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Dr. Durval M. Carvalho
Advisory & Institutional Board

Dr. Durval M. Carvalho

Honorary Advisor

MD, Maestro de la Oftalmología

🇧🇷 Brasilia, Brasil General & Surgical Ophthalmology Bioethics & Scientific Integrity Continuing Medical Education Medical Governance

Home institution and affiliation

Emeritus Advisor · Historical Benchmark in South American Ophthalmology

Background

Distinguished master of ophthalmology in South America, ethical and institutional leader with over four decades dedicated to university teaching, surgical mentorship, and institutional leadership. His guidance and moral authority have been essential in shaping WOSS's founding principles.

Their role at WOSS

Permanent senior counsel to the Executive Board; safeguarding ethical integrity, institutional neutrality, and scientific rigor; statutory and governance orientation.

Career highlights

  • Master mentor to generations of ophthalmologists and surgeons in South America.
  • Honorary president and distinguished fellow in numerous medical academies.
  • Author of benchmark treatises and ethical consensus documents in ophthalmology.