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Editor-in-Chief
José Antonio Baddini Martinez - University of São Paulo at Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
Associate Editors
Afrânio Lineu Kritski - Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Álvaro A. Cruz - Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil
Fábio Biscegli Jatene - University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Ilma Aparecida Paschoal - State University at Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
José Alberto Neder- Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Renato Tetelbom Stein - Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
Sérgio Saldanha Menna Barreto - Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
Editorial Council
Alberto Cukier - University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Ana C. Krieger - New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
Ana Luiza de Godoy Fernandes - Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Antonio Segorbe Luis - University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
Brent Winston - Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
Carlos Alberto de Assis Viegas - University of Brasília, Brasília, Brazil
Carlos Alberto de Castro Pereira - Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Carlos M. Luna - Hospital de Clinicas, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Carlos Roberto Ribeiro de Carvalho - University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Carmem Silvia Valente Barbas - University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Chris T. Bolliger - University of Stellenbosch, Tygerberg, South Africa
Dany Jasinowodolinski - Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Douglas Bradley - University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Denis Martinez - Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
Emílio Pizzichini - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC
Frank McCormack - University of Cincinnati School of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA
Geraldo Lorenzi-Filho - University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Gustavo Rodrigo- Departamento de Emergencia, Hospital Central de las Fuerzas Armadas, Montevidéu, Uruguay
Irma de Godoy - São Paulo State University, Botucatu, Brazil
Isabela C. Silva - Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canadá
J. Randall Curtis - University of Washington, Seattle, Wa, USA
John J. Godleski - Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
José Dirceu Ribeiro - State University at Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
José Miguel Chatkin - Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
José Roberto de Brito Jardim - Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
José Roberto Lapa e Silva - Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Kevin Leslie - Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, USA
Luiz Eduardo Nery - Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Marc Miravitlles - Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, España
Marcelo Alcântara Holanda - Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil
Marcos Ribeiro - University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canadá
Marli Maria Knorst - Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
Marisa Dolhnikoff - University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Mauro Musa Zamboni - Brazilian National Cancer Institute, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Nestor Muller - Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canadá
Noé Zamel - University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canadá
Paul Noble - Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
Paulo Francisco Guerreiro Cardoso - Pavilhão Pereira Filho, Porto Alegre, RS
Paulo Pego Fernandes - University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Peter J. Barnes - National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College, London, UK
Renato Sotto-Mayor - Hospital Santa Maria, Lisbon, Portugal
Richard W. Light - Vanderbili University, Nashville, TN, USA
Rik Gosselink - University Hospitals Leuven, Bélgica
Robert Skomro - University of Saskatoon, Saskatoon, Canadá
Rubin Tuder - University of Colorado, Denver, CO, USA
Sonia Buist - Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA
Rogério de Souza - University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Talmadge King Jr. - University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
Thais Helena Abrahão Thomaz Queluz - São Paulo State University, Botucatu, Brazil
Vera Luiza Capelozzi - University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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The Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia of Pulmonology ISSN 1806-3713, is a monthly publication of the Brazilian Thoracic Society. Authors are solely responsible for the concepts put forth and opinions expressed in the articles published. Total or partial reproduction of the articles is permitted on the condition that the source is cited.
Board of the Brazilian Thoracic Society (2008-2010):
President: Jussara Fiterman
President-Elect (Biennium 2010-2012): Roberto Stirbulov
General Secretary: Carlos Eduardo Ventura Gaio dos Santos
Adjunct Secretary: Fernanda Lara Fernandes Bonner Araújo Riscado
Financial Director: Veronica Moreira Amado
Scientific Director: Marina Andrade Lima
Director de Dissemination and Professional Defense: Fernando Luiz Cavalcanti Lundgren
Director de Education and Professional Practice: Ana Luisa Godoy Fernandes
President of the XXXIV Brazilian Pulmonology Conference: Rodney Luiz Frare e Silva
President of the Deliberative Council: Antônio Carlos Moreira Lemos
FINANCIAL ADVISORY BOARD:
Members: Eraldo Emanoel Simões Barbosa Filho, Marcelo Fouad Rabahi, Nuno Fevereiro Ferreira de Lima
Substitutes: Benedito Francisco Cabral Júnior, Paulo César Nunes Restivo, Terezinha do Socorro
Macedo Lima
PRESIDENTS OF THE DEPARTMENTS OF THE BRAZILIAN THORACIC SOCIETY:
Thoracic Surgery -
José de Jesus Peixoto Camargo
Respiratory Endoscopy - Marcelo Gervilla Gregório
Pulmonary Function - Roberto Rodrigues Junior
Imaging - Dante Luiz Escuissato
Pediatric Pulmonology - Marcus Herbert Jones
PRESIDENTS OF THE SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEES OF THE BRAZILIAN THORACIC SOCIETY:
Asthma - Paulo Augusto Moreira Camargos
Lung Cancer - José Antônio de Figueiredo Pinto
Pulmonary Circulation - Renato Maciel
Sleep-Disordered Breathing - Carlos Alberto de Assis Viegas
Interstitial Diseases - Carlos Alberto de Castro Pereira
Advanced Lung Disease - Maria Christina Lombardi de Oliveira Machado
Environmental and Occupational Respiratory Diseases - Eduardo Algranti
COPD - Alberto Cukier
Epidemiology - Ana Maria Baptista Menezes
Cystic Fibrosis - Paulo de Tarso Roth Dalcin
Respiratory Infections and Mycosis - Paulo José Zimermann Teixeira
Pleura - Evaldo Marchi
International Relations - Ricardo de Amorim Corrêa and Octávio Messeder
Smoking - Irma de Godoy
Tuberculosis - Marcus Barreto Conde
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