Antônio da Silva Mello
Antônio da Silva Mello Born May 10, 1886 Juiz de Fora Died September 19, 1973 Rio de Janeiro Occupation Physician, writer Antônio da Silva Mello (May 10, 1886 - September 19, 1973), best known as A. da Silva Mello was a Brazilian physician and writer. [1] Contents 1 Biography 2 Skepticism 3 Selected publications 4 References 5 Further reading Biography Mello was born in Juiz de Fora. He studied at the Granbery Institute and then joined the Medical School of Rio de Janeiro, where he attended until the third year, when he moved to Berlin, graduating in 1914. He specialized in clinical medicine, publishing scientific papers on the subject. He wrote on epidemiology, immunity, metabolism, nephrology, nutrition and psychology. [2] In 1918 he returned to Brazil, he was a professor at the Faculty of Medicine of Rio de Janeiro. [3] He held courses for physicians and students at the Policlínica de Botafogo and Santa Casa de Misericórdia.
