José de Jesus Peixoto Camargo

José de Jesus Peixoto Camargo (born August 6, 1946) or simply J.J. Camargo, is a Brazilian thoracic surgeon, writer and lecturer. He graduated from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul in 1970 and received specialized training in thoracic surgery at the Mayo Clinic. As of 2022, he was a professor at the Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre.[citation needed]

José de Jesus Peixoto Camargo
Personal details
Born(1946-08-06)August 6, 1946
Vacaria, Brazil
Alma materFederal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Dr. J.J. Camargo and his team performed the first ever lung transplantation in Brazil and Latin America[1][2] in 1989; as well as the first ever double lung transplant in Brazil.[3] He and his team hold the record for the most lung transplants in the country.[4] Sixty percent of lung transplants performed in Brazil during 2015 are attributed to Dr. J.J. Camargo and his team.[5]

Books

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  • Camargo, José J. (2000). Cirurgia torácica. Mais de 120 questões de múltipla escolha com respostas comentadas. Rio de Janeiro: Revinter. 146 páginas. ISBN 8573093854
  • Eduardo Garcia (org.), José J. Camargo (org.) (2003.). Histórias Médicas. Porto Alegre: Ed. da ISCMPA. 149 páginas. ISBN 8589782034
  • Camargo, José J. (2008). Não pensem por mim. reflexões e histórias de um médico. Porto Alegre: AGE Ed. 213 páginas. ISBN 9788574974118
  • Gomes, Nilton Haertel; Orientador: Jose J. Camargo (1990). Tratamento de hidatidose pulmonar. uma opção cirúrgica. [S.l.: s.n.] 87 páginas

References

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  1. ^ Pêgo-Fernandes, Paulo Manuel; Mariani, Alessandro Wasum (November 2009). "Brazilian lung transplantation: an expanding universe". Sao Paulo Medical Journal. 127 (6): 327–328. doi:10.1590/S1516-31802009000600001. PMC 11149672. PMID 20512284.
  2. ^ "Transplantes-símbolo da medicina gaúcha completam 25 anos". GaúchaZH. May 15, 2014. Archived from the original on February 13, 2019.
  3. ^ "Transplante de Pulmão é Feito em Paciente com Fibrose Cística| Boasaúde". www.boasaude.com.br.
  4. ^ "Recorde de transplantes na Santa Casa". May 21, 2013.
  5. ^ "Entrevista! O que torna o médico J.J. Camargo tão especial". GZH.