Dr. Antonio Joao Gandra D’Almeida is a doctor in the Portuguese Armed Forces, with areas of interest in general surgery, critical care patients and catastrophe. He has a European Masters in Catastrophe, is a Fellow of the Society of Critical Care Medicine, a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, a Trainer of several courses in his areas of interest and an Editor of FCCS Surgical who has collaborated on several books.
Dr. Jorge Hidalgo is a Professor of Critical Care and Head of the Division of Critical Care at Belize Healthcare Partners. He currently serves as President of the World Federation of Societies of Intensive and Critical Care Medicine (WFSICCM).
In 2012, Dr. Hidalgo was awarded the Master of the American College of Physicians (MACP), the highest recognition the College bestows upon its members. For over a decade, he has been the Director of the prestigious ACP Review Course hosted by the Paraguayan Society of Internal Medicine.
In recognition of his outstanding contributions to the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM), Dr. Hidalgo has received the Presidential Citation Award for ten consecutive years. He is also a two-time recipient (2016 and 2023) of the Global Safar Award, and in 2016 became the first Latin American intensivist to receive the title Master of the American College of Critical Care Medicine (MACCCM).
A Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians (FCCP), Dr. Hidalgo is an accomplished author and editor of numerous books and chapters on Critical Care Medicine. His recent publications with Springer include Critical Care Administration and Highly Infectious Diseases in Critical Care. He serves as Editor of Fundamental Critical Care Support (FCCS) – Tropical and actively contributes to the review and development of the MCCRC, FCCS, FCCS Obstetrics, and FCCS Surgical courses for the SCCM.
Dr. Hidalgo is the SCCM Co-Chair of the Surviving Sepsis Campaign for Low-Resource Settings and is a regular international speaker, sharing his expertise and advancing critical care globally.