José de Paula Lopes Pontes was born in 1912 in Guaranésia in the State of Minas Gerais, to José Lopes Pontes and Calpurnia de Paula Pontes.
He studied medicine at the Rio de Janeiro College of Medicine (later renamed the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro – UFRJ), graduating in 1933.
The newly graduated physician then secured a position as Associate Professor in Medical Propaedeutics at the National College of Medicine of the now defunct University of Brazil, where he worked as a Full Professor and Emeritus Professor of Clinical Medicine. Later on, he took on the role of Dean of the National College of Medicine from 1970 to 1982, and it was also there that he served as Head of the Medical Department in 1978. Moreover, Dr. Lopes Pontes was a Professor of Dietetics at the Institute of Nutrition, a Professor of Graduate Programs in Nutrition and Gastroenterology, and Chair of the Department of Health Sciences at UFRJ.
His brilliant resume was further enriched after he served as Head of Department at several institutions. These include the Department of Internal Medicine at the São Francisco de Assis School Hospital, the Polyclinic Hospital of Botafogo, and the Ninth Ward of the Santa Casa da Misericórdia General Hospital, all of them in Rio de Janeiro. Another remarkable achievement of Dr. Lopes Pontes was his management of postgraduate, master’s and doctoral programs at UFRJ’s College of Medicine in 1970.
As time passed, he took on further positions, such as Head of the Food Department of the Federal District’s Department of Health in 1945 and helped to oversee the Revista Brasileira de Medicina (Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research) in 1947. Also, he was President of the Brazilian Society of Gastroenterology and Nutrition and chaired the Annes Dias Nutrition Institute of the former State of Guanabara (now, the State of Rio de Janeiro).
Additionally, Dr. Lopes Pontes was a founding member of the Associação Brasileira de Escolas Médicas (Brazilian Association of Medical Leagues), a founding member of the International Society for Liver Diseases, and an Associate Member of the American Gastroenterological Association’s International Society of Internal Medicine and the American College of Physicians.
He served as President of both the Latin American Association of Academies of Medicine and the Brazilian Society of Gastroenterology and Nutrition. Dr. Lopes Pontes was granted the title of Honorary Member of the Brazilian Association of Psychosomatic Medicine and the Brazilian Society of Digestive Endoscopy, as well as partner of the Pernambuco State Academy of Medicine.
Throughout his life, the distinguished physician was awarded several honors and official merits of the highest level, such as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs-issued Order of Grand Officer. He also received the Valadão Pimentel Vocational Award from the Rio de Janeiro National College of Medicine, the Brazilian Assistance Legion’s (LBA) Anchieta Medal and the Clementino Fraga Medal.
Furthermore, he was invited to join examination boards in charge of overseeing civil servant exams as well as roundtables both in Brazil and abroad. To top things off, Dr. Lopes Pontes published hundreds of papers and scientific articles.
In celebration of his extraordinary efforts and life, the Dr. José de Paula Lopes Fontes Family Clinic was established in 2010 in the neighborhood of Jacarepaguá in the city of Rio de Janeiro.
During his candidacy for a Full Member seat at the Academia Nacional de Medicina (National Academy of Medicine – ANM), he presented an essay on the “Reduction of Red Blood Cell Lifespan in Hepatic Cirrhosis.” Shortly thereafter, he held a number of positions in different departments of the institution and rose to the ranks of President, which he carried out from 1985 to 1987.
José de Paula Lopes Fontes passed away on August 11, 1992.
Academic number: 468
Chair: 18
Member: Holder
Section: Medicine
Election: 02/06/1966
Inauguration: 15/06/1967
President: Carlos Cruz Lima
Death: 11/08/1992
Academic number: 468
Chair: 18
Member: Holder
Section: Medicine
Election: 02/06/1966
Inauguration: 15/06/1967
President: Carlos Cruz Lima
Death: 11/08/1992
José de Paula Lopes Pontes was born in 1912 in Guaranésia in the State of Minas Gerais, to José Lopes Pontes and Calpurnia de Paula Pontes.
He studied medicine at the Rio de Janeiro College of Medicine (later renamed the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro – UFRJ), graduating in 1933.
The newly graduated physician then secured a position as Associate Professor in Medical Propaedeutics at the National College of Medicine of the now defunct University of Brazil, where he worked as a Full Professor and Emeritus Professor of Clinical Medicine. Later on, he took on the role of Dean of the National College of Medicine from 1970 to 1982, and it was also there that he served as Head of the Medical Department in 1978. Moreover, Dr. Lopes Pontes was a Professor of Dietetics at the Institute of Nutrition, a Professor of Graduate Programs in Nutrition and Gastroenterology, and Chair of the Department of Health Sciences at UFRJ.
His brilliant resume was further enriched after he served as Head of Department at several institutions. These include the Department of Internal Medicine at the São Francisco de Assis School Hospital, the Polyclinic Hospital of Botafogo, and the Ninth Ward of the Santa Casa da Misericórdia General Hospital, all of them in Rio de Janeiro. Another remarkable achievement of Dr. Lopes Pontes was his management of postgraduate, master’s and doctoral programs at UFRJ’s College of Medicine in 1970.
As time passed, he took on further positions, such as Head of the Food Department of the Federal District’s Department of Health in 1945 and helped to oversee the Revista Brasileira de Medicina (Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research) in 1947. Also, he was President of the Brazilian Society of Gastroenterology and Nutrition and chaired the Annes Dias Nutrition Institute of the former State of Guanabara (now, the State of Rio de Janeiro).
Additionally, Dr. Lopes Pontes was a founding member of the Associação Brasileira de Escolas Médicas (Brazilian Association of Medical Leagues), a founding member of the International Society for Liver Diseases, and an Associate Member of the American Gastroenterological Association’s International Society of Internal Medicine and the American College of Physicians.
He served as President of both the Latin American Association of Academies of Medicine and the Brazilian Society of Gastroenterology and Nutrition. Dr. Lopes Pontes was granted the title of Honorary Member of the Brazilian Association of Psychosomatic Medicine and the Brazilian Society of Digestive Endoscopy, as well as partner of the Pernambuco State Academy of Medicine.
Throughout his life, the distinguished physician was awarded several honors and official merits of the highest level, such as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs-issued Order of Grand Officer. He also received the Valadão Pimentel Vocational Award from the Rio de Janeiro National College of Medicine, the Brazilian Assistance Legion’s (LBA) Anchieta Medal and the Clementino Fraga Medal.
Furthermore, he was invited to join examination boards in charge of overseeing civil servant exams as well as roundtables both in Brazil and abroad. To top things off, Dr. Lopes Pontes published hundreds of papers and scientific articles.
In celebration of his extraordinary efforts and life, the Dr. José de Paula Lopes Fontes Family Clinic was established in 2010 in the neighborhood of Jacarepaguá in the city of Rio de Janeiro.
During his candidacy for a Full Member seat at the Academia Nacional de Medicina (National Academy of Medicine – ANM), he presented an essay on the “Reduction of Red Blood Cell Lifespan in Hepatic Cirrhosis.” Shortly thereafter, he held a number of positions in different departments of the institution and rose to the ranks of President, which he carried out from 1985 to 1987.
José de Paula Lopes Fontes passed away on August 11, 1992.