Medical Advisory Board

Professor at Universidade Brasil, Supervisor of MSc and PhD Program at UNIFESP and Director of IBEPIPE, Rodolfo de Paula Vieira has a PHD in Pathology – specifically the Immunopathology of the lungs – and 3 post-doctoral accreditations from the Sao Paulo, School of Medicine in Brazil, the Department of Pneumology at the University Hospital Freiburg in Germany and a post-doctoral fellowship awarded by European Respiratory Society and Marie Currie Foundation and European Union. Having published more than 100 internationally peer-reviewed scientific articles, Professor Vieira’s main pre and clinical studies evolve around immune response and the effects of physical exercise on pulmonary rehabilitation.

John Dickinson is a BASES (The British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences) accredited Sport and Exercise Physiologist and his main area of research focuses on respiratory problems in athletes. He has over 10 years’ experience of investigating issues such as asthma and dysfunctional breathing in athletes. John has published extensively in the area of exercise induced asthma and has given key note presentations internationally on the subject. Since 2008, he has been a UK Sport Advisor for asthma diagnosis in elite athletes and has worked alongside many professional football and rugby clubs as well as professional and Olympic athletes.

Pediatric pulmonologist specialist in Respiratory Physiology for adults and children. Laura Gochicoa-Rangel has a PhD in Medical Science and has been working for 10 years in pulmonary function tests, with multiple researchers in the field and professor in Respiratory Function Tests all around Latin America. Founding President of the Latin American Society of Respiratory Physiology and the Institution for the Innovation and Development of Respiratory Physiology in México City.