Vania Aparecida Leandro-Merhi
Professor Doctor, Editor
Puc-Campinas-SP-Brazil
Brazil
Biography
Vania Aparecida Leandro-Merhi is a Professor Doctor at the Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas-SP-Brazil in the area of clinical nutrition (School of Nutrition). Member of the tenured staff of the graduate program in health sciences. She is a Scientific editor of the Brazilian Journal of Nutrition and ad-hoc referee of many scientific journals. She develops research projects in the general area of clinical nutrition and with hospitalized adult and older adult patients and cancer patients. Her publication history includes studies on the nutritional status of hospitalized patients and clinical outcomes. She received her PhD in Medical Sciences (UNICAMP) and master’s degree in Sciences Applied in Pediatrics (UNIFESP).
Research Interest
Area of clinical nutrition and nutritional assessment of hospitalized patients.