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Dr. Nuno Sampaio Gomes

Chairman of European Shoulder Associates of ESSKA

Dr. Nuno Sampaio Gomes is a renowned specialist in shoulder pathologies with extensive experience in both surgical and non-surgical treatments.

As the Chairman of European Shoulder Associates of ESSKA (European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy), Dr. Nuno leads efforts to advance research, education, and clinical practice in shoulder orthopedics across Europe.

Dr. Nuno Sampaio GomesSECEC Certified Surgeon

Training

  • Graduated in Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, 1996
  • Master's Degree in Sports Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, 2001
  • Specialist Degree in Orthopedics, 2006

Career

  • General Internship, St. John's Hospital (Porto) and Tap Seac Health Center, Macau (1997-1998)
  • Complementary Internship in Orthopedics and Traumatology, General Hospital of Santo António, Porto (2000-2006)
  • Director of the Orthopedics Service at the Armed Forces Hospital - Porto Campus (since 2015)
  • Dexeus University Institute, Barcelona, ​​Spain (2005)
  • Hôpital Albert Schweitzer, Colmar, France (2005)
  • Doctor of the Portuguese Battalion in NATO operation in the Balkans, Bosnia and Herzegovina (2004)
  • Hôpital Ambroise Paré, Paris, France (2003)
  • Professor in arthroscopy and shoulder arthroplasty courses, including cadaver training, in Portugal and abroad: Asia, USA, South Africa and on a regular basis in Europe
  • Grants for clinical internships: Société Française d'Orthopédie et Traumatologie (SOFCOT 2005), LNETI, Paris, France (2006), ERASMUS student at FMUP, Amsterdam (1994)
  • International Federation of Medical Students' Associations (IFMSA): Debrecen, Hungary (1994), Cadiz (1995), Copenhagen (1996)
  • Publication and review of several scientific articles in indexed journals, collaboration on several books and editing of two scientific books of worldwide scope (more than 25 thousand copies)
  • Active member of the Shoulder and Elbow Section of the Brazilian Society of Orthopedics and Traumatology (several two-year terms since 2006). Current President of the General Assembly of the Portuguese Shoulder and Elbow Society.
  • Member of the Portuguese Society of Arthroscopy and Sports Traumatology; of the European Society of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery (SECEC, since 2006) and SECEC Certified Surgeon until 2029; of the European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy (ESSKA, since 2008); of the International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopedic Sports Medicine (ISAKOS, since 2008)
  • Member of the ESSKA-ESA board since 2016. Chairman for the period 2022-2024 and ESSKA Teacher at the ESSKA Teaching Center Hospital da Luz Arrábida e Póvoa