Staff Clinician
Assistant Research Physician
Specialty(s): Pediatrics, Rheumatology Provides direct clinical care to patients at NIH Clinical Center
Education:
Ph.D., 2011, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
M.D., 2002, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, BA, Brazil
In 2007, Dr. de Jesus completed her residency and fellowship in pediatric rheumatology at the University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil, and her pediatrics residency in 2005 at the University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Languages Spoken: Portuguese
Biography
Dr. de Jesus was born and raised in Brazil. She obtained an M.D. from the Federal University of Bahia, Brazil, in 2002. She completed a pediatrics residency followed by a pediatric rheumatology residency and fellowship at the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil.
In 2011, Dr. de Jesus received her Ph.D. from the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil. In 2012, she joined the Translational Autoinflammatory Diseases Section (TADS), headed by Dr. Raphaela Goldbach-Mansky, as a postdoctoral fellow. In 2016, she was appointed as a staff scientist, and she is currently a staff clinician within TADS.