João Parracho da Costa

  • Lecturer
  • Associate Professor
Biographical note

Born in 1974, he graduated in Medicine (Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Lisboa; FMUL) in 1998 and became a specialist in Neurology, Clinical Neurophysiology and Clinical Pharmacology. His main academic degrees are: Master of Neurosciences (FMUL); Master of Neurological Electrodiagnosis (University of Barcelona); Doctor of Medicine, Discipline of Neurology (FMUL); and Postdoctoral Research Fellowship by CIBERNED (Spain Ministry of Health). His main current activities are: Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics (FMUL); Deputy Director, Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine (FMUL); Coordinator Editor, Cochrane Movement Disorders; Principal Investigator, Clinical Pharmacology Unit (IMM); Board Member, Education working group, European Association for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics; Chair, Guidelines production group, European Academy Neurology; and President Clinical Pharmacology College (Portuguese General Medical Council). He has published over 200 papers indexed in Medline/Embase. Most relevant award: Scientific Prize of the University of Lisbon.