Dr. Andre Duraes is the medical director of the general hospital roberto santos in Salvador-Brazil. He is a specialist in cardiology and intensive care, as well as a professor of medical semiology at the Federal University of Bahia. He completed a doctorate in medicine and health in 2013. He is an editorial board member of 6 international journals. It has 25 articles published in indexed journals, 9 in high impact journals. He has supervised several undergraduate and graduate students.

Dr Andre Duraes develops research in cardiology and epidemiology, mainly in heart failure and anticoagulation.