KarinaProf Karina Soto Centro Hospitalar de Setubal, EPE and CEDOC Universidade Nova de LisboaPortugal

Karina Soto, MD, PhD Certification and Licensure M.D. Degree in Medicine from the Catholic University of Córdoba, Argentina. Specialization in Nephrology Certification from the Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo (FMUSP). Residency in the Hospital das Clínicas, Brazil. Master in Transplant Coordination by the National Transplant Organization of the Ministry of Health of Spain and the Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona PhD in Medicine and Surgery from the Faculty of Medicine of the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain Specialty in Nephrology Certification by the Nephrology Specialty College of the Ordem dos Médicos, Lisbon, Portugal Competence in Health Services Management: PADIS by AESE Business School Current Appointments and Positions (main) Director of Nephrology Department – Unidade Local de Saúde de Arrábida, EPE. Affiliated Research Scientist na Nova Medical School/Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Member of the INOVA4Health Unit Member of the Health Technology Assessment Committee, Infarmed in Portugal Member of the OncoNephrology and Translational Nephrology groups at SPN and GLOSEN in Spain Research Activities Several Clinical and Transitional Research responsibilities and activities, since 1995 in Spain and Portugal Research, grants, awards and publications details in: ORCID 0000-0002-6977-9361 - https://orcid.org/my-orcid?orcid=0000-0002-6977-9361 Research interest: AKI, Glomerulopathies, Monoclonal Gammopathies, Nephrotoxicity, OncoNephrology and Kidney Disease Biomarkers. This research has been funded through FCT, SPN and other peer reviewed agencies. National and international lectures on the topics of research interest. Teaching Committed to training and mentorship, KS has been continuing serving as mentor for pre-doctoral research fellows, Nephrology Residents and Internal Medicine and General Practitioner physicians during the internship in Nephrology.