de Medicina". Acta medica portuguesa 27 6 (2014): 731-736. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85016466082&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  21. Ravara SB; Castelo-Branco M; Aguiar P; Calheiros JM. "Are physicians aware of their role in tobacco control? A conference-based survey in Portugal.". (2014): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/25239241.
    10.1186/1471-2458-14-979
  22. Ravara, S.B.; Castelo-Branco, M.; Aguiar, P.; Calheiros, J.M.. "Smoking behaviour trends among Portuguese physicians: Are they role models? A conference-based survey". Public Health 128 1 (2014): 105-109. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84891373639&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.puhe.2013.08.015
  23. Rodrigues JR; Castelo-Branco M; Pereira H; Afonso RM. "[Anxiety in clinical settings: constructing a scale for medical students].". (2014): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/25641288.
  24. Luiz Miguel Santiago; Vasco Queirós; Isabel Neto; Miguel Castelo-Branco; Luís Taborda Barata. "Lista de Verificação em Consulta para Estudantes de CSPII | 4º Ano no Ano Letivo 2012/2013 na Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde da Universidade da Beira Interior". Revista ADSO (2013): https://doi.org/10.35323/revadso.12201314.
    10.35323/revadso.12201314
  25. Patrao, L.; Sa, J.; Fonseca-Moutinho, J.A.; Castelo-Branco, M.; Garcia, H.. "Left fallopian tube primitive serous adenocarcinoma presenting as a cardiac tamponade - A case report and review of literature". European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology 34 3 (2013): 261-262. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84879571368&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  26. Ravara, S.B.; Castelo-Branco, M.; Aguiar, P.; Calheiros, J.M.. "Compliance and enforcement of a partial smoking ban in Lisbon taxis: An exploratory cross-sectional study". BMC Public Health 13 1 (2013): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84873603143&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1186/1471-2458-13-134
  27. Patrão, L.; Zorro, S.; Silva, J.; Castelo-Branco, M.; Ribeiro, J.. "Flight physiology training experiences and perspectives: Survey of 117 pilots". Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine 84 6 (2013): 620-624. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84880007469&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3357/ASEM.3545.2013
  28. Morgado, M.P.; Rolo, S.A.; Castelo-Branco, M.. "Efficacy of aliskiren/hydrochlorothiazide combination for the treatment of hypertension: A meta-analytical approach". Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal 5 1 (2011): 6-14. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-80053534297&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  29. Alvarez-Perez, F.J.; Castelo-Branco, M.; Alvarez-Sabin, J.. "Albumin level and stroke. Potential association between lower albumin level and cardioembolic aetiology". International Journal of Neuroscience 121 1 (2011): 25-32. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-78650622367&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3109/00207454.2010.523134
  30. Morgado, M.; Rolo, S.; Castelo-Branco, M.. "Pharmacist intervention program to enhance hypertension control: A randomised controlled trial". International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy 33 1 (2011): 132-140. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-79960060749&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s11096-010-9474-x
  31. Morgado, M.; Rolo, S.; MacEdo, A.F.; Castelo-Branco, M.. "Association of statin therapy with blood pressure control in hypertensive hypercholesterolemic outpatients in clinical practice". Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research 2 1 (2011): 44-49. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-79955085925&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.4103/0975-3583.78596
  32. Alvarez-Perez, F.J.; Castelo-Branco, M.; Alvarez-Sabin, J.. "Usefulness of measurement of fibrinogen, D-dimer, D-dimer/fibrinogen ratio, C reactive protein and erythrocyte sedimentation rate to assess the pathophysiology and mechanism of ischaemic stroke". Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry 82 9 (2011): 986-992. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-80051549049&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1136/jnnp.2010.230870
  33. Morgado, M.P.; Morgado, S.R.; Mendes, L.C.; Pereira, L.J.; Castelo-Branco, M.. "Pharmacist interventions to enhance blood pressure control and adherence to antihypertensive therapy: Review and meta-analysis". American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy 68 3 (2011): 241-253. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-79955644501&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.2146/ajhp090656
  34. Morgado, M.P.; Rolo, S.A.; Pereira, L.; Castelo-Branco, M.. "Blood pressure control and antihypertensive pharmacotherapy patterns in a hypertensive population of Eastern Central Region of Portugal". BMC Health Services Research 10 (2010): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-78650601691&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1186/1472-6963-10-349
  35. Morgado, M.; Rolo, S.; Macedo, A. F.; Pereira, L.; Castelo-Branco, M.. "Predictors of uncontrolled hypertension and antihypertensive medication nonadherence.". J Cardiovasc Dis Res 1 4 (2010): 196-202.
    10.4103/0975-3583.74263
  36. Morgado, M.; Morgado, S.; Castanheira, L.; Verde, I.; Castelo-Branco, M.. "Pharmacist interventions to enhance patient adherence to self-administered antihypertensive medication: a systematic review". International Journal of Cardiology 137 (2009): S36-S37.
    10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.09.120
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Lopes, Diogo Duarte. "Serão os Antagonistas Seletivos dos Recetores da Vasopressina o futuro do tratamento da Hiponatremia na Insuficiência Cardíaca?". Master, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.6/10707.
  2. Fedak, Khrystyna Mykhaylivna. "A importância da educação interprofissional em estudantes de Ciências da Saúde". Master, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.6/10740.
  3. Campos, Bruno Filipe Sequeira. "Uso sistemático de scores de alerta precoce como discriminadores de risco em doentes no serviço de urgência". Master, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.6/10683.
  4. Cunha, António Miguel Fonseca. "Contributos para a criação da especialidade de Urgência e Emergência Médica". Master, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.6/10694.
  5. Xufre, Mikael Tomás. "Innovative technologies in hypertension control A telemonitored cuff-less blood pressure device". Master, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.6/10765.
  6. Pires, Miguel Oliveira Camposana. "Ascite e Derrame Pleural como complicações da Pancreatite Aguda – qual a relação?". Master, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.6/10763.
  7. Amorim, Daniel da Silva. "Tenossinovite de De Quervain". Master, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.6/10702.
  8. Nogueira, Jónatas Eleutério. "Variabilidade da Vascularização do Território da Articulação Temporomandibular". Master, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.6/10735.
  9. Costa, Sofia Alexandra Lima Silva. "Fatores preditivos do agravamento da insuficiência cardíaca". Master, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.6/10786.
  10. Borges, Maria José Campos Araújo. "Doseamento de Galectina 3 numa população de hipertensos". Master, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.6/10751.
  11. Rodrigues, Melánie dos Santos. "Risco cardiovascular e sua relação com o stress". Master, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.6/10762.
  12. Ferrão, Ângela Filipa Martins. "Avaliação dos Níveis de Adesão ao Tratamento e de Literacia em Saúde numa amostra de Doentes com Hipertensão Arterial". Master, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.6/10116.
  13. Lopes, Carla Daniela Oliveira. "Emergências hipertensivas". Master, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.6/8690.
  14. Abreu, Patricia Alexandra Água. "Serviço de Telepatologia do Centro Hospitalar Universitário Cova da Beira". Master, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.6/8628.
  15. Reis, Mónica Rodrigues dos. "Lesão Renal Aguda em contexto de Cuidados Intensivos: do Diagnóstico Etiológico ao Tratamento". Master, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.6/8688.
  16. Gião, Nuno Dias da. "Análise das metodologias aplicadas no estudo da prevalência da hipertensão arterial em Portugal". Master, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.6/8694.
  17. Robalo, Rui Francisco Miranda. "Impacto na saúde da monitorização móvel de parâmetros fisiológicos". Master, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.6/8849.
  18. Carvalho, Diogo André Lameirão. "Insuficiência Suprarrenal Associada a Corticoterapia". Master, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.6/8701.
  19. Pereira, Cláudia Cristina Santos Fontes. "Biomarcadores de Hipertrofia Ventricular Esquerda em doentes com Hipertensão Arterial". Master, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.6/8781.
  20. Gonçalves, Tiago Daniel Couto. "M-learning: potencialidades e impacto na Educação Médica". Master, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.6/8700.