Sofia Ravara

Sofia Ravara is a Portuguese respiratory physician holding a Master Degree in tobacco control and a PhD degree in Medicine. She is a Assistant Professor in Preventive Medicine at the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Beira Interior, Covilha, Portugal, and Head of the Tobacco Treatment Unit of the University Hospital Covilhã, Portugal; and associate researcher at National School of Public Health, NOVA University, Lisbon, Portugal. Dr. Ravara has been working as a tobacco treatment expert in hospital-based and workplace cessation programs. Professor Ravara has joined several European and national scientific societies and networks, including the Tobacco Control Committee of the European Respiratory Society, the ENSP and SFP, the Portuguese Respiratory Society and the Portuguese Lung Foundation. Currently, she is the Chair of the Tobacco control Committee of the Portuguese Respiratory Society. She has co-authored several peer-review scientific papers in international journals.