João Rodrigues Inácio

Radiologist,  Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Norte/ Hospital de Santa Maria, Lisboa since 2019. 

Cardiothoracic Radiologist at The Ottawa Hospital (TOH), Department of Medical Imaging, Chest, Cardiac and Emergency sections and Assistant Professor of Radiology at The University of Ottawa since 2011. 

Graduated from Medical School at University of Lisbon, Portugal. Radiology residency in Hospital de Santa Maria/ University of Lisbon. Assistant professor of Radiology at University of Lisbon (2008-2009).

Mini-fellowship, Diagnostic Cardiovascular Section, Radiology Department, University of California at Los Angeles, US (2008). Emergency/Trauma Radiology and Cardiothoracic Clinical Fellowships at University of British Columbia, Vancouver General Hospital (2009-2011), Canada.  ACR Cardiac CT Certificate of Advanced Proficiency (CoAP) and Diplomate of Certification Board of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (CBCCT) (2011). Certification in Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Level 3 from the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI)/ European Society of Cardiology (2017). 

Speer headed the CT-guided Placement of Micrococoils for Small Lung Nodule Marking Program at TOH (2014-2019), Director de Visiting Professor Program, Radiology Department/University of Ottawa (2013-2019). Member of the Expert Panel on Cardiac Imaging from the American College of Radiology Appropriateness Criteria (since 2017).

Areas of interest include Interstitial Lung Disease, mechanisms of lung cancer spread, Chest Intervention, CT Myocardial Perfusion and CMR strain.