Rafael Vieira
Assistant Professor Of Health Technology Assessment at Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto
Porto, Porto, Portugal
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Top SchoolRafael Vieira is an MD-PhD health technology assessment researcher and Assistant Professor at the University of Porto who blends clinical training with advanced biostatistics and causal inference to inform evidence-based health policy. Over a decade of experience spans health economics, real-world evidence, evidence synthesis and digital transformation, with 70+ peer-reviewed publications and active contribution to the GRADE Working Group. He teaches undergraduate and postgraduate courses while reviewing biostatistics for top journals, bringing a practical clinician’s perspective to methodological problems. His work uniquely bridges secondary clinical data, hierarchical modelling and AI-driven decision sciences to make research actionable for guideline development and patient-centred innovation. Based in Porto, he also has a background in content localisation and community management, reflecting strong communication skills that help translate complex analytics into policy and practice.
10 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
High School Sciences and Technologies, High School Sciences and Technologies at Escola Secundária de Marco de CanavesesDoctor of Philosophy - PhD Clinical and Health Services Research, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Clinical and Health Services Research at Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto
English, Portuguese, French
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Github Skills (7)
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python6
linked-open-data5
open-data5
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Github contributions (5)
rafaeljvieira/vivalditricks
Apr 2016 - Apr 2016
Contributions:57 commits, 1 push in 6 days
rafaeljvieira/University-Seminars
Oct 2015 - Oct 2016
Contributions:7 pushes, 1 branch in 11 months
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