Background
Máttar, João Augusto was born on September 19, 1935 in São Paulo, Brazil. Son of João Augusto and Olamina Mussi Máttar.
Máttar, João Augusto was born on September 19, 1935 in São Paulo, Brazil. Son of João Augusto and Olamina Mussi Máttar.
Doctor of Medicine, U. São Paulo, 1961; Doctor of Philosophy, U. São Paulo, 1973.
Intern, Clinic Hospital, São Paulo, 1961-1962; resident in surgery, Clinic Hospital, São Paulo, 1962-1964; associate surgeon, Hospital Services Público Estate, São Paulo, 1964-1971; clinical-surgical research fellow, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1971-1973; founder, director intensive care unit, nutritional support, Hospital São Luiz, São Paulo, since 1974. Science coordinator intensive care unit UNICÓR, São Paulo, since 1991.
Founder, 1st president São Paulo Critical Care Society, 1977. Founding member Brazilian Critical Care Society, São Paulo, 1982. Fellow American College of Surgeons, International College Surgeons, Critical Care Medicine.
Married Myriam Britto, May21, 1963 (divorced October 1980). Married Maria da Soledade, December 20, 1981. Children: João Augusto III, Cyntia, Ronaldo.