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Afonso Pegado

Afonso Pegado

Physical and Rehabilitation Physician (OM)

As a former elite athlete of Modern Pentathlon his interest in sports performance and injury rehabilitation naturally developed. Thus, during his residency in rehabilitation medicine he soon started developing skills to help people recover from their conditions. He trained in biomechanical analysis, pain management and its minimally invasive imaging guided procedures.

Currently, he works in pain management departments of excellency and elite sports medicine centres, always seeking further knowledge to help people, to keep them moving.

  • CUF Hospitais and Clinics

    Clínica Myalgia

    Human Performance Department SL Benfica

    Pain Unit Hospital Garcia de Orta

  • Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central

    Grupo One Clinics

    Fisioteam

    Hospital de Vila Franca de Xira

  • Physical and Rehabilitation Physician (Portuguese Medical Association)

    Màster Propio en Investigació i Tractament Especialitzat del Dolor - Universitat de València

    Post graduate degree on Sports Medicine (Portuguese Society of Sports Medicine)

    Medicine degree (NOVA University Lisbon)

  • Publications in peer review journals

    Lectures in several international and national conferences

  • Best lecture awards

  • ISPRM (International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine)

    ESPRM (European Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine)

    SPMFR (Sociedade Portuguesa de Medicina Física e Reabilitação)

    SPMD (Sociedade Portuguesa de Medicina Física e Reabilitação

    OM (Portuguese Medical Association)