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Flávia Lessa, MD, MS

Clinical Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology-General Obstetrics and Gynecology

Current Positions

  • Clinical Assistant Professor - Obstetrics and Gynecology

Education

  • MD (Medicine), Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Professional Master’s (Clinical Research), Clinical Research in Infectious Diseases, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Academic Doctorate in Clinical Research (Clinical Research in Infectious Diseases), Evandro Chagas National Institute of Infectious Diseases – Fiocruz
  • Clinical Fellow (Occupational Medicine), Estácio de Sá University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Master - (Validation of MD's degree) - Medicine, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
  • Clinical Fellow (Monitoring in Clinical Trials), Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Observer (Occupational Health), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
  • Observer (Occupational Health), Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School Affiliate, Boston, Massachusetts
  • Resident (Gynecology and Obstetrics), Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Residency (Obstetrics and Gynecology), Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Licenses & Certifications

  • Board Certification in Gynecology and Obstetrics (TEGO), Brazilian Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FEBRASGO)

Selected Publications

  • GERTNER, SRCB; CARVALHO, AL; LESSA, F.S; PACHECO, MV; BARBOSA, CA; SILVA, CMSA; NAOMI ETO, F; REIS, MM; OLIVEIRA, MS; GRIEP, RH; SANTOS, MS; ROTENBERG, L; OLIVEIRA, MA. Covid-19: situação de saúde entre trabalhadores da Fiocruz. In: Freitas, Carlos Machado de; Barcellos, Christovam; Villela, Daniel Antunes Maciel. (Org.). Covid-19 no Brasil: cenários epidemiológicos e vigilância em saúde. 1ed.São Paulo: SciELO - Scientific Electronic Library Online, 2021, v. 1, p. 357-376.
  • FONSECA, VLM; PANISSET, KSP; LESSA, FS. Afecções Benignas da Vulva. In: José Carlos de Jesus Conceição. (Org.). Ginecologia Fundamental. 1ª ed. Rio de Janeiro: Atheneu, 2005, v. 1, p. 243-252.
  • LESSA, MA; COTTA-PEREIRA, SM; FERREIRA, FA; CASTIÑEIRAS, TMPP; GALLIEZ, RM; FAFFE, DS; LEITÃO, IC; MARIANI, D; NASCIMENTO, ER; LESSA, FS; SUCCI, IB; PEDREIRA, CA. The usefulness of a quantitative olfactory test for the detection of COVID-19. medRxiv [Internet]. 1o de janeiro de 2021; 2021.01.20.21250173. Disponível em: http://medrxiv.org/content/early/2021/01/26/2021.01.20.21250173.abstract
  • LESSA, FS; CUNHA, AA; PINHAL, IMC; BORNIA, RG; NEJAIM, JE. A adolescência como fator de risco social na gravidez. Adolescência & Saúde (UERJ), v. 3, p. 29-32, 2006
  • Torres TS, Jesus JS, Arabe D, Guaraldo L, Lessa FS, Facchinetti LD, Estrela R, Veloso VG, Grinsztejn B, Cardoso SW. Frailty and health-related quality of life among older people living with HIV pre- and post-COVID-19 pandemic onset: A cross-sectional study. Braz J Infect Dis. 2024 Jan-Feb;28(1):103723. doi: 10.1016/j.bjid.2024.103723. Epub 2024 Feb 15. PMID: 38369295; PMCID: PMC10904252
  • Korre M, Loh K, Eshleman EJ, Lessa FS, Porto LG, Christophi CA, Kales SN. Recruit fitness and police academy performance: a prospective validation study. Occup Med (Lond). 2019 Dec 31;69(8-9):541-548. doi: 10.1093/occmed/kqz110. PMID: 31424077; PMCID: PMC7781240.