Joao Amaral

Biography

Dr. Joao Amaral is a Professor of Radiology at the Department of Medical Imaging at the University of Toronto and a Paediatric Interventional Radiologist at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids).  He is also the Division Head of Interventional Radiology at the Image-Guided Therapy Centre (IGT), the Co-Director of the Centre for Image-Guided Care and the Women's Auxiliary Chair for Image-Guided Care at The Hospital for Sick Children. 

His areas of interest include paediatric renovascular disease, genito-urinary interventions, gastrointestinal interventions, vascular anomalies, lymphatic interventions and interventional Magnetic Resonance procedures. His main focus is developing and providing minimally invasive image guided therapies for children.  

Education and experience

• 2004–2005: Clinical Fellowship Paediatric Interventional Radiology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• 2001–2003: Clinical Fellowship Paediatric General Radiology/Interventional Radiology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• 2001: Diagnostic Imaging Specialist, Brazilian College of Radiology, Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
• 2000: Research and Observer Fellowship, Miami Children's Hospital, Miami, Florida, USA. 
• 2000: Postgraduate Course Radiology, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami, Florida, USA
• 1997–2000: Radiology Residency, Hospital de Clinicas - Federal University of Parana, Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
• 1991–1996: Medical Doctor degree, Federal University of Parana, Curitiba, Parana, Brazil

Experience

• 2020–Present: Women's Auxilliary Chair for Image-Guided Care, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 
• 2014–Present: Division Chief, Paediatric Interventional Radiology, Image Guided Therapy Centre, Department of Diagnostic Imaging, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• 2014–Present: Co-director, Centre for Image-Guided Care, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 
• 2006–Present: Staff Paediatric Interventional Radiologist, Department of Diagnostic Imaging, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• 2017–2020: Associate Chief, Department of Diagnostic Imaging, SickKids, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• 2009–2014: Medical Director, Image Guided Therapy Centre, Department of Diagnostic Imaging, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

University appointments

• 2021–Present: Professor of Radiology, Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• 2012–2021: Associate Professor of Radiology, Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 
• 2006–2012: Assistant Professor of Radiology, Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

See a full list of Dr. Amaral's publications