Dr. Jose Carlos Cardoso is Dermatopathologist at the Department of Dermatology and Venereology in Coimbra Hospital Center and University of Coimbra, Portugal. He graduated his medical educated at the Medical University of Lisbon, Portugal in 2002.
From 2003 to 2004 he worked as a doctor with an internal profile in the Hospital of Santo André – Leiria (Portugal). In 2005 he starts his specialization in dermatology at the University Hospital of Coimbra, Portugal, as a resident-doctor. During the period 2010-2012
Dr. Cardoso continued his clinical specialization in Department of dermatopathology in St. John’s Institute of Dermatology (London). From 2012 to present he work as a specialist dermatologist in the Department of Dermatology and he is a Head of Unit in dermatoscopy and pigment disorders at the University Hospital of Coimbra, Portugal. Dr. Cardoso is a member of numerous associations. He has several diplomas and certificates in dermatopathology, including the prestigious International Board in Dermatopathology and the Royal College of Pathologists. Dr. Cardoso is a member of the Portuguese Society of Dermatology and the Portuguese Association of dermatopathology, a certified member of the Royal College of Pathologists (Dermatopathology), as well as of thr international society of dermatopathology.
Dr. Cardoso is a regular participant and guest speaker at numerous international scientific forums. He has over 100 scientific papers, including publications in international journals. His interests are related to the field of dermatopathology.