Background
Campos-Christo, Marcelo was born on June 6, 1929 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Son of José Carlos and Maria Lourdes Campos Christo.
Campos-Christo, Marcelo was born on June 6, 1929 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Son of José Carlos and Maria Lourdes Campos Christo.
Doctor of Medicine, Federal U. Minas Gerais, 1952; D in Medicine, Federal U. Minas Gerais, 1956; postgraduate, U. São Paulo, 1962-1964.
Resident in general surgery, Hospital Joao XXIII, Belo Horizonte, 1953-1954; training in thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, University Hospital Medical School, State University Sao Paulo, 1962-1964; associate professor experimental surgery, State University Belo Horizonte, 1961-1966; associate professor clinical surgery, State University Belo Horizonte, 1966-1978; professor, State University Belo Horizonte, 1978-1990; director postgraduate course surgery, State University Belo Horizonte, 1978-1981; professor thoracic surgery postgraduate, State University Belo Horizonte, since 1990; chief thoracic surgery, Hospital Felício Rocho, Belo Horizonte, since 1967. Speaker in field.
Lieutenant Brazilian Army, 1948-1949. Fellow American College of Surgeons, Brazilian College Surgeons (emeritus). Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Academy Medicine of Minas-Gerais (elected), New York Academy Sciences.
Married Magda Lucia Figueiredo, December 29, 1955. Children: Adriana, Marcelo, Cláudia, Sérgio, Sylvia, Marco Antônio, Roberto.