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Daniela Martins Mendes is an Internal Medicine Specialist and Liver Disease subespecialist at Hospital Escola of Fernando Pessoa University (UFP). She is Deputy Director of the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences of UFP (SMBS), President of the Pedagogic Council, Deputy Director of the Medicine Integrated Masters’ of SMBS, and Associate Professor at UFP. She obtained her PhD in Medicine and Molecular Oncology in 2014 at Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto (FMUP) with the thesis "Clinical and molecular effects of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in diabetic foot ulcers healing" under superision of Professor Raquel Soares, available in: http://repositorio-aberto.up.pt/bitstream/10216/77891/2/108020.pdf. She obtained a Specialty in Internal Medicine at Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia/ Espinho (CHVNG/E) in 2014, Liver Diseases subespeciality in 2022 and a Degree in Medicine at ICBAS (Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar) in 2004. She is a Lecturer and Researcher at the Department of Biomedicine at FMUP since 2015 and a Research Member at I3S (Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde) since 2015. She previously worked as an Internal Medicine Specialist at CHVNG/E since November 2014, where she had done her residency. She has published 15 papers in indexed journals and 8 in peer-reviewed journals. She has more than 1073 citations. She has 1 PhD student that has completed her PhD and currently supervises 5 PhD students. She was a researcher in 7 projects, being PI in 3. She received 12 awards. She has presented over 25 invited oral communicatios and authored/co-authored over 25 oral communications and over 80 posters. She has participated in more than 50 courses (including the 12th European School of Internal Medicine of the European Foundation of Internal Medicine, Greenwich; 7th Clinical Research Seminar of the Foundation for the Development of Internal Medicine in Europe and European Foundation of Internal Medicine, Paris; Robert Turner Clinical Research Course da European Association for the Study of Diabetes, Oxford; Research Governance and Good Clinical Practice training course, Oxford; 2nd Research Project Management, Oporto) and over 120 congresses, meetings and workshops. She works in the area of Internal Medicine and Basic Medicine with research in several domains such as Diabetes and Diabetic Foot, Aging, Cancer, Hepatology and Hospital at Home. She was a member of Diabetic Foot Outpatient Clinic of CHVNG/E from 2009 till 2021; member of the Hospital at Home Unit of CHVNG/E since its beggining in 2018 until July 2021; member of the Wound Comission of CHVNG/E from 2017 till July 2021 and coordinator of the Hepatology Group of the Internal Medicine Department of CHVNG/E from 2017 untill July 2021. She is a member of several national and international medical societies including Portuguese Society of Diabetology (SPD) - she is co-coordinator of GIFT (Fundamental and Translational Research Group of SPD) and a member of GEPED (Diabetic Foot Study Group of SPD) -; Internal Medicine Portuguese Society (SPMI), being a member of its Study Groups in Diabetes; Liver diseases and Hospital at Home; Portuguese Society for Wound Treatment (APTF); European Association for the Study of Diabetes; European Federation of Internal Medicine (EFIM) and Young Internists Group of the European Federation of Internal Medicine; European Underwater and Baromedical Society; Portuguese Society of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. She was a member of the organizing committe of 7 meetings. She is a member of CECLIN (Centre for Clinical Studies) at HE-UFP. In her CV the most frequent research terms in scientific production are: Health and Medical Sciences; Diabetes; Hospital at Home; Diabetic foot; Liver Diseases; Hepatology; Aging; Internal Medicine; Infection; Angiogenesis; Oxidative Stress; Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Daniela Maria Martins Mendes

Citation names

  • Mendes, Daniela
  • Daniela Martins-Mendes
  • Martins-Mendes, Daniela
  • Martins-Mendes D
  • Mendes D

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
8C10-28D9-89AC
ORCID iD
0000-0001-9709-9948
Google Scholar ID
https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=pt-PT&user=6oWtsEYAAAAJ
Scopus Author Id
56173095400

Email addresses

  • danielamm@ufp.edu.pt (Professional)

Telephones

Telephone
  • 222455455 (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Medical and Health Sciences - Clinical Medicine - General and Internal Medicine
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Basic Medicine

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
French Intermediate (B1) Advanced (C1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Advanced (C1) Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1)
Education
Degree Classification
2014/12/12
Concluded
 Medicina e Oncologia Molecular (Doutoramento)
Major in Medicina
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
"Efeitos Clínicos e Moleculares da Oxigenoterapia Hiperbárica na Cicatrizaçao de Feridas no Pé Diabético" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2014
Concluded
 Programa Doutoral de Medicina e Oncologia Molecular (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
"Clinical and molecular effects of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in diabetic foot ulcers healing" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Aprovada
2004
Concluded
 Medicina (Licenciatura)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
"Sem tese final" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 17
Affiliation

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2021/07/19 - Current Associate Professor (University Teacher) Fundação Ensino e Cultura Fernando Pessoa, Portugal

Other Careers

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2021/07/19 - Current Assistente (Médica) Hospital-Escola da Universidade Fernando Pessoa, Portugal
2015 - Current Assistente (Médica) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2015 - Current Assistente (Médica) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal

Positions / Appointments

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/09 - Current Organic Unit Vice-President Fundação Ensino e Cultura Fernando Pessoa, Portugal
Universidade Fernando Pessoa - Escola de Medicina e Ciências Biomédicas, Portugal
2023/09 - Current President of the Pedagogic Council Fundação Ensino e Cultura Fernando Pessoa, Portugal
Universidade Fernando Pessoa - Escola de Medicina e Ciências Biomédicas, Portugal
2023/01 - Current Coordenadora adjunta do Mestrado Integrado de Medicina Fundação Ensino e Cultura Fernando Pessoa, Portugal
Universidade Fernando Pessoa - Escola de Medicina e Ciências Biomédicas, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/01 - Current Subespecialidade de Doenças do Fígado Hospital-Escola da Universidade Fernando Pessoa, Portugal
2021/07/19 - Current Internal Medicine Specialist Hospital-Escola da Universidade Fernando Pessoa, Portugal
2014/10/31 - 2021/07 Internal Medicine Specialist Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia Espinho EPE, Portugal
2008/01/01 - 2014/12/12 Student of PhD Program on Medicine and Molecular Oncology Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2006/03/28 - 2014/10/30 Resident of Internal Medicine Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia Espinho EPE, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2020/07/09 - Current iHIPI: Hiper-inflamação e perfil imunológico dos doentes com COVID-19 no Centro Hospitalar de Vila Gaia/Espinho
418
Centro de Investigação em Tecnologias e Serviços de Saúde, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing

Contract

Designation Funders
2023/03/12 - 2024/09/11 Use of Aptarmers towards Theranostics and Precision Medicine in Prostate Carcinoma
2022.09032.PTDC
Fundação Ensino e Cultura Fernando Pessoa, Portugal

Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2020/06/08 - 2021/01/07 HIPI: Hyperinflammation and immune profile of the patients with SARS-CoV-2 in the Hospital Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho
418
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2021/11/29 - Current Impact of oral and gut microbiome in COVID-19
192-21 (158-DEFI/164/CE)
Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João, Portugal

Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Santo António, Portugal
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Conference poster
  1. Rocha, Ana Catarina; André P Sousa; Catarina Teixeira; Cátia Almeida; Pilar Baylina; Raquel Soares; Daniela Martins-Mendes; Fernandes, Ruben. Corresponding author: Fernandes, Ruben. "Adiposidade promovida pela Pioglitazona potencia a agressividade de tumores do pâncreas em pacientes obesos". Paper presented in 19º Congresso Português de Diabetes, 2023.
  2. Aveiro, Alexandra; Almeida, Cátia; Martins-Mendes, Daniela; Baylina Machado, Pilar; Fernandes, Ruben. "The influence of adipocytes¿ secretome and imune response on Staphylococcus aureus growth in hyperglycemic context". Paper presented in 19th Congress of the Portuguese Society of Diabetes, 2023.
Journal article
  1. Marco Oliveira; André Sousa; Sara Sá; Sílvia Soares; Ana Cláudia Santos Pereira; Ana Catarina Oliveira; Patrick Pais; et al. "Harvesting the Power of Green Synthesis: Gold Nanoparticles Tailored for Prostate Cancer Therapy". International Journal of Molecular Sciences (2024): https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/25/4/2277.
    10.3390/ijms25042277
  2. Sara Sá; Ruben Fernandes; Álvaro Gestoso; José Mário Macedo; Daniela Martins-Mendes; Ana Cláudia Pereira; Pilar Baylina. "Cutibacterium acnes Dysbiosis: Alternative Therapeutics for Clinical Application". Applied Sciences (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/app132112086.
    10.3390/app132112086
  3. Sara Sá; Carina Silva; Maria Clara Dias; Marlene Veiga; Sofia Lopes; Rúben Fernandes; Ana Catarina Oliveira; et al. "Virulence-Linked Mutations in Rubredoxin Reductase and Glutaredoxin: Impact on Antibiotic Susceptibility and Phage Therapy in Pseudomonas aeruginosa". Applied Sciences (2023): https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/21/11918.
    10.3390/app132111918
  4. André Sousa; Ana Catarina Oliveira; Cátia Almeida; Mariana Carneiro; Patrick Pais; Rejane Viana; Rúben Fernandes; et al. "Moving towards Personalized Medicine—The Broad Use of Aptamers for Targeted Theranostic". Applied Sciences (2023): https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/21/11933.
    10.3390/app132111933
  5. Ramalho, S.; Martins-Mendes, D.; Macedo, J.M.; Barros, C.; Luis, C.; Sá, S.; Gestoso, Á.; et al. "Unveiling the Path to Resilience: Prioritizing Mental Health, Sleep, and Nutrition in the Post-COVID Era". Healthcare (Switzerland) 11 17 (2023): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85170395481&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3390/healthcare11172463
  6. Mendonça L; Bárbara Antunes; Rigor J; Martins-Mendes D; Monteiro-Soares M. "Characterizing palliative care needs in people with or at risk of developing diabetic foot ulcers.". Therapeutic advances in endocrinology and metabolism (2022): https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC9666889.
    10.1177/20420188221136770
  7. Catarina Teixeira; André P. Sousa; Inês Santos; Ana Catarina Rocha; Inês Alencastre; Ana Cláudia Pereira; Daniela Martins-Mendes; et al. "Enhanced 3T3-L1 Differentiation into Adipocytes by Pioglitazone Pharmacological Activation of Peroxisome Proliferator Activated Receptor-Gamma (PPAR-¿)". Biology 11 6 (2022): 806-806. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology11060806.
    10.3390/biology11060806
  8. Joana Rigor; Andreia Diegues; José Presa; Pedro Barata; Daniela Martins-Mendes. "Noninvasive fibrosis tools in NAFLD: validation of APRI, BARD, FIB-4, NAFLD fibrosis score, and Hepamet fibrosis score in a Portuguese population". Postgraduate Medicine (2022): 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1080/00325481.2022.2058285.
    10.1080/00325481.2022.2058285
  9. Rigor J; Vasconcelos R; Lopes R; Moreira T; Barata P; Martins-Mendes D. "Associations between muscle mass, strength, and performance and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.". Minerva gastroenterology (2022): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/35343663.
    10.23736/s2724-5985.22.03097-2
  10. Fernandes, Ruben; Aveiro, Alexandra; Pereira, Claúdia; Silva, Carina; Guedes, Carla; Almeida, Cátia; Lima, Cláudio; et al. "Glutamate to Lysine is the most frequent missense mutation among extended spectrum cephalosporinases involved in the respiratory tract infections". Antibiotics (2022):
    Submitted
  11. Martins-Mendes, Daniela. "Investigating Febrile Polyserositis: An Unusual Case of Idiopathic Hypereosinophilic Syndrome". European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine (2021): https://doi.org/10.12890/2021_002426.
    10.12890/2021_002426
  12. Martins-Mendes, Daniela. "Characterization of the Oral Microbiome of Medicated Type-2 Diabetes Patients.". Frontiers in microbiology (2021): https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC7892904.
    10.3389/fmicb.2021.610370
  13. Martins-Mendes, Daniela. "Prehospital Anticholinergic Burden Is Associated With Delirium but Not With Mortality in a Population of Acutely Ill Medical Patients". Journal of the American Medical Directors Association (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2019.12.018.
    10.1016/j.jamda.2019.12.018
  14. Joana Rigor; Daniela Martins-Mendes; Matilde Monteiro-Soares. "Risk factors for mortality in patients with a diabetic foot ulcer: a cohort study". European Journal of Internal Medicine 71 (2020): 107-110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejim.2019.11.011.
    10.1016/j.ejim.2019.11.011
  15. Joana Rigor; Sara Almeida Pinto; Daniela Martins-Mendes. "Porphyrias: A clinically based approach". European Journal of Internal Medicine 67 (2019): 24-29. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejim.2019.06.014.
    10.1016/j.ejim.2019.06.014
  16. Monteiro-Soares, M.; Martins-Mendes, D.; Vaz-Carneiro, A.; Dinis-Ribeiro, M.. "Lower-limb amputation following foot ulcers in patients with diabetes: Classification systems, external validation and comparative analysis". Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews 31 5 (2015): 515-529. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84935735056&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1002/dmrr.2634
  17. Soares, Matilde Monteiro; Mendes, Daniela Martins; Carneiro, António Vaz; Ribeiro, Mário Dinis. "Lower-limb amputation following foot ulcers in patients with diabetes : classification systems, external validation and comparative analysis". (2015): http://hdl.handle.net/10451/32868.
    10.1002/dmrr.2634
  18. Monteiro-Soares, M.; Martins-Mendes, D.; Vaz-Carneiro, A.; Sampaio, S.; Dinis-Ribeiro, M.. "Classification systems for lower extremity amputation prediction in subjects with active diabetic foot ulcer: a systematic review and meta-analysis". Diabetes/metabolism research and reviews 30 7 (2014): 610-622. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84929507549&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1002/dmrr.2535
  19. Martins-Mendes, D.; Monteiro-Soares, M.; Boyko, E.J.; Ribeiro, M.; Barata, P.; Lima, J.; Soares, R.. "The independent contribution of diabetic foot ulcer on lower extremity amputation and mortality risk". Journal of Diabetes and its Complications 28 5 (2014): 632-638. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84906939504&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2014.04.011
  20. Mendes, D.; Correia, M.; Barbedo, M.; Vaio, T.; Mota, M.; Gonçalves, O.; Valente, J.. "Behçet's disease - a contemporary review". Journal of Autoimmunity 32 3-4 (2009): 178-188. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-67349196503&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.jaut.2009.02.011
Preprint
  1. Almeida-Santos A; Martins-Mendes D; Gayà-Vidal M; Pérez-Pardal L; Beja-Pereira A. "Characterization of the oral microbiome of medically controlled type-2 diabetes patients". 2020. http://europepmc.org/abstract/PPR/PPR149794.
    10.1101/2020.04.07.031070
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Alves, Filipa Costa. "Infeções do trato urinário adquiridas na comunidade avaliadas numa unidade hospitalar do norte de Portugal: etiologia e resistência antimicrobiana". Degree, 2022. http://hdl.handle.net/10284/11267.
  2. Daniela Maria Martins Mendes. "Clinical and molecular effects of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in diabetic foot ulcers healing". PhD, 2014. https://repositorio-aberto.up.pt/handle/10216/77891.
  3. Daniela Maria Martins Mendes. "Clinical and molecular effects of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in diabetic foot ulcers healing". PhD, 2014. https://repositorio-aberto.up.pt/handle/10216/77891.
  4. Daniela Maria Martins Mendes. "Clinical and molecular effects of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in diabetic foot ulcers healing". PhD, 2014. https://hdl.handle.net/10216/77891.

Other

Other output
  1. Semi-Competing Risks Model Applied in the Study of Diabetic Foot Disease: A Ten-Year Follow-Up. 2023. Carmes, E.R.; Monteiro-Soares, M.; Martins-Mendes, D.; Giolo, S.R.; Azevedo, L.F.. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85148982862&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.2139/ssrn.4356801
Activities

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2024/02/23 Prostate cancer metabolic paradox in type 2 diabetes – Exploiting aptamer-based therapy
(Thesis) Main arguer
 André Miguel Pinto de Sousa (Other)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2023/12/27 The influence of oxygen hyperbaric therapy in the treatment of sepsis and soft tissue infections
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Óscar Ferraz Camacho (Other)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2023/12/14 Impact of suspected child abuse in health outcomes in 10 years - a population- based cohort study
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Natália Magda Vieira das Neves (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2023/12/14 Growth Standards: are we assessing correctly the growth of children in Portugal?
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Joana Matos da Silva (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2023/12/14 Breastfeeding in the prevention of long term overweight and obesity in children - a population-based cohort study
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Carolina Fidalgo da Cruz Roldão (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2023/10/25 Rubber dam in dental care and other related subjects of its use in dentistry: a Scoping review
President of the jury
 Elisa Julie Lucienne Dazin (Master)
Universidade Fernando Pessoa, Portugal
2023/08/01 Avaliação clínico-laboratorial dos pacientes com Mucopolissacaridose tipos I, II e VI em Terapia de Reposição Enzimática (TRE)
Thesis Member
 José Francisco da Silva Franco (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2023/07/20 RELATÓRIO CURRICULAR Relatório da Formação Acadêmica e Atividade Profissional para Equivalência ao Grau de Mestre em Medicina
Thesis Member
 Bruno Oliveira De Carvalho (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2023/07/07 Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: liver, muscle, and gut interactions
Supervisor
 Joana Sá Alves Rigor (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2021/05/14 Systematic Review: Adverse Effects Associated with Faecal Matter Transplant
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Gonçalo de Almeida Pinto Soares (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2019/05/15 Targeting the endotedial cell metabolism and function crosstalk as a means to unravel the angiogenic paradox in type 1 diabetes mellitus Carolina Campos Silva (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2018/12/04 Será possível avaliar as comorbilidades, o tempo de internamento e a mortalidade, em doentes hospitalizados, com diagnóstico de reações adversas em contexto cirúrgico?
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Joana Margarida Silva Azevedo (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2018/05/14 Therapeutical uses of microbiote modulation
(Thesis) Arguer
 Pedro Miguel Barata Silva Coelho (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2017/07/01 - 2021/07/14 Comissão de Feridas do Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho
Member
 Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia Espinho EPE, Portugal
2017/02/01 - 2021/07/14 Grupo de Hepatologia do Serviço de Medicina Interna do Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho
Coordinator
 Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia Espinho EPE, Portugal

Other jury / evaluation

Activity description Institution / Organization
2017/07/31 - 2017/09/18 Processo de recrutamento e seleção de um investigador convidado, no âmbito do projeto de investigação científica "Structures Program on Bioengineering Therapies for Infectious Diseases and Tissue Regenerations" Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
Distinctions

Other distinction

2009 1 of the Best 10 Posters of the National Congress of Internal Medicine
2008 1 of the Best 10 Posters of the National Congress of Internal Medicine
2005 Prémio Extraordinário ICBAS Menção Honrosa
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2005 Prémio Eng. António de Almeida
Fundação Engenheiro António de Almeida, Portugal
2002 Prémio Professor Doutor Oliveira Torres
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal