Brief CV note
Name: Ana Maria Ferreira Rodrigues
Title and or degrees: MD, Rheumatologist
Phone: 00351 965555061; E-mail: [email protected];
Address : Unidade de Investigação em Reumatologia - Instituto de Medicina Molecular
- Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Edifício Egas Moniz - Av. Prof.
Egas Moniz, 1649-028 Lisboa, PORTUGAL
Academic Degrees and training:
- Graduated in Medicine- Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, 2003.
- Rheumatology trainee - Hospital do Santo Espírito de Angra do Heroísmo, Açores
and Hospital de santa Maria, Lisboa since 2005.
- Rheumatology Specialist since April of 2012.
- Phd student in Rheumatology from faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa
since 2011
- Completed in 2013 the Clinical Scholars Research Training I and II from Harvard
Medical School- Portugal Program, a two year training program on clinical research.
Current Position:
- Rheumatologist head of the Rheumatology Unit from Hospital do Santo Espirito de
Angra do Heroísmo since April 2012
- Co-investigator of the Rheumatology Research Unit, Instituto de Medicina Molecular
da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa starting in 2007.
- Assistant Lecturer on the discipline of Rheumatology, from Faculdade de Medicina da
Universidade de Lisboa, starting in February 2011.
Previous professional experience:
- General internship 2004-2005, Hospital do Santo Espírito de Angra do Heroísmo,
Açores.
-Rheumatology trainee - Hospital do Santo Espírito de Angra do Heroísmo, Açores and
Hospital de santa Maria, Liboa since 2005.
Awards
- Faculdade de Medicina de Lisboa/ Astrazeneca prize In 2008 for the project
“Avaliação da qualidade do osso de epifises femorais e correlação os factores de risco
de fractura em doentes com fractura de fragilidade da anca”
- Hospital de Santa Maria prize in 2008 for the project “Avaliação da qualidade do osso
de epifises femorais e correlação os factores de risco de fractura em doentes com
fractura de fragilidade da anca”.
- Osteoporosis prize 2009 from Associação Portuguesa de Osteoporose/ Merck Sharp
& Dohme for the Project “Avaliação da qualidade do osso de epifises femorais e
correlação com os factores de risco clínicos de fractura em doentes submetidos a
artroplastia da anca”
Special area of interest and expertise:
Osteoporosis and bone quality, inflammatory joint diseases, bone erosion, pediatric
rheumatology.
Most relevant publications
1- Changes in serum RANKL and OPG with sexual development and their
associations with bone turnover and bone mineral density in a cohort of
girls. Lucas R, Ramos E, Prata M, Rodrigues AM, Costa L, Severo M, Canhão
H, Fonseca JE, Barros H. Clin Biochem. 2014 Apr 22. [Epub ahead of print ]
2- Rheumatoid arthritis bone fragility is associated with upregulation of IL17
and DKK1 gene expression Caetano-Lopes J, Rodrigues AM, Lopes A, Vale
AC, Pitts-Kiefer MA, Vidal B, Perpétuo IP, Monteiro J, Konttinen YT, Vaz MF,
Nazarian A, Canhão H, Fonseca JE.Clin Rev Allergy Immunol. 2013 Apr 2.
3- At the moment of occurrence of a fragility hip fracture, men have higher
mechanical properties values in comparison with women Vale AC, Aleixo
IP, Lúcio M, Saraiva A, Caetano-Lopes J, Rodrigues A, Amaral PM, Rosa LG,
Monteiro J, Fonseca JE, Vaz MF, Canhão H.BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2013
Oct 16;14:295
4- BAFF and TACI gene expression are increased in patients with untreated
very early rheumatoid arthritis. Moura RA, Canhão H, Polido-Pereira J,
Rodrigues AM, Navalho M, Mourão AF, Resende C, Campanilho-Marques R,
Madruga Dias J, da Silva JA, Graca L, Fonseca JE. J Rheumatol. 2013
Aug;40(8):1293-302.
5- Bilateral evaluation of the hand and wrist in untreated early inflammatory
arthritis: a comparative study of ultrasonography and magnetic
resonance imaging. Navalho M, Resende C, Rodrigues AM, Pereira da
Silva JA, Fonseca JE, Campos J, Canhão H. J Rheumatol. 2013
Aug;40(8):1282-92.
6- Low ratio osteocalcin/ collagen type I bone gene expression is associated
with hip fragility fractures” Rodrigues AM, Caetano-Lopes J, Vale AC, Vidal
B, Lopes A, Aleixo I, Polido-Pereira J, Sepriano A, Perpétuo IP, Monteiro J, Vaz
MF, Fonseca JE, Canhão H. Bone. 2012 Dec;51(6):981-9
7-
Smoking is a predictor of worst trabecular mechanical performance in hip
fragility fracture patients Rodrigues AM, Caetano-Lopes J, Vale AC, Aleixo I,
Pena AS, Faustino A, Sepriano A, Polido-Pereira J, Vieira-Sousa E, Lucas R,
Romeu JC, Monteiro J, Vaz MF, Fonseca JE, Canhão H. J Bone Miner
Metab. 2012 Nov;30(6):692-9
8- Comparative effectiveness and predictors of response to tumour necrosis
factor inhibitor therapies in rheumatoid arthritis Canhão H, Rodrigues AM,
Mourão AF, Martins F, Santos MJ, Canas-Silva J, Polido-Pereira J, Pereira
Silva JA, Costa JA, Araújo D, Silva C, Santos H, Duarte C, da Silva JA,
Pimentel-Santos FM, Branco JC, Karlson EW, Fonseca JE, Solomon DH.
Rheumatology (Oxford). 2012 Nov;51(11):2020-6.
9-
“Bilateral MR Imaging of the Hand and Wrist in Early and Very Early
Inflammatory Arthritis: Tenosynovitis Is Associated with Progression to
Rheumatoid Arthritis”. Navalho M, Resende C, Rodrigues AM, Ramos F,
Gaspar A, Pereira da Silva JA, Fonseca JE, Campos J, Canhão H. Radiology.
2012 Sep;264(3):823-33
10- Primary biliary cirrhosis in a rheumatoid arthritis patient treated with
rituximab, a case-based review. Polido-Pereira J, Rodrigues AM, Canhão H,
Saraiva F, da Silva JA, Fonseca JE. Clin Rheumatol. 2012 Feb;31(2):385-9.
11- Portuguese recommendations for the use of biological therapies in
patients with axial spondyloarthritis - December 2011 update. Machado P,
Bernardo A, Rodrigues A, Malcata A, Nour D, Vieira-Sousa E, Godinho F,
Pimentel F, Canhão H, Santos H, Cunha I, Fonseca JE, Costa J, Costa L,
Cunha-Miranda L, Maurício L, Cruz M, Santos MJ, Bernardes M, Bogas M,
Valente P, Ramiro S, Barcelos A. Acta Reumatol Port. 2012 Jan;37(1):40-7.
12- Portuguese guidelines for the use of biological agents in rheumatoid
arthritis - October 2011 update. Fonseca JE, Bernardes M, Canhão H,
Santos MJ, Quintal A, Malcata A, Neto A, Cordeiro A, Rodrigues A, Mourão AF,
Ribeiro AS, Cravo AR, Barcelos A, Cardoso A, Vilar A, Braña A, Faustino A,
Silva C, Duarte C, Araújo D, Nour D, Sousa E, Simões E, Godinho F, Brandão
F, Ventura F, Sequeira G, Figueiredo G, Cunha I, Matos JA, Branco J, Ramos
J, Costa JA, Gomes JA, Pinto J, Silva JC, Silva JA, Patto JV, Costa L, Miranda
LC, Inês L, Santos LM, Cruz M, Salvador MJ, Ferreira MJ, Rial M, Queiroz MV,
Bogas M, Araújo P, Reis P, Abreu P, Machado P, Pinto P, André R, Melo R,
Garcês S, Cortes S, Alcino S, Ramiro S, Capela S; Portuguese Society of
Rheumatology. Acta Reumatol Port. 2011 Oct-Dec;36(4):385-8.
13- Upregulation of inflammatory genes and downregulation of sclerostin
gene expression are key elements in the early phase of fragility fracture
healing. Caetano-Lopes J, Lopes A, Rodrigues A, Fernandes D, Perpétuo I,
Monjardino T, Lucas R, Monteiro J, Konttinen YT, Canhão H, Fonseca JE.
PLoS One. 2011 Feb 11;6(2):e16947.
14- Dynamic contrast-enhanced 3-T magnetic resonance imaging: a method
for quantifying disease activity in early polyarthritis. Navalho M, Resende
C, Rodrigues AM, Gaspar A, Fonseca JE, Canhão H, Campos J. Skeletal
Radiol. 2012 Jan;41(1):51-9
15- Chronic arthritis leads to disturbances in the bone collagen network.
(Editor’s Choice) Caetano-Lopes J, Nery AM, Canhão H, Duarte J, Cascão R,
Rodrigues A, Perpétuo I, Abdulghani S, Amaral PM, Sakaguchi S, Konttinen
YT, Graça L, Vaz MF, Fonseca JE. Arthritis Res Ther. 2009.12: R9.
16- Cytokine pattern in very early rheumatoid arthritis favours B-cell
activation and survival. Moura RA, Cascão R, Perpétuo I, Canhão H, VieiraSousa E, Mourão AF, Rodrigues AM, Polido-Pereira J, Queiroz MV, Rosário
HS, Souto-Carneiro MM, Graca L, Fonseca JE. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2011
Feb; 50(2):278-82
17- Alterations on peripheral blood B cell subpopulations in very early
arthritis patients. Rheumatology (Oxford).49(6):1082-92. Moura RA,
Weinmann P, Pereira PA, Caetano-Lopes J, Canhão H, Sousa E, Mourão AF,
Rodrigues AM, Queiroz MV, Souto-Carneiro MM, Graça L, Fonseca JE. (2010)
18- Identification of cytokine network sustaining neutrophils and Th17
activation in early Rheumatoid Arthritis Cascão R*, Moura RA*, Perpétuo I,
Canhão H, Sousa E, Mourão AF, Polido-Pereira J, Rodrigues AM, Queiroz MV,
Souto-Carneiro MM, Rosário HS, Graça L, Fonseca JE (2010). Arthritis Res
Ther, 12:R196
19- BioRePortAP, an electronic clinical record coupled with a database: an
example of its use in a single centre Campanilho-Marques R, Polido-Pereira
J, Rodrigues A, Ramos F, Saavedra MJ, Costa M, Martins F, Pereira da Silva
JA, Canhão H, Fonseca JE. (2010). Acta Reumatol Port. Apr-Jun;35(2):176-83.
20- Evaluation of bone mechanical strenght and fracture risk
assessment(FRAX®) in patients with hip joint replacement surgery". A.
Rodrigues, J. Caetano-Lopes, et al." Acta Reumatológica Portuguesa. 2009;
34:504-510
21- Rituximab use in pediatric autoimmune diseases: 4 case reports.
Contemporary Challenges in Autoimmunity Polido-Pereira, J, Ferreira, D,
Rodrigues AM, Nascimento, C, Costa, P, Almeida, M, Esteves da Silva, JE,
Simão C, Stone, R, Ramos, F, Neto, A, Teixeira da Costa, JC, Melo-Gomes, J,
Gomes-Pedro, J, Viana-Queiroz, M, Canhao H, Fonseca JE.: Ann. N. Y. Acad.
Sci. 2009. 1173:712-720.
22- Predictors of damage progression in portuguese patients with Systemic
Lupus Santos MJ, Vinagre F, Nero P, Barcelos F, Barcelos A, Rodrigues A, e
tal. Erythematosus. Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci.2009. 1173: 822-828
23- Ankylosing spondylitis susceptibility and severity – contribution of TNF
gene promoter polymorphisms at positions -238 and -308. Sousa E*,
Caetano-Lopes J*, Pinto P*, Pimentel F, Teles J, Canhão H, Rodrigues A,
Resende C, Mourão AF, Ribeiro C, Pinto TL, Miranda Rosa C, Pereira da Silva
JA, Branco J, Ventura F, Viana Queiroz M, Fonseca JE.. Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci.
2009. 1173; 581-8.
24- RESPONDIA. Ibero-American Spondyloarthropaties Registry: Portuguese
Group. Elsa Sousa, Miguel Sousa, Fernando Pimentel, Ana Filipa Mourão, Ana
Rodrigues, Helena Santos, Viana Queiroz, Ana Teixeira, Jaime Branco,
Anabela Barcelos Reumatol Clin 2008; 4:68-72.
Book chapter
Rodrigues AM and Caetano-Lopes J. (2011) O laboratório na avaliação da qualidade do
osso. In Guia clínico da SPM – qualidade óssea, Quodem S.L ed. Barcelona. (ISBN:
978-84-694-2784-2)