Frederico Furriel

Frederico Furriel
Urologist

Professional Licence No. 46555 of the Portuguese Medical Association
Fellow of the European Board of Urology (FEBU)
Secretary-General of the Portuguese Association of Urology since 2025
Senior Graduate Hospital Assistant of Urology at the Urology Department of the ULS Leiria Region

Education and Career
Medical Degree, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra
PhD student in Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra
Specialist Training Residency in Urology at the Coimbra Hospital and University Centre (CHUC), under the direction of Professor Alfredo Mota, MD, PhD
Fellowship in Laparoscopy and Robotics at SLK Kliniken Heilbronn, Germany, under the supervision of Professor Jens Rassweiler
Fellowship in Functional and Reconstructive Urology at Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, United Kingdom, under the supervision of Professor Christopher Chapple
Urology Specialist since 2014
Hospital Specialist in Urology at the Leiria Hospital Centre (2014–2023)
Consultant grade in Urology in 2023
Senior Urology Assistant at ULS Região de Leiria since 2023
Clinical Practice

Participation in more than 4,000 surgical procedures, including open, laparoscopic and robotic oncological surgery, urinary stone surgery, urinary incontinence surgery and kidney transplantation. Performance of hundreds of specialised urology procedures (cystoscopies, prostate biopsies, urodynamic studies and intravesical botulinum toxin injections).

Areas of particular interest
  • Urological oncology;
  • Urinary stone disease;
  • Benign prostate conditions;
  • Urinary incontinence and neuro-urology;
Scientific Activity
Author or co-author of several peer-reviewed, indexed scientific articles with an impact factor
Publication of 3 chapters in scientific books
Author or co-author of more than 70 oral presentations, posters or videos presented at scientific meetings or congresses
Winner of 5 awards or distinctions at national and international scientific events
Instructor in 5 scientific courses in the field of Urology
Organisation of several national scientific events
Member of the Editorial Committee of the Harvard Medical School Portugal Programme (2011–2012)

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