Prof. Renato Seligman MD PhD Graduate in Medicine from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. PhD in Pulmonology by the Graduate Program in Pulmonology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. Former deputy vice-president of Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre of Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul.
Areas of research interest are sepsis, ventilator associated pneumonia, community acquired and hospital acquired pneumonia, endotracheal aspirate, biomarkers.