Victor Kr Matsudo
MD, PhD
Healthcare
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Australia
Biography
Dr. Victor KR Matsudo is a physician with specialty training in orthopedics, traumatology, and sports medicine. Dr. Matsudo is the Scientific Director and Past-President of the Physical Fitness Research Center of São Caetano do Sul (CELAFISCS) and a full Professor of Medicine at Gama Filho University in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Dr. Matsudo is the founder of the Agita Mundo Network, an international organization dedicated to the promotion of physical activity and the Chairman of the Agita São Paulo Program, organized by the State Secretariat of Health of São Paulo State. He is also a founding member and Chairman of the Physical Activity Network of the Americas (RAFA/PANA) and a founding member of the International Society of Physical Activity and Health (ISPAH). Dr. Matsudo has received numerous prestigious awards in the areas of sports science and physical activity, including the International Prize of Sports Medicine in the Barcelona Olympics in 1992, the International “Philip Noël Baker” award in Sports Medicine in 1995, and the International Prince Faisal Prize of the International Federation of Physical Education in 1996. Dr. Matsudo is the editor of the Brazilian Journal of Science and Movement and an editorial board member or former member for several international scientific journals. He has authored two books, 8 book chapters and numerous research publications in the fields of physical activity and sports science.
Research Interest
Dr. Victor KR Matsudo is a physician with specialty training in orthopedics, traumatology, and sports medicine. Dr. Matsudo is the Scientific Director and Past-President of the Physical Fitness Research Center of São Caetano do Sul (CELAFISCS) and a full Professor of Medicine at Gama Filho University in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Dr. Matsudo is the founder of the Agita Mundo Network, an international organization dedicated to the promotion of physical activity and the Chairman of the Agita São Paulo Program, organized by the State Secretariat of Health of São Paulo State. He is also a founding member and Chairman of the Physical Activity Network of the Americas (RAFA/PANA) and a founding member of the International Society of Physical Activity and Health (ISPAH). Dr. Matsudo has received numerous prestigious awards in the areas of sports science and physical activity, including the International Prize of Sports Medicine in the Barcelona Olympics in 1992, the International “Philip Noël Baker” award in Sports Medicine in 1995, and the International Prince Faisal Prize of the International Federation of Physical Education in 1996. Dr. Matsudo is the editor of the Brazilian Journal of Science and Movement and an editorial board member or former member for several international scientific journals. He has authored two books, 8 book chapters and numerous research publications in the fields of physical activity and sports science.
