Curriculum Vitae
Updated: October 2025
Fluent in comprehension, speaking, writing, and reading
Fluent in comprehension, speaking, and reading; Intermediate writing
Native speaker (Brazil)
Basic comprehension and reading
2007 - 2008
Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
CAPES Fellow
2002 - 2005 | Public Health
Institution: State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Brazil
Dissertation: Morbidity and mortality in Brazilian municipalities: association with socioeconomic and healthcare indicators. A multilevel study.
Advisor: Antonio Carlos Monteiro Ponce de Leon
CAPES Fellow
1997 - 1999 | Public Health
Institution: Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Thesis: Arterial Hypertension and Cognitive Deficit in the Elderly: A Case-Control Study
Advisor: Dora Chor
CNPq Fellow
2024-2025: Psychopedagogy (Faculdade Famart)
2023-2025: Health Audit (Faculdade Famart)
2022-2024: Psychiatry and Mental Health (Faculdade Famart)
2022: Board Certification in Family and Community Medicine (SBMFC)
1995-1997: Medical Residency in Preventive and Social Medicine (University of São Paulo)
1989 - 1994 | Medicine
Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba, Brazil
2021
Honorable Mention in Undergraduate Research Competition at XXI Brazilian Symposium on Health Computing, Brazilian Computer Society
2019
Finalist Experience of 1st Edition of Strong Primary Care Award for SUS, Pan American Health Organization and Ministry of Health
2015
Prof. Dr. Sérgio Missiaggia Award for Introduction to Science (as advisor), State University of Rio de Janeiro
2014
MedWeb: 2nd Place in Rio Startup Challenge - D28, Startup Circuit
2000
Prof. Dr. Bussamara Leme Award, Latin American Association of Perinatology | Second Prize from Congress Jury of International Health Policy Association
Position: Family Health Strategy Physician
Period: 2024 - Present
Basic Health Center and Health Unit of Ilhota, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Position: Clinician at Psychosocial Care Centers
Period: 2025 - Present
UPA CIS, UPA Cordeiros, Child & Adolescent CAPS, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Period: 2003 - 2024
Position: Associate Professor (2013-2024)
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Period: 2012 - 2017
Position: Assistant Professor
Department of Information Technologies and Health Education
Period: 1999-2002 (Research), 2013-2018 (Online Tutoring)
Tutor in various distance learning specialization courses:
Investigation of associations between socioeconomic indicators and collective health risks. Comparative perspective between Brazil and Sweden.
Evaluation of public policies in the social sector in Brazil, with emphasis on health, using national health information systems.
Development of systematic reviews for health technology assessment.
Multilevel modeling of health information systems (openEHR, MLHIM, ISO 13606).
Extensive training in integrative and complementary practices:
Dr. Cavalini brings over 25 years of combined experience in academic medicine, public health research, and clinical practice within Brazil's Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS) - the world's largest universal healthcare system serving 200+ million citizens.
Her unique profile combines rigorous academic training (including post-doctoral work at Karolinska Institutet) with extensive frontline clinical experience in family medicine and psychosocial care. This dual expertise makes her a valuable contributor to language-agnostic data modeling for Portuguese-speaking markets and Latin American healthcare systems.
Key Contribution to Axius SDC: Dr. Cavalini's expertise in health informatics standards (openEHR, MLHIM, ISO 13606) combined with her real-world experience implementing health information systems in resource-constrained settings validates SDC4's approach to multilevel semantic modeling for diverse healthcare environments.