Sara Ferreira, MD, graduated in Medicine from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of
Coimbra in 2007 and completed her Pediatrics residency at the Pediatric Hospital of Coimbra in
2014. Since 2021, she has worked as a Pediatrician focusing on inherited metabolic diseases, as
part of the Reference Center for Inherited Metabolic Diseases at ULS Coimbra. She is involved
in clinical and research activities in this field and serves on the plenary committee of the
Inherited Metabolic Diseases Section of the Portuguese Society of Pediatrics. She has been
attending the Special Study Cycle in Pediatrics on Inherited Metabolic Diseases since 2025.
Additionally, she is a guest lecturer in Biochemistry for the Integrated Master’s Degree in
Dental Medicine at the University of Coimbra.