Name : Carmen Silvia Valente Barbas. Date of birth: May, 5 1960. Medical School: University of São Paulo Medical School – 1978-1983 Residency in Pneumology : 1984,1985,1986. Certificate in Pulmonary Medicine in 1986. Certificate in Intensive Care Medicine: 1986.PhD in Pulmonology: University of São Paulo Medical School -1995. Associate Professor in Pneumology -University of São Paulo Medical School -2003. Pulmonary and Critical Care Physician of Albert Einstein Hospital since 1989. Coordinator of 2 post- graduation courses in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at the University of São Paulo Medical School since 2000. MCP 5778: Pulmonary vasculitis and MCP 5779: Respiratory monitoring during Acute respiratory failure. Coordinator of the annual International Symposium on Mechanical Ventilation of Albert Einstein Hospital since 1993 (23 Symposiums) . Section Editor ( Pulmonology ) of CLINICS. Reviewer of Critical Care Medicine. 92 articles published in PUBMED.gov as Barbas CS and 6 as Valente Barbas CS.

My researchs interests are: ARDS, Acute respiratory failure, Mechanical ventilation ( Non-invasive and invasive),Pulmonary vasculitis.