Eduardo Ribeiro Adriano
Instituto Paulista de Estudos e Pesquisas em Oftalmologia
Introduction to the Brazilian and more specifically the Sao Paulo Healthcare System
My presentation is connected to the following theme
Public Health Systems & Comparative Models
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Summary
Dr. Adriano will represent Prof. Rubens Belfort Jr. M.D., Ph.D., M.B.A. Professor of Ophthalmology at the Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), Diretor at Clínica Belfort and President of the IPEPO (Vision Institute).
He is the former Executive Secretary of Health (State of São Paulo). In this prominent public leadership role, Dr. Adriano provided strategic oversight of Brazil’s largest public healthcare network (SUS). He was responsible for the operational management and crisis response coordination of 99 hospitals, 82 outpatient clinics, and more than 170,000 healthcare professionals. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he coordinated critical healthcare capacity expansion initiatives, including increasing ICU capacity from 3,500 to 10,500 beds and establishing 16 field hospitals.
Dr. Adriano also specializes in Hospital Administration and Health Systems, a qualification he obtained from the prestigious Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV-SP).
Furthermore, Dr. Adriano is the Director of Institutional Relations at IPEPO. He is affiliated with IPEPO (Vision Institute) in São Paulo. In this executive role, he focuses on institutional stakeholder engagement, fostering public-private partnerships, and expanding access to high-quality ophthalmic care across the region.
He is the former Executive Secretary of Health (State of São Paulo). In this prominent public leadership role, Dr. Adriano provided strategic oversight of Brazil’s largest public healthcare network (SUS). He was responsible for the operational management and crisis response coordination of 99 hospitals, 82 outpatient clinics, and more than 170,000 healthcare professionals. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he coordinated critical healthcare capacity expansion initiatives, including increasing ICU capacity from 3,500 to 10,500 beds and establishing 16 field hospitals.
Dr. Adriano also specializes in Hospital Administration and Health Systems, a qualification he obtained from the prestigious Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV-SP).
Furthermore, Dr. Adriano is the Director of Institutional Relations at IPEPO. He is affiliated with IPEPO (Vision Institute) in São Paulo. In this executive role, he focuses on institutional stakeholder engagement, fostering public-private partnerships, and expanding access to high-quality ophthalmic care across the region.
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