Bruno Almeida, MD

Head of Weight Management, Obesity and Diabetes Unit @ Hospital da Luz Torres de Lisboa

About

Specialist in Internal Medicine with advanced expertise in Obesity Medicine, Metabolic Health and Diabetes Care. Clinical leader in high-performance obesity management and evidence-based metabolic interventions. Coordinator of the Multidisciplinary Obesity Centers at Hospital da Luz (Torres Lisboa & Setúbal), leading integrated programs focused on body composition, cardiometabolic risk and long-term weight management. Former Medical Lead for Eli Lilly Diabetes Portugal, driving scientific strategy and GLP-1 therapeutic innovation. Deputy Clinical Director at APDP Diabetes, with extensive experience in advanced diabetes technologies and complex metabolic disorders. Postgraduate training in Obesity Medicine – Harvard Medical School; Master’s in Clinical Nutrition; further training in Health Management and Medical Law. Currently completing a PhD in Public Health on integrated metabolic care models.

Country

Portugal

City

Lisbon

Industry

Hospital & Health Care

Skill

Comunicação oral, Assistência médica, Trabalho em equipe, Inglês, Dislipidemia, Hipertensão, Direito em saúde, Gestão de serviços de saúde, Liderança de equipe multifuncional, Medicina interna, Ensaios clínicos, Nutrição, Comunicação, Diabetes tipo 2, Nutrição clínica, Epidemiologia, Diabetes tipo 1, obesidade, Farmacêutica, Medical affairs

Experience

Head of Weight Management, Obesity and Diabetes Unit

Hospital da Luz Torres de Lisboa

2025-9 - Present · 1 yr 1 mo

Leading the strategic and clinical development of a specialized unit dedicated to obesity and metabolic disease, with a focus on precision medicine and individualized care. Delivering a structured, multidisciplinary approach that integrates medical evaluation, behavioral phenotyping, body composition analysis, and tailored therapeutic strategies — including advanced pharmacological interventions, nutrition, exercise physiology, and targeted supplementation. Focused on translating emerging science into clinical practice, optimizing outcomes through multi-mechanistic, patient-specific interventions in the management of obesity as a complex chronic disease.

Head Obesity Unit

Hospital da Luz Setúbal

2024-12 - Present · 1 yr 10 mos

Setúbal, Portugal

Medical doctor Weight Management and Longevity

S3 Clinic

2026-5 - Present · 5 mos

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Weight Management & Longevity Consultation is built on a personalised medical approach, grounded in current scientific evidence — integrating each patient’s metabolic, nutritional, and behavioural assessment. The clinical goal goes far beyond weight reduction. We focus on lasting improvements in body composition, metabolic health markers, and overall quality of life — always with a long-term vision of healthy longevity.

Deputy Clinical Director

APDP Diabetes

2021-9 - Present · 5 yrs 1 mo

Lisbon, Portugal

Medical Doctor

APDP Diabetes

2013-3 - Present · 13 yrs 7 mos

Lisboa, Portugal

- Diabetology young adult and adults care consultations; - Continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion systems consultation - Scientific coordinator of APDP Diabetes website - Teacher in diabetes courses of APDP School of Diabetes - Investigator in Phase 3 trials

Medical Doctor

Hospital da Luz

2012-12 - Present · 13 yrs 10 mos

Lisboa, Portugal

- Member of the Internal Medicine Emergency staff

Invited Assistant Professor

Universidade da Beira Interior

2017 - Present · 9 yrs

Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Portugal

- Professor of Medicine Deontology and law curricular unit

Scientific Reviewer

touchENDOCRINOLOGY

2023-3 - Present · 3 yrs 7 mos

Scientific Reviewer - touchREVIEWS in Endocrinology Journal https://www.touchendocrinology.com/journals/european-endocrinology

Advisory Board Member

FÓRUM SAÚDE XXI

2015 - Present · 11 yrs

Lisboa, Portugal

Advisory Board Member

International Centre for Parliamentary Studies

2017 - Present · 9 yrs

Advisory Board Member in International Centre for Parliamentary Studies - Diabetes Europe Roundtable

Scientific coordinator - IDF School of Diabetes

International Diabetes Federation

2016 - Present · 10 yrs

Scientific coordinator and course contributor of several Courses of Diabetes - IDF School of Diabetes

Education

Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Universidade Nova de Lisboa

Public Health - Epidemiology

2017 - 2023 · 6 yrs

Public Health PhD Candidate, Epidemiology

AESE Business School

Gestao

2022-3 - 2022-7 · 5 mos

University of Lisbon

Medicin law

2019 - Present · 7 yrs

Postgraduate Degree in "Direito da Medicina, leges-artis, prática clinica"

Universidade de Coimbra

Clinical Nutrition

2011 - Present · 15 yrs

Master Degree in Clinical Nutrition with the thesis "The influence of adipocytokines on the glycolipid profile in type 2 diabetic mellitus with metabolic syndrome"