Jorge Sampaio de Marsillac Motta was born on April 30, 1911, in Dom Pedrito in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, to Amâncio de Marsillac Motta and Thereza Sampaio de Marsillac.
He concluded his undergraduate studies in medicine at the Universidade do Brasil’s (currently, the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro – UFRJ) National College of Medicine in 1933.
As for his graduate studies, Dr. Marsillac trained under the professional guidance of Dr. Heleno da Costa Brandão, one of the founders of the Brazilian College of Surgeons. He was an assistant to the first subject in clinical surgery taught there and worked at the Gaffrée Guinle Foundation.
Together with other peers, Dr. Marsillac founded the Cancerology Center in 1938, later renamed the National Cancer Institute (INCA) in Brazil. Fourteen years later, he inaugurated yet another establishment. This time, it was INCA’s Department of Head and Neck Surgery – the first in the country to provide specialized treatment for patients suffering from neoplastic lesions in their heads or necks.
Furthermore, Dr. Marsillac devised the organizational framework of the new department, based on the training experience he acquired at the Memorial Hospital in New York, USA. In 1967, he occupied the position of Dean of INCA, which celebrated its 30th anniversary in 1968 and was the subject of a remarkable research study.
The Rio Grande do Sul-born physician worked as an Assistant Resident at New York’s Memorial Hospital, was a member of the National Health Council, a founding member of the Napoleão Laureano Foundation in João Pessoa in the state of Paraíba, and President of the Brazilian Cancerology, Mastology, and Head and Neck Surgery Societies.
Moreover, Dr. Marsillac founded and chaired the Associação Brasileira de Assistência aos Cancerosos (Brazilian Association of Assistance for Cancer Patients), was a Full Member of the country’s Academy of Military Medicine, the Brazilian Academy of Medical Writers, and a Full Member and President of the Brazilian College of Surgeons. He also held the position of Full Professor at the Department of Head and Neck Surgery of the Pontifical University of Rio de Janeiro’s (PUC-RIO) Graduate Program in Medicine and taught the subject of cancerology at the Souza Marques Medical School in Rio de Janeiro.
In addition, Dr. Marsillac was a member of the National Order of Medical Merit and an Honorary Member of the Brazilian Academy of Military Pharmacy, in addition to being voted “Physician of the Year” in 1988 by the Rio de Janeiro Medical and Surgical Society.
The physician attended numerous conferences and roundtables in Brazil as well as abroad, composed examination boards responsible for overseeing civil service exams and published hundreds of papers and scientific articles. He was honored with several awards and tributes.
In 1991, the Brazilian Head and Neck Surgery Society created the “Jorge de Marsillac” Award in celebration of the remarkable work undertaken by Dr. Marsillac, who throughout his entire life played a key role in helping to further the specialty in Brazil.
While running for a Full Member position at the Academia Nacional de Medicina (National Academy of Medicine – ANM), Dr. Marsillac submitted an essay called “Intraoperative Accidents: Complications and Sequelae.” He later went on to become an Emeritus Member, more specifically on October 27, 1994. In his time at the ANM, Dr. Marsillac held several positions on the Board of Directors and served as its President between the years of 1989 and 1991. His bust can be found in the entrance hall of ANM’s seventh floor.
Dr. Jorge Sampaio de Marsillac Motta passed away on October 1, 2001.
Academic number: 472
Chair: 27
Member: Emeritus
Section: Surgery
Election: 29/08/1968
Inauguration: 21/11/1968
President: Inaldo de Lyra Neves-Manta
Emeritus Member Status: 27/10/1994
Death: 01/10/2001
Academic number: 472
Chair: 27
Member: Emeritus
Section: Surgery
Election: 29/08/1968
Inauguration: 21/11/1968
President: Inaldo de Lyra Neves-Manta
Emeritus Member Status: 27/10/1994
Death: 01/10/2001
Jorge Sampaio de Marsillac Motta was born on April 30, 1911, in Dom Pedrito in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, to Amâncio de Marsillac Motta and Thereza Sampaio de Marsillac.
He concluded his undergraduate studies in medicine at the Universidade do Brasil’s (currently, the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro – UFRJ) National College of Medicine in 1933.
As for his graduate studies, Dr. Marsillac trained under the professional guidance of Dr. Heleno da Costa Brandão, one of the founders of the Brazilian College of Surgeons. He was an assistant to the first subject in clinical surgery taught there and worked at the Gaffrée Guinle Foundation.
Together with other peers, Dr. Marsillac founded the Cancerology Center in 1938, later renamed the National Cancer Institute (INCA) in Brazil. Fourteen years later, he inaugurated yet another establishment. This time, it was INCA’s Department of Head and Neck Surgery – the first in the country to provide specialized treatment for patients suffering from neoplastic lesions in their heads or necks.
Furthermore, Dr. Marsillac devised the organizational framework of the new department, based on the training experience he acquired at the Memorial Hospital in New York, USA. In 1967, he occupied the position of Dean of INCA, which celebrated its 30th anniversary in 1968 and was the subject of a remarkable research study.
The Rio Grande do Sul-born physician worked as an Assistant Resident at New York’s Memorial Hospital, was a member of the National Health Council, a founding member of the Napoleão Laureano Foundation in João Pessoa in the state of Paraíba, and President of the Brazilian Cancerology, Mastology, and Head and Neck Surgery Societies.
Moreover, Dr. Marsillac founded and chaired the Associação Brasileira de Assistência aos Cancerosos (Brazilian Association of Assistance for Cancer Patients), was a Full Member of the country’s Academy of Military Medicine, the Brazilian Academy of Medical Writers, and a Full Member and President of the Brazilian College of Surgeons. He also held the position of Full Professor at the Department of Head and Neck Surgery of the Pontifical University of Rio de Janeiro’s (PUC-RIO) Graduate Program in Medicine and taught the subject of cancerology at the Souza Marques Medical School in Rio de Janeiro.
In addition, Dr. Marsillac was a member of the National Order of Medical Merit and an Honorary Member of the Brazilian Academy of Military Pharmacy, in addition to being voted “Physician of the Year” in 1988 by the Rio de Janeiro Medical and Surgical Society.
The physician attended numerous conferences and roundtables in Brazil as well as abroad, composed examination boards responsible for overseeing civil service exams and published hundreds of papers and scientific articles. He was honored with several awards and tributes.
In 1991, the Brazilian Head and Neck Surgery Society created the “Jorge de Marsillac” Award in celebration of the remarkable work undertaken by Dr. Marsillac, who throughout his entire life played a key role in helping to further the specialty in Brazil.
While running for a Full Member position at the Academia Nacional de Medicina (National Academy of Medicine – ANM), Dr. Marsillac submitted an essay called “Intraoperative Accidents: Complications and Sequelae.” He later went on to become an Emeritus Member, more specifically on October 27, 1994. In his time at the ANM, Dr. Marsillac held several positions on the Board of Directors and served as its President between the years of 1989 and 1991. His bust can be found in the entrance hall of ANM’s seventh floor.
Dr. Jorge Sampaio de Marsillac Motta passed away on October 1, 2001.