JOAO BATISTA S GARCIA
Medicine II · Federal University of Maranhao
Research Interests
PALLIATIVE CARE
Biography
Full Professor at the Federal University of Maranhão / Brazil. Head of the Pain and Palliative Care Service at the Maranhao Cancer Hospital. Active member of the Brazilian Society of Anesthesiology, Brazilian Society for the Study of Pain (of which he was President for the biennium 2011-2012) and National Academy of Palliative Care, now President-elect(2025-2027) . President of the Latin American Federation of Associations for the Study of Pain achieving excellent recognition in the countries of this region, where maintain undisputed leadership in the field of pain. IASP (International Association for the Study of Pain) Counsellor(2014-2020). Currently a member of the WFSA Pain Committee. Researcher and author of numerous articles published in national and high impact international journals, chapters of books and conferences in the area of pain and palliative care around the world.
Education
Anesthesiologist, Pain and Palliative Care specialist. PhD in Medicine in the area of Pain by the Federal University of São Paulo.
Recent Scopus Publications
- Anaesthesia for electroconvulsive therapy: The perspectives of anaesthesiologists and psychiatrists in Brazil
- Analgesic and Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Ambroxol in the Treatment of Endometriosis: An Experimental Study in Wistar Rats
- Non-Pulmonary Mechanisms of Action of Ambroxol in In Vivo Experimental Models: a Systematic Review
- When Nerves Speak Louder Than Blood: Investigating TRPV1 Gene Polymorphisms in Neuropathic Pain Related to Sickle Cell Disease
- Mapping the Scientific Landscape of Neuropathic Pain in Sickle Cell Disease: A Two-Decade Bibliometric Perspective on an Underexplored Challenge
Links
- ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3597-6471
- Scopus https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=7406129990