Curriculum Vitae
Final-year medical student at UFMG with clinical interests in anesthesiology and experience across evidence synthesis, cohort and preclinical research, medical education, and health technology.
September 2026 CV · Profile reviewed September 30, 2026
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Expected Dec 2026
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais · Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Final-year clinical training with a principal interest in anesthesiology, perioperative medicine, and care of critically ill patients.
2026
CHU Lille — Lille University Hospital · Lille, France
Completed a 10-week clerkship in Burn Anesthesia and Cardiothoracic Anesthesia at a tertiary academic referral center.
Jan 2026 — present
Afya · Brazil
Authors evidence-based clinical educational content, reviews large-language-model outputs, and contributes clinical-domain expertise to digital tools for medical education and bedside information retrieval.
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2024
Instituto Alfa de Gastroenterologia, UFMG · Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Supported a prospective microbiome cohort involving liver transplant recipients.
2022
Hypertension Laboratory, UFMG · Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Contributed to preclinical cardiovascular research on blood-pressure regulation using MRGPRD-knockout mouse models.
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A retrospective MIMIC-IV/MIMIC-IV-Note EHR model-validation study. Validation is part of the planned study; no completed validation or clinical benefit is claimed.
Cohort definition and extraction in progress.
From Inpatient Analgesia to Discharge Prescribing: Clinically Validated Machine Learning to Identify Opioid Stewardship Opportunities After Orthopedic Surgery
A MIMIC-IV neurocritical-care machine-learning study evaluating documentation delay, observation frequency, and transportability.
Monte Carlo simulations in progress.
Clinical Usefulness and Transportability of Routine-Data Hypotension Warnings After Traumatic Brain Injury
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Selected first-author reviews involved question and protocol development, literature searching and screening, project coordination, manuscript drafting, and submission. Statistical analyses were performed in R where applicable; all review stages involved at least two investigators.
Figueiredo FC, et al. Remimazolam as a Novel Sedative Agent in Adult Intensive Care Units: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis. 2026. Under review at Journal of Critical Care.
PROSPERO CRD420261437255
Menezes CRB, Saffi M, Vendrusculo C, Figueiredo FC, Viana DC, Machado A, Sampaio GM. Septal Myectomy Combined with Mitral Valve Repair vs. Replacement in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. 2026. Under review.
PROSPERO CRD420261416319
Figueiredo FC, Machado A, Marques MEG, Saffi M, Pinheiro LF, Menezes CRB, Sousa L, Sampaio GM. Histidine-Tryptophan-Ketoglutarate (HTK/Custodiol) Cardioplegia Versus Blood Cardioplegia for Myocardial Protection in Adult Valve Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. 2026. Under review.
PROSPERO CRD420261416550
Souza M, Figueiredo FC. afya-medqol: A Python Package for Computing the Afya MedQoL Physician Quality-of-Life Index. 2026. Under review.
Figueiredo FC, et al. Prophylactic Pre-Endoscopic Intubation in Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. 2026. Prepared for submission to Journal of Critical Care.
PROSPERO CRD420261492790
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Figueiredo FC, Machado A, Marques MEG, Saffi M, Pinheiro LF, Menezes CRB, Sousa L, Sampaio GM. Histidine-Tryptophan-Ketoglutarate (HTK/Custodiol) Cardioplegia Versus Blood Cardioplegia for Myocardial Protection in Adult Valve Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, 2026.
Accepted digital poster
Figueiredo FC, et al. Durability, discontinuation, rebound progression, and rechallenge after MAPK-pathway inhibition in pediatric BRAF V600E-mutant low-grade glioma: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, 2026.
Accepted digital poster
Figueiredo FC, et al. Snakebite Emergencies: A Review. III National Congress of Trauma and Emergency Medicine, 2024.
Review presentation
Figueiredo FC, et al. Myocardial Bridge in Athletes: A Case Study. 35th Brazilian Congress and 29th Pan-American Congress of Sports Medicine, 2023.
Case presentation
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Submitted to the Society of Critical Care Medicine Critical Care Congress, 2027. Decisions pending; these are not accepted presentations.
Figueiredo FC, et al. Remimazolam as a Novel Sedative Agent in Adult Intensive Care Units: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis.
Submitted abstract · decision pending · 2027.
Figueiredo FC, et al. Early Vasopressor with Fluid Restriction Versus Standard Fluid Resuscitation in Septic Shock.
Submitted abstract · decision pending · 2027.
Figueiredo FC, et al. Functional-flow Monitoring for Delirium and Cognitive Outcomes After Adult Cardiac Surgery.
Submitted abstract · decision pending · 2027.
Figueiredo FC, et al. Individualized Cerebral Autoregulation-derived Blood-pressure Targets After Acute Brain Injury.
Submitted abstract · decision pending · 2027.
Figueiredo FC, et al. Prophylactic Pre-Endoscopic Intubation in Acute Upper GI Bleeding: Systematic Review & Meta-Analysis.
Submitted abstract · decision pending · 2027.
Jorqueira ECB, et al. Transpulmonary Thermodilution in Septic Shock and ARDS: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials.
Submitted abstract · decision pending · 2027.
Rangel da Silva Neto M, Jones PNR, Vergna RD, Souza de Moura Ribeiro M, Teles GA, Figueiredo FC. Automated vs. Manual Oxygen Titration in Critically Ill Patients: A Meta-Analysis of RCTs and TSA.
Submitted abstract · decision pending · 2027.
Pivetta HB, Costa JVG, Massoud RO, Mendes RG, Alles I, Fonseca LG, Forte DN, Pimenta GP, Figueiredo FC. LMWH versus DOACs for Thromboprophylaxis After Bariatric Surgery: A Meta-Analysis.
Submitted abstract · decision pending · 2027.
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active
An open-source workspace for organizing clinical notes and case logs during medical internship rotations.
Approximately 200 users across multiple Brazilian medical schools, as reported in the September 2026 CV.
Brazilian software registration BR512025003190-4.
Open-source project08
2022
UFMG
Designed weekly review sessions and supervised cadaveric dissection for a cohort of 16 medical students.
2025 — 2026
Caminhos do Trabalho
Supported supervised occupational-health assessments and preventive-health education for underserved workers.
2025 — 2026
Brazilian Red Cross
Supported community health education, humanitarian outreach, and disaster-relief initiatives.
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