Dr. Antonio Carlo Moraes obtained a Masters in Medicine at the University of Lisbon and a Masters in Gastroenterology at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. He is licensed to practice under CRM-RJ with license # 436069.

He is a member of the Federação Brasileira de Gastroenterologia (FBG) and an active member of the Grupo de Estudo de Doença Inflamatória Intestinal do Brasil (GEDIIB).

Currently, he is the chief of clinical medicine at the Hospital Copa D'or.


Specialties / Areas of interest

  • Gastroenterology
  • Crohn’s disease
  • Irritable bowel syndrome
  • Celiac disease 

Academic background

  • Masters in Gastroenterology at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro 
  • Masters in Medicine at the Lisbon University 
  • Gastroenterology specialty through the  Associação Médica Brasileira - FBG
  • Medicine degree from the Faculdade Técnico Educacional Souza Marques

Affiliations / Clinical Experience

  • Head of Gastroenterology at Rede D'Or
  • Chief of service at the Medical Clinic of Hospital Copa D'Or - Rio de Janeiro
  • Active member of the Academia de Medicina do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
  • Chief of Clinical Medicine at the Hospital Copa D'Or - Rio de Janeiro
  • Active member of the Grupo de Estudo de Doença Inflamatória Intestinal do Brasil (GEDIIB).

Publications / Projects / Awards 

  • Imbrizi M, Baima JP, Azevedo MFC, Andrade AR, Queiroz NSF, Chebli JMF, Chebli LA, Argollo MC, Sassaki LY, Parra RS, Quaresma AB, Vieira A, Damião AOMC, Moraes ACS, Flores C, Zaltman C, Vilela EG, Morsoletto EM, Gonçalves Filho FA, … Coy CSR. (2022). Second Brazilian Consensus On The Management Of Crohn’s Disease In Adults:  A Consensus Of The Brazilian Organization For Crohn’s Disease And Colitis (Gediib). Arquivos De Gastroenterologia, 59, 20–50.  Link: https://www.scielo.br/j/ag/a/HBTzdmQfG5fGSnHs8kRqzYy
  • Baima JP, Imbrizi M, Andrade AR, Chebli LA, Argollo MC, Queiroz NSF, Azevedo MFC, Vieira A, Costa MHM, Fróes RSB, Penna FGCE, Quaresma AB, Damião AOMC, Moraes ACS, Santos CHM, Flores C, Zaltman C, Vilela EG, Morsoletto E, … Saad-Hossne R. (2022). Second Brazilian Consensus On The Management Of Ulcerative Colitis In Adults: A Consensus Of The Brazilian Organization For Crohn’s Disease And Colitis (Gediib). Arquivos De Gastroenterologia, 59, 51–84. Link: https://www.scielo.br/j/ag/a/SMR4MpFv9Z7jKFfRVbSVSDQ
  • da Silva Moraes AC, de Freitas Moraes G, de Araújo ALE, Luiz RR, Elia C, Carneiro AJ, de Souza HSP. Abdominal ultrasonography with color Doppler analysis in the assessment of ileal Crohn’s disease: comparison with magnetic resonance enterography. Intest Res. 2019 Apr;17(2):227-236. Epub 2019 Apr 10. PMID: 30962408; PMCID: PMC6505095. Link: https://www.irjournal.org/journal/view.php?doi=10.5217/ir.2018.00124
  • Vilela EG, Rocha HC, Moraes AC, Santana GO, Parente JM, Sassaki LY, Miszputen SJ, Quaresma AB, Clara APHS, Jesus ACS, Pinto AS, Silva BLPS, Silva BC, Freire CCF, Santos CHM, Brito C, Teixeira EFL, Miranda EF, Zabot GP, … Saad-Hossne, R.. (2020). Inflammatory Bowel Disease Care In Brazil: How It Is Performed, Obstacles And Demands From The Physicians’ Perspective. Arquivos De Gastroenterologia, 57(4), 416–427. Link: https://www.scielo.br/j/ag/a/s47wM8DqMQsNwLKyjJVCtrr/?lang=en
  • Perin RL, Damião AOMC, Flores C, Ludvig JC, Magro DO, Miranda EF, Moraes AC, Nones RB, Teixeira FV, Zeroncio M, & Kotze PG. (2019). Vedolizumab In The Management Of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: A Brazilian Observational Multicentric Study. Arquivos De Gastroenterologia, 56(3), 312–317. Link: https://www.scielo.br/j/ag/a/gzZZStmFNWmxPbhpL4j8pcp/?lang=en