Mário Cerqueira Gomes: Um Investigador Clínico Pioneiro da Vectocardiografia

Abstract

Mário Cerqueira Gomes (1928-2016) was a physician, professor, and researcher at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto. In 1953, he finished his degree in Medicine and Surgery in this faculty, with a final average of 17 points. In 1967, he earned his doctorate with a grade of 18, being unanimously approved. His career included teaching and research in the area of Cardiology, having been a pioneer in Vectocardiography, a technique acquired from Professor Proctor Harvey during his internship in the United States. During his career he was also director of the Medical Therapeutics Service and created a Cardiology nucleus, which later became the Cardiology Service. A member of numerous societies, Mário Cerqueira Gomes was elected Vice-President of the Portuguese Society of Cardiology on March 5, 1974, and was reelected to the same position in 1976. A man dedicated to science, Cerqueira Gomes was known for his extensive private library with the most recent articles, all categorized, in the field of Cardiology. Internationally recognized, he never limited himself in the search for new knowledge, always seeking to explore new horizons.