Background
Bertolote, José Manoel was born in 1948 in Santo André, Brazil, WORLD0. Son of Pedro and Carmen Garçon (Melo) Bertolote.
Bertolote, José Manoel was born in 1948 in Santo André, Brazil, WORLD0. Son of Pedro and Carmen Garçon (Melo) Bertolote.
Doctor of Medicine, School Medicine Botucatu, Brazil, 1971. Specialist in psychiatry, School Medicine Botucatu, Brazil, 1974. Master of Science, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, 1978.
Doctor of Philosophy, Federal University R.G.S., Porto Alegre, Brazil, 1991.
Assistant professor, Sao Paulo State University, Botucatu, 1974-1980;
director, Encarnacion Blaya Foundation, Porto Alegre, 1981-1983;
mental health director, State Secretary Health, Porto Alegre, 1983-1987;
associate professor, Federal U. Royal Geographical Society, Porto Alegre, 1984-1991;
senior medical officer, World Health Organization, Geneva, since 1989. Associate professor psychogeriatrics U. Lausanne, Switzerland, since 1998. Visiting professor.grad. course Civil Servants Administrn., Sao Paulo, since 1995.
Chief consultant Ministry Health, Brasilia, Brazil, 1986-1989. Consultant Ministry Justice, Brasilia, 1987, Pan American Health Organisation, Montevideo, Uruguay, 1986-1988, Ministry Health, Luanda, Angola, 1989.
Member senate Sao Paulo State University, 1974-1976. Member county administration Sao Pedro Eastern State Hospital, Porto Alegre, 1984-1987. Lieutenant Brazilian Air Force, 1971-1972.
Member Brazilian Psychiatric Association, Brazilian Association Studies Alcohol & Drugs (advisory board since 1983), Portuguese-Speaking Psychiatric Association (founding member).
Married Suzete Leite Guardiano, May 11, 1977. Children: Tiago, Camila.