The author is a clinical neurologist and PhD candidate in Biotechnology in Health and Investigative Medicine at the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ), based in Salvador, Brazil. His research focuses on neurological complications associated with arboviral infections, particularly Oropouche, chikungunya, and Zika viruses. By combining retrospective clinical data, molecular diagnostics, and epidemiological surveillance, he investigates the neuroinvasive potential of emerging viruses in endemic settings. His work gained relevance during and after the Zika epidemic in Brazil, contributing to the identification of underdiagnosed neurological syndromes linked to arboviruses. He has described cases of encephalitis with delayed diagnosis due to limited access to testing, highlighting the need for broader diagnostic panels in low-resource regions. In parallel with research, he teaches neurology and evidence-based medicine at the State University of Bahia (UNEB) and serves as Associate Editor of the Scientific Journal of Hospital Santa Izabel. He actively promotes local scientific output, interdisciplinary collaboration, and capacity-building for clinical research. His academic mission is to bridge clinical neurology with virology and public health, aiming to improve the recognition and management of neurotropic infections in Latin America.
