Paulo Roberto Santos M.D., Ph.D. is a nephrologist and Associate Professor at the Federal University of Ceará, Brazil. He coordinates the Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences at Federal University of Ceará and is the director of the dialysis unit at Santa Casa de Sobral Hospital. He is the current editor of the topic “Psychological aspects of end-stage renal disease patients” of the journal Frontiers in Affective Disorders and Psychosomatic Research. His line of research comprises self-perceived outcomes and prognostic factors among end-stage renal disease patients on hemodialysis. Paulo Roberto Santos M.D., Ph.D. is a nephrologist and Associate Professor at the Federal University of Ceará, Brazil. He coordinates the Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences at Federal University of Ceará and is the director of the dialysis unit at Santa Casa de Sobral Hospital. He is the current editor of the topic “Psychological aspects of end-stage renal disease patients” of the journal Frontiers in Affective Disorders and Psychosomatic Research. His line of research comprises self-perceived outcomes and prognostic factors among end-stage renal disease patients on hemodialysis.

Nephrology