Jose Manuel Calheiros, MD, MPH, PhD is currently invited full professor of the Universidade Fernando Pessoa, Porto (UFP), Portugal. His present activities include: (i) director of the Research and Innovation Institute (FP-I3ID); (ii) integrated member of RISE-Health Research Unit and (iii) president of the ethics committee of the UFP-hospital school. Previously he was (i) president of UFP quality assurance observatory; (ii) senior scientist at the UFP-ENAS research centre (Energy, Environment and Health); head of the (iii) “health professionals’ development and community health promotion center” (CEFES). Before his appointment by UFP in 2017, he worked at the Universidade da Beira Interior (2004-17), a member of the medical education unit and professor of epidemiology and preventive medicine. He coordinated the 5th year medical activities. In addition, he worked at the Centro Hospitalar da Cova da Beira, Covilhã as director of the occupational health unit and its quality assurance program (JCI) ). He retired in 2017, due to the legal age limit. During the 1979-2004 period, he integrated the academic staff of the Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar (ICBAS) - Universidade do Porto (UP) leading the development of Community Health and Epidemiology teaching and research in this then-new Portuguese medical school. He was a founding member of the UP Masters Program in Public Health. He also worked at the Portuguese National Public Health Institute, Doutor Ricardo Jorge, for two distinct periods – Northern Unit Director (1988-91); Deputy Director (national level) and acting head of the infectious diseases department (2010-4). In 1999, he was awarded the title of “Agregado in Community Health” by the UP - Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, in a unanimous jury decision. In 1986, he obtained a PhD degree in Medical Anthropology awarded by the University of Connecticut Graduate School following the Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) degree awarded in 1985 by the same university. He also successfully attended the “Combined Course in Epidemiology and Biostatistics” at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (1978). He graduated in medicine in 1972 by the Universidade do Porto, Faculdade de Medicina. He is board certified in two medical specialties – Internal Medicine and Public Health. He has authored or co-authored over 80 articles in journals. Has 19 book chapters and produced print and non-print materials in support of the teaching/learning activities most in the fields of Epidemiology, Preventive Medicine, Non-communicable diseases, and Environmental Health. As his contribution to human health resources development, Dr. Calheiros developed, coordinated and participated extensively in training activities promoted by academic and health institutions mostly in the already mentioned knowledge fields. This is also evident in the large number of committees he participated in academic quality assurance evaluation processes. Dr. Calheiros participates and/or participated as principal investigator in 1 project and as Researcher in 6 projects. He works in the area(s) of Medical and Health Sciences with emphasis on Public Health and Environmental Health and the interaction with clinical care and social sciences. In his curriculum Ciência Vitae the most frequent terms in the scientific context output are: Health inequalities; Health outcomes; Socio-economic determinants of Health; Health education: Health promotion; Sustainable development goals; Quality of life; Climate change; Smoking prevention and control; Second hand smoking; Public policies; Stroke prevention and care; Epidemiology. Dr. Calheiros is an active member of the Portuguese Stroke Society (SPAVC) and of the PT.AVC -a NGO dedicated to support stroke survivors, their families, and caregivers. He was the recipient of the Portuguese Epidemiology Association award (Luiz Cayolla da Motta) for his contributions to Epidemiology development in Portugal.