Doctor Afonso Castro
Member no. 57946 of the Ordem dos Médicos (Portuguese Medical Association)
Specialist in Urology
Academic and Professional Education
- Integrated Master's Degree in Medicine at the Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto;
- General Training Internship at the West Hospital Center;
- Specialized Training in Urology at Santa Maria Hospital - Northern Lisbon University Hospital Center;
- Fellowship in Minimally Invasive Urological Surgery with Dr. Renaud Bollens, Belgium;
- Certificate in Urodynamics from the British Urological Institute;
- Authorship and co-authorship of multiple indexed articles in international journals;
- Presentation of multiple works at national and international meetings.
Areas of Differentiation
- Minimally invasive urological surgery - endoscopic and laparoscopic surgery;
- Urological Oncology: Prostate Cancer, Kidney Cancer, Bladder Cancer, Upper Urinary Tract Cancer;
- Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia;
- Urinary Stones;
- Functional pathology of the urinary system.
Professional Experience
- Hospital Assistant in Urology at the Urology Service of the Armed Forces Hospital - Lisbon Branch;
- Hospital Assistant in Urology at Cascais Hospital (2023-2024);
- Trainer at the European School of Urology in laparoscopic and endoscopic surgery at multiple national and international scientific meetings;
- Member of the European Board of Urology since 2023, after passing a theoretical and practical exam;
- Participation in over 3000 surgical procedures (open, laparoscopic, endoscopic, and robotic).