A program that trains strategic professionals for hospitals, clinics, and clinical engineering companies. Online, live, with recognized certification and a faculty renowned in the field.
The Clinical Engineer is essential for managing health technologies. Since 2010, their presence has been required by ANVISA in healthcare institutions.
With the Arkmeds Academy postgraduate program, you will be prepared to:
Holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from the Federal Center for Technological Education Celso Suckow da Fonseca (2008). Experienced in Electrical Engineering, with an emphasis on Electrical Engineering. Holds a postgraduate degree in Occupational Safety Engineering from the Fundação de Apoio ao CEFET, endorsed by Universidade Iguaçu (2010). Experienced in Occupational Safety. Holds a postgraduate degree in Clinical Engineering from the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) (2012). Experienced in the management of medical and hospital equipment. Holds a postgraduate degree in Radiological Protection in Medical, Industrial, and Nuclear Applications from Faculdade Casa Branca (FACAB) (2015).
Alexandre Ferreli Souza holds a degree in Electronic Engineering from the Polytechnic School of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (2000), earned a Master’s in Biomedical Engineering at COPPE/UFRJ in 2003, an MBA in Maintenance Engineering in 2004 (UFRJ), a specialization in Occupational Safety in 2013 (UFRJ), and a specialization in Clinical Engineering in 2016 (HIAE). He has worked in medical equipment companies and Clinical Engineering since 1995, as a field engineer, supervisor, coordinator, court-appointed expert, and manager. He co-authored the book “Gestão de manutenção em Serviços de Saúde” (2010). He served at the Brazilian Association of Clinical Engineering as President for the 2017/2020 term. He has consulted for various companies and public agencies. He participated in multiple working groups within the CONFEA/CREA system on Clinical Engineering and hospital inspection. He is a contributor to IFMBE. He works as Operations Manager at Staff Engenharia Clínica and coordinator of the specialization course in Clinical Engineering at Instituto E-Health. His fields of interest include patient safety, applying Maintenance Engineering standards to the medical-hospital area, and process optimization in Clinical Engineering.
Technical training in Electronics from the Air Force Specialist School. Bachelor’s in Telecommunications Engineering from Unicid. Specialist in Clinical Engineering from the Albert Einstein Israeli Institute for Education and Research. Specialist in Project Management – USP Fundação Vanzolini, and 15 years of experience in Clinical Engineering and Hospital Maintenance. Worked at the São Paulo Air Force Hospital, Hospital Nossa Senhora do Pari, and Panasonic do Brasil. Works as a Clinical Engineer at Unimed de Guarulhos. Currently the CFO (Vice President of Finance) of ABEClin. CREASP inspector since 2018. Member of ABEClin’s events team, organized Brazilian Clinical Engineering Symposia in 2018 and 2019. Participated in 2017 and 2019 at international Clinical Engineering congresses in São Paulo and Rome.
Graduated in Industrial Electrical Engineering from Universidade Santa Cecília in Santos, SP. Postgraduate in Business Administration, Lato Sensu. Founder and Technical Director of Grau Engenharia de Instalações, a company specializing in hospital, electrical, hydraulic, and HVAC installation projects, since October 1992. Member of ABDEH, the Brazilian Association for the Development of Hospital Buildings, where he lectures and teaches installation courses in all Brazilian state capitals for architects, engineers, maintenance teams, and ANVISA members. Taught hospital installation courses at several hospitals in São Paulo for maintenance teams. Invited speaker at forums hosted by ABEClin, Tecsaude, IPH, IBAPE, and ABDEH.
Graduated in Industrial Electrical Engineering from Universidade Santa Cecília in Santos, SP. Postgraduate in Business Administration, Lato Sensu. Founder and Technical Director of Grau Engenharia de Instalações, a company specializing in hospital, electrical, hydraulic, and HVAC installation projects, since October 1992. Member of ABDEH, the Brazilian Association for the Development of Hospital Buildings, where he lectures and teaches installation courses in all Brazilian state capitals for architects, engineers, maintenance teams, and ANVISA members. Taught hospital installation courses at several hospitals in São Paulo for maintenance teams. Invited speaker at forums hosted by ABEClin, Tecsaude, IPH, IBAPE, and ABDEH.
Holds a degree in Electronic Engineering from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, a specialization in Clinical Engineering, a master’s in Biomedical Engineering from the Federal University of Paraíba, and a doctorate in Production Engineering from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). Completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Production Engineering at UFRGS. Has over 25 years of national and international experience in healthcare. Served as coordinator of Clinical and Biomedical Engineering at Santa Casa de Porto Alegre for 25 years, in Technology Assessment and Management (project planning, acquisition, maintenance, and decommissioning of technologies), Hospital Accreditation, and in commercial aviation. Researcher and faculty member in the Graduate Program in Production Engineering at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. Adjunct professor in postgraduate courses at the following institutions: Universidade de Fortaleza (UNIFOR); Escola de Saúde Pública do Ceará; Universidade Estadual da Paraíba (UEPB); and the Institute of Administration and Health Sciences of Porto Alegre (IACHS). Consultant to the following institutions: Ministry of Education (MEC); Ministry of Health (MS); Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES); National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES); Funding Authority for Studies and Projects (FINEP); Federal Council of Engineering (CONFEA); World Health Organization (WHO); and healthcare companies in the United States, Germany, and Turkey. Received awards including: Clinical Engineering Outstanding Teamwork Award, International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering – Clinical Engineering Division; Certificate of Special Recognition – Acquisition of Medical Technologies, Santa Casa de Porto Alegre; Best Poster Award, WFHSS – 15th World Sterilization Congress; Certificate of Recognition in Biomedical/Clinical Engineering – Institutional Management Excellence, Santa Casa de Porto Alegre; The Power of Small Actions, 3M – Infection Prevention Division.
Graduated in Electronic Engineering from CEFET/RJ (1985), with a Master’s in Biomedical Engineering from PEB/COPPE/UFRJ (1992). Also earned an MBA in Strategic Marketing from EBAP/FGV – RJ (1998). Holds postgraduate degrees in Hospital Administration from Centro de Pós-Graduação São Camilo/RJ (2001) and in Economic Engineering from the State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ) (2003). Began his career at a renowned German multinational with a diversified healthcare product portfolio, where he spent 15 years in various manufacturing and commercial roles. From October 2002 to January 2005, he served as head of the Technovigilance Unit (UTVIG/GGTPS) at the National Health Surveillance Agency, ANVISA/MS, also acting as an inspector/auditor for companies seeking Certification of Good Manufacturing Practices for Medical Devices (CBPF-PM), per ANVISA Resolution RDC No. 59, of June 27, 2000. Served as a guest instructor for ANVISA in various trainings on RDC No. 59/2000, which establishes Good Manufacturing Practices for Medical Devices (GMP). Deputy coordinator of the Intensive Course in Regulatory Affairs for Health Products at Instituto RACINE (http://www.racine.com.br/ir/curso-intensivo/assuntos-regulatorios-produtos-saude-correlatos/). SEBRAE/DF consultant in Productivity and Quality.
Holds a degree in Design, Use, and Maintenance of Medical-Hospital Equipment from the Faculdade de Tecnologia de Sorocaba (2001). Currently a regulatory affairs consultant at SQR Consulting, advising medical device manufacturers on compliance with laws and standards. Marcelo also coordinates or participates in various standardization committees in the health products area at ABNT and represents Brazil as a nominated Brazilian expert on several ISO and IEC standardization committees.
Marcelo de Almeida Duarte completed a PhD in Biomedical Engineering in the Biomedical Engineering Program, COPPE/UFRJ, in 2015 and a Postdoctoral Fellowship in the same area and program in 2018. He is an Assistant Professor in the Undergraduate Electrical Engineering program at UniCarioca and a Professor at the Foundation for Support to the Technical School. He taught for 13 years in the Electrical Engineering program at Universidade Gama Filho and for 3 years in the Higher Technology program in Industrial Automation at Faculdade SENAI Rio. He is the author of the books “Eletrônica Analógica Básica,” published in 2017 by LTC (Grupo Gen), and “Corruptos desde Criancinha,” published in 2007 by Armazém Digital. In addition to these books, he published 2 book chapters, 19 articles in peer-reviewed journals, and 28 papers in conference proceedings. He participated in 18 technology events in Brazil. He supervised 24 undergraduate theses and 5 undergraduate research projects in Biomedical and Electrical Engineering. In his Lattes CV, the terms most frequently used to contextualize his scientific, technological, and artistic-cultural output are: Ultrasound, Homogeneous Media, Signal and Image Processing, Microcalcification Segmentation, Mammography, Breast Cancer, Reverberation, Physical Therapy, Equipment Evaluation, and Clinical Engineering.
Marcos Rodrigues Batista holds a Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering with an emphasis in Electronics and Telecommunications from Universidade Gama Filho (RJ, 1997). He holds a postgraduate degree in Clinical Engineering from the Federal University of Bahia (BA, 2012). He began his career in 1994 as an intern at a company that maintains radiology equipment. After graduation, he served as the technical manager at a company representing dental equipment in Rio de Janeiro. In 2001, he joined one of the pioneering Clinical Engineering Service companies in Rio de Janeiro, working in medium- and large-sized hospitals. He was a supervising engineer in technical assistance at a multinational company in the gases sector. In 2004, he implemented a Clinical Engineering Service at a hospital in Brasília, DF, where he had the opportunity to participate in the Hospital Accreditation (ONA) process. He has carried out other projects for ONA certification at all three levels in hospitals in the states of Bahia, Goiás, and Rio de Janeiro. He has participated in congresses, seminars, workshops, and other events related to Clinical Engineering. He is currently a partner and Technical Director at Staff Engenharia Clínica, based in Rio de Janeiro. Since 2012, he has served as a visiting professor at Universidade Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública, teaching Clinical Engineering in postgraduate Nursing courses focused on equipment for the Operating Room and CSSD. Since 2016, he has also served as a visiting professor at Universidade Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública, teaching Clinical Engineering in postgraduate Nursing courses focused on equipment for Cardiology and Hemodynamics.
Physician graduated from FMT-FESO (Faculdade de Medicina de Teresópolis). Postgraduate in Pulmonology and Phthisiology from UERJ. Specialist in Clinic Management in Metropolitan Health Care Networks from the Sírio-Libanês Teaching Institute. Full member of the Technical Chamber for Quality and Patient Safety of the State of Rio de Janeiro Health Foundation. Experience: board-certified pulmonologist with the State Health Department of Rio de Janeiro (SES-RJ). Interim General Director of the Getúlio Vargas State Hospital and LACEN (Central Laboratory Noel Nutels of Rio de Janeiro). Environment Manager of the Technical-Care Directorate at the State of Rio de Janeiro Health Foundation. Superintendent of the Reference Centers for Infectious Diseases at the SES-RJ Health Surveillance Subsecretariat. Coordinator of Internal Medicine at the SES-RJ Superintendent of Owned Units. Technical Division Director at the Santa Maria State Hospital. Coordinator of the Internal Regulation Center at the Santa Maria State Hospital. Support and Diagnostics Manager at the Santa Maria State Hospital.
Master’s student in Neuroscience at UFMG. Specialization in Biomedical Engineering and Clinical Engineering (INATEL). Holds a proficiency title in Human Anatomy from the Brazilian Society of Anatomy (2014) and a bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (2000). Experienced in Morphology, with an emphasis on Human Anatomy and Neuroanatomy, primarily focusing on: brain injury and rehabilitation.
I hold a degree in Electrical Engineering. I began my career at a Power Utility, then was invited to work in hospital planning, design, and construction, and later moved into hospital facility maintenance, where I discovered Clinical Engineering. I became fully passionate about it, so I completed a specialization in Clinical Engineering at Hospital Albert Einstein – SP. I had the privilege of working for 6 years at Santa Casa de Misericórdia da Bahia – Hospital Santa Izabel, where I was able to grow professionally, starting as a junior electronics technician and advancing to Clinical Engineering Management. I also took part in the Salvador Municipal Hospital project, conducting all project analysis, validating it according to current standards, drafting specifications for medical equipment, overseeing the procurement processes for the equipment, and managing the receipt, installation, and validation of the entire hospital. I lived in Salamanca, Spain, in 2008 during a university exchange program. I also lived in Montreal, Canada, and I currently live in Porto, Portugal, where I completed an MBA in Healthcare Management at Católica Porto Business School. I currently own a Clinical Engineering company in Portugal (HWMed) and a Clinical Engineering consulting firm in Brazil (Uptime Clinical).
Holds a degree in ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING from the FEDERAL SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING OF ITAJUBÁ (1994). Holds a postgraduate degree in BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING, with emphasis in CLINICAL ENGINEERING from UNICAMP (1996). Holds a postgraduate degree in PUBLIC HEALTH, with emphasis in HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION from USP (1997). Holds a postgraduate degree in TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION AGENTS from CAMBURY. Was a consultant at Clinical Engineering Consultancy from 1996 to 1997. Was technical director of the Equipment Maintenance Service at Darcy Vargas Children’s Hospital in São Paulo-SP in 1997. Was a consultant at the MINISTRY OF HEALTH / REFORSUS Project in the area of CLINICAL ENGINEERING from 1997 to 2001. Was product manager at SIEMENS in the area of RADIOTHERAPY from 2001 to 2002. Was a consultant at the MINISTRY OF HEALTH / VIGISUS I and II Project in the area of CLINICAL ENGINEERING from 2003 to 2009. Was a guest professor of the Introduction to Clinical Engineering discipline at PUC GOIÁS between 2005 to 2007 and 2013 to 2014. Currently is an assistant professor at the School of Engineering of PUC GOIÁS since February 2014. Worked as a clinical engineer at the State Health Department of Goiás between 2003 to 2018, where he held the position of special manager in the Clinical Engineering Management. Currently is a partner and owner of Orbis Clinical Engineering.
Graduated in Mechanical Production Engineering from the University of Marília-SP (2000), with Specialization in Clinical Engineering from Unicamp (2004), also completed an MBA in Health Management at FGV-SP. Started his career in the Sugar and Alcohol Sector, also working in the hygiene and cleaning products industry, in the certification area worked as a Consultant and Auditor in ISO 9001 and ISO 14000 at BVQI, in various projects with emphasis on Due Diligence during the acquisition of AGIP S.A by Petrobras S.A, in the health area founded in 2004 Engebio Engenharia Ltda, a Clinical Engineering Services company through which he worked for 11 years in various National and International Projects of great relevance, which earned the company the award of Leading Company in the Clinical Engineering Sector by Grupo Mídia (2014), during this time he was also awarded twice as one of the 100 Most Influential People in Health in Brazil (2012 and 2013), also worked as COO of Inova Saúde S.A, company responsible for the Construction and Implementation of Hospitals under PPP regime in partnership with the Government of the State of São Paulo, position he left in 2017 to assume the Financial Directorship of CREA-SP for two terms. From CREA-SP in 2019 received the Engineering Merit Diploma, the highest honor given during lifetime to a professional, for his work in promoting engineering in health environments, also was Professor of the Clinical Engineering discipline in the Biomedical Engineering course at PUC-SP for 8 years, currently works as a Clinical Engineering Consultant. Associative positions held: President of ABECin (2012-2017), CREA-SP Councilor (2012-2019), Marketing Director FEBRAE-SP (2016-2018), Member of the strategic health management cell of the Regional Administration Council of São Paulo (2012- current).
Senior Manager of Clinical Engineering and Diagnostic Center Processes at Grupo Fleury, Master in Electrical Engineering from UNICAMP, Postgraduate in Hospital Administration from UNAERP, Specialist in Medical Image Quality Assessment PUC/SP. Has worked for over 20 years in the Clinical Engineering area with publications in National and International Congresses.
Medical Physicist graduated from the University of São Paulo at the Ribeirão Preto Campus (USP). Completed a master’s degree at the Institute of Radioprotection and Dosimetry of the National Nuclear Energy Commission (IRD/CNEN), with emphasis on internal dosimetry in Nuclear Medicine (Lu-177). Holds the titles of Radioprotection Supervisor in Nuclear Medicine by the National Nuclear Energy Commission (CNEN). Medical Physics Specialist in Nuclear Medicine by ABFM. Executive MBA from COPPEAD/UFRJ class 111/2015. Doctoral student at the Nuclear Technology Development Center (CDTN/CNEN).
Control and automation engineer from UFMG. Studied Medical Systems Engineering at OVGU, Magdeburg Germany. Clinical engineering specialist from Albert Einstein. Writer, at 11 wrote a book titled Zot, winner of the Barf award in Portugal. Developed the first automatic electrical safety analyzer in Brazil. Was a Judge at the German RoboCup, the world’s largest robotics event. Co-Founder of Arkmeds, a company developing systems for clinical engineering and advanced metrology, Stranlab industry of analyzers and instrumentation for medical hospital equipment, Findoo company developing ERP systems and digital positioning, and E-Class platform and teaching methodology that uses technologies such as Machine Learning and virtual reality for individual learning optimization.
Graduated in Production Engineering at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, with postgraduate studies at the Executive level in Finance, from the Brazilian Capital Market Institute, and master’s in Administration, with emphasis in Finance, from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro. Vinícius Dias accumulates over 25 years of experience in the financial market, having held prominent positions in large national and multinational conglomerates throughout this time.
