Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais | Brazil
Thais Aparecida Reis Lage is a Brazilian physician and neurologist with a background in clinical cardiology and stroke in Chagas disease, and expertise in internist medicine. She earned her medical degree from the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais and completed specialization in neurology, followed by a master’s in Infectious and Tropical Medicine where she studied factors associated with ischemic stroke in patients with Chagas cardiomyopathy. Her professional experience includes roles as internist, emergency clinician, and neurologist at various institutions in Belo Horizonte, and she is also active in hospital work via public service and part-time positions. She has contributed to scientific literature, including a paper on a murine model studying brain, behavior, and immunity during hepatic encephalopathy. According to available bibliometric sources, she has 8 documents and 1 citation, with an h-index of 5. She is fluent in Portuguese and English, with functional proficiency in Spanish, and is involved in medical and academic activities including teaching, research, and hospital practice. She lives in Belo Horizonte and conducts her professional work primarily tied to Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais and associated hospitals.
Featured Publications
“Predictors of ischemic stroke in Chagas disease: Insights into mechanisms beyond cardiomyopathy severity”