Denizar Vianna Araújo

Denizar Vianna Araújo is a member of the Board of Directors of Sul América S.A. since 2021. Denizar has been a professor at the School of Medical Science of the University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ) since 1996, Health Pro-Rector at UERJ since 2021 and a researcher in the Management Committee of the National Science and Technology Institute for Health Technologies Evaluation of CNPq/Brazil since 2009. From 1999 to 2014, he was a guest lecturer of the Department of Health Economy of the Federal University of São Paulo. He was coordinator of the ProVac Center of Excellence in Economic Evaluation and Decision Analysis of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) from 2009 to 2012, and consultant of the Project for Prioritization of Health Technologies of the Inter-American Development Bank from 2013 to 2017. From 2019 to 2020, he was Secretary of Science, Technology and Strategic Inputs (“SCTIE”) of the Ministry of Health. He holds an undergraduate degree in Medicine, a master’s degree in Cardiology, and a doctor’s degree in Collective Health from the University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ). He holds a qualification for Evidence-Based Clinical Practice from McMaster University, Health Management Program from Johns Hopkins University, and an MBA from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ).