Professor of Pediatrics and Clinical Immunology at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Brazil. Dr. Pinto has been involved in the field of pediatric HIV for more than 3 decades, having established one of the first and largest cohort of children and adolescents living with HIV in Brazil. He is a member of the Brazilian Advisory Committee for Pediatric, Adolescent and Perinatal AIDS, National AIDS Program since its establishment in 1995. Member of the World Health Organization Pediatric Antiretroviral Working Group from 2004 to 2022. Dr. Pinto heads the UFMG Clinical Trials Unit and has been involved in multiple phase 1 to 3 trials on treatment and prevention of HIV-1, COVID-19 and other emerging infections.
