Professor João Manuel Ruas Ribeiro da Silva (1929-2018)
On 12 January, 2018 2018 | Obituary Comments Off on Professor João Manuel Ruas Ribeiro da Silva (1929-2018) No tagsProfessor João Ribeiro da Silva, Retired Full Professor of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon, passed away on 10 January.
A leading figure of Portuguese Ophthalmology, he succeeded Professor Augusto Lopes as Full Professor of Ophthalmology.
He was president of the Association of Medical Sciences and founded the Portuguese Academy of Medicine.
After retiring, he dedicated himself, among other areas, to Bioethics. He published an extensive body of work.
The Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon offers its sincere condolences to the family and friends of Professor João Ribeiro da Silva.