Professor/researcher at Federal University of Minas Gerais (Belo Horizonte, Brazil). David holds a degree in Veterinary Medicine from the State University of Maranhão. MSc and PhD in Epidemiology in Public Health at ENSP/FIOCRUZ, Brazil (2011-2015). Visiting graduate student at Harvard School of Public Health (2014). . Visiting Scholar (Posdoc) at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) (2020). David brings experience in veterinary medicine and public health, communicable diseases, spatial analysis in health, health surveillance, zoonosis control and education in health.

Formal education

2020 - Visiting Scholar (Posdoc) at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)

2014 – Visiting graduate Student (Harvard School of Public Health/Harvard University). Advisor (Marcia Castro)

2011 - 2015 - Doctor of Science (Epidemiology in Public Health)
National School of Public Health Sergio Arouca/Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (ENSP/FIOCRUZ), Brazil
Title: Identification of priority areas for surveillance and control of Visceral Leishmaniasis: systematic review and a novel approach for identifying disease transmission patterns.
Advisor: Guilherme Loureiro Werneck and Fabiano Figueiredo
Scholarship from: CAPES, Faperj Nota 10, Lemann Foundation

2009 - 2011 Master’s degree in Epidemiology in Public Health
National School of Public Health Sergio Arouca/Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (ENSP/FIOCRUZ), Brazil
Title: SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION AND DEFINITION OF PRIORITY AREAS FOR SURVEILLANCE OF VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS IN SAO LUIS, MARANHAO, BRAZIL.
Advisor: Guilherme Loureiro Werneck
Scholarship from: Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ)

2003 - 2008 Bachelor’s in Veterinary Medicine (DVM). 
State University of Maranhão, UEMA, Sao Luis, Brazil
Title: Risk factors and seroprevalence of canine visceral leishmaniasis in a endemic área in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil.
Advisor: Ana Lúcia Abreu Silva
Scholarship from: State University of Maranhão