Luísa Diogo

Dr. Luísa Diogo received her Ph.D. degree under the scope of “Mitochondrial disorders in children: evaluation of diagnosis criteria in a cohort of children” from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Coimbra in 2010. Prior to that, in 1982 she completed her MD degree at the Medicine Faculty, University of Coimbra. After completion of her degree and since 1991, Dr. Diogo was appointed Paediatrician, at the Metabolic Unit – Paediatric Department- Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Coimbra. Dr. Diogo has served as Head of the Centre of Childhood Development since 2007. Dr. Diogo has had several teaching experiences since 1983, namely as Invited Professor of Pharmacology and Invited Assistant Teacher of Biochemistry at Dr Ângelo da Fonseca Nurse School and Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, respectively. Currently, Dr. Diogo is an Invited Associated Teacher of Biochemistry at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra.
Her interests are focused on paediatrics and metabolic disorders. She aims to contribute for CDG lives by continuing to give the best care possible to her patients and by pursuing her research projects. Dr. Diogo is a member of various scientific societies, namely of Sociedade Portuguesa de Pediatria and Sociedade Portuguesa de Doenças Metabólicas, being an associate founder of the latter. Since 2007, Dr. Diogo has been a Clinical Consultant of the Laboratory of Biochemical Genetics – Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology University of Coimbra.