Luiz Vicente Ribeiro Ferreira Silva-Filho, MD, PhD, is a Pediatrician specialized in Pediatric Pulmonology. His main interests are related to cystic fibrosis, respiratory infections and molecular-based diagnostic methods. He is the Coordinator of the Pediatric Pulmonology Unit of Instituto da Criança e do Adolescente HCFMUSP, in Sào Paulo, Brazil. Working with fellowship training, assistance to outpatients and inpatients, as well as clinical research, he is also the Executive Coordinator of the Brazilian Cystic Fibrosis Patient Registry since its foundation, in 2009.
