The son of Jorge Sampaio de Marsillac Motta and Heloisa Brandão de Marsillac, Jayme Brandão de Marsillac was born on June 8, 1939, in the city of Rio de Janeiro.
He studied at the former University of Brazil’s (current Federal University of Rio de Janeiro – UFRJ) National College of Medicine, from where he graduated in 1962. In 1981, he completed a specialization program in the field of Head and Neck Surgery. Later on, Marsillac would be designated to work as a Lecturer of Cancerology at the Souza Marques University and as a Lecturer at the Head and Neck Surgery program of the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio).
Other of Dr. de Marsillac’s many credentials include the roles of clinician at the National Cancer Institute (INCA), where he led the institution’s skin, bone and connective tissue-specialized Surgical Division, and clinician at the Hospital da Ordem da 3a Penitência (Hospital of the Third Order of Penance) and Mario Kroeff Hospital, both in Rio de Janeiro.
Additionally, in 1969 he worked as a surgeon at the Brazilian Institute for Social Security-helmed (INPS) Andaraí Hospital and as an Oncology Surgeon at the Brazilian Army’s Hospital Central do Exército. In 1974, in turn, he took on the position of Head of the National Cancer Institute Surgical Center.
Dr. Marsillac was part of the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) – Committee on Patient Care in Geneva, Switzerland, from 1966 to 1970, in addition to receiving the title of Foreign Assistant to the Paris-based Gustave Roussy Institute of France in 1968. Also, he served as a Fellow of the Pack Medical Foundation of New York in 1967 and joined the World Health Organization (WHO) Melanoma Program in 1976, working in efforts for evaluating methods to diagnose and treat skin cancers.
The surgeon and scholar published two books in his extraordinary career, namely “Impacto Psicologico del Cancer” (“The Psychological Impact of Cancer”) in 1978, and two years later, “Cancerologia – Conceitos Atuais” (“Cancerology – Current Concepts”), in addition to several book chapters and papers published in scientific journals.
Dr. de Marsillac is a member of a host of Brazilian and international societies, including the Brazilian College of Surgeons; International College of Surgeons; Brazilian Society of Cancerology; the World Health Organization-led (WHO) International Melanoma Program; and The Society of Surgical Oncology. Finally, he was invited to join the Brazilian Society of Coloproctology (SBCP), Rio de Janeiro Cancerology Society, and the Brazilian Society of Surgical Oncology (SBCO).
The recognized surgeon was voted to take on a Full Member seat at the Academia Nacional de Medicina (National Academy of Medicine – ANM) in 1984. There, he served on a committee tasked with implementing changes to the institution’s regular sessions in 1989 and was assigned the position of Treasurer in 1987, which he held until 1989. In addition, he was appointed Head of the ANM Library (1991-1993) and Head of the ANM Museum (2005-2007).
During his successful attempt to be officially inducted into the ANM, Dr. Jayme Brandão de Marsillac submitted an essay titled “Malignant Melanoma: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Features.”
Academic number: 535
Chair: 36
Member: Holder
Section: Surgery
Election: 10/05/1984
Inauguration: 10/07/1984
President: Aloysio de Salles Fonseca
Academic number: 535
Chair: 36
Member: Holder
Section: Surgery
Election: 10/05/1984
Inauguration: 10/07/1984
President: Aloysio de Salles Fonseca
The son of Jorge Sampaio de Marsillac Motta and Heloisa Brandão de Marsillac, Jayme Brandão de Marsillac was born on June 8, 1939, in the city of Rio de Janeiro.
He studied at the former University of Brazil’s (current Federal University of Rio de Janeiro – UFRJ) National College of Medicine, from where he graduated in 1962. In 1981, he completed a specialization program in the field of Head and Neck Surgery. Later on, Marsillac would be designated to work as a Lecturer of Cancerology at the Souza Marques University and as a Lecturer at the Head and Neck Surgery program of the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio).
Other of Dr. de Marsillac’s many credentials include the roles of clinician at the National Cancer Institute (INCA), where he led the institution’s skin, bone and connective tissue-specialized Surgical Division, and clinician at the Hospital da Ordem da 3a Penitência (Hospital of the Third Order of Penance) and Mario Kroeff Hospital, both in Rio de Janeiro.
Additionally, in 1969 he worked as a surgeon at the Brazilian Institute for Social Security-helmed (INPS) Andaraí Hospital and as an Oncology Surgeon at the Brazilian Army’s Hospital Central do Exército. In 1974, in turn, he took on the position of Head of the National Cancer Institute Surgical Center.
Dr. Marsillac was part of the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) – Committee on Patient Care in Geneva, Switzerland, from 1966 to 1970, in addition to receiving the title of Foreign Assistant to the Paris-based Gustave Roussy Institute of France in 1968. Also, he served as a Fellow of the Pack Medical Foundation of New York in 1967 and joined the World Health Organization (WHO) Melanoma Program in 1976, working in efforts for evaluating methods to diagnose and treat skin cancers.
The surgeon and scholar published two books in his extraordinary career, namely “Impacto Psicologico del Cancer” (“The Psychological Impact of Cancer”) in 1978, and two years later, “Cancerologia – Conceitos Atuais” (“Cancerology – Current Concepts”), in addition to several book chapters and papers published in scientific journals.
Dr. de Marsillac is a member of a host of Brazilian and international societies, including the Brazilian College of Surgeons; International College of Surgeons; Brazilian Society of Cancerology; the World Health Organization-led (WHO) International Melanoma Program; and The Society of Surgical Oncology. Finally, he was invited to join the Brazilian Society of Coloproctology (SBCP), Rio de Janeiro Cancerology Society, and the Brazilian Society of Surgical Oncology (SBCO).
The recognized surgeon was voted to take on a Full Member seat at the Academia Nacional de Medicina (National Academy of Medicine – ANM) in 1984. There, he served on a committee tasked with implementing changes to the institution’s regular sessions in 1989 and was assigned the position of Treasurer in 1987, which he held until 1989. In addition, he was appointed Head of the ANM Library (1991-1993) and Head of the ANM Museum (2005-2007).
During his successful attempt to be officially inducted into the ANM, Dr. Jayme Brandão de Marsillac submitted an essay titled “Malignant Melanoma: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Features.”