Dr Amaral (she/her) is born and raised in Brazil, where she completed medical school, pediatrics residency and pediatric infectious diseases fellowship. She then immigrated to the US and completed a residency in family medicine, becoming board certified. She joined the DFCM in 2020 and serves as core faculty since 2022. She is fluent in English, Spanish and Portuguese.

Clinic Location: Pilsen Family Health Center

Clinical Interests: Dr. Ana Carvalho do Amaral practices in the Department of Family & Community Medicine at UI Health. Dr. Amaral provides care for patients of all ages and genders. She has special interest in LGBTQ+ inclusive care, pediatrics and vaccine research. Dr. Amaral is dedicated in improving care for migrants and other underserved populations. Dr Amaral is also core faculty for the family medicine residency program and devoted to medical student and resident education.

Research Interests: Pediatrics, mental health, underserved populations, vaccinology and immune response.

Carvalho do Amaral, A., Ansal, A., Gruss, V. Hasnain, M. Implementation of Annual Wellness Visits and 4Ms to Enhance Patient-centered Geriatric Care in Underserved Communities. GWEP-CC Age-Friendly Health Systems Case Studies. Publisher: American Geriatrics Society, 2023. publication pending

Book chapter – Amaral, AP (2018) Mononucleose Classica (Mononucleosis); Pediatria – Consulta rapida (Book chapter Pediatrics – consult guide) Marostica, PJC [et al] pp 722 to 724; Porto Alegre, Brazil, Artmed

Book chapter – Amaral, AP (2018) Quimioprofilaxia de Doencas Infectocontagiosas (Infectious Diseases – Chemoprophylaxis); Pediatria – Consulta rapida (Book Chapter Pediatrics – consult guide) Marostica, PJC [et al] page 753 to 757; Porto Alegre, Brazil, Artmed

Carlesse F^1,2, Amaral AC², Gonçalves SS³, Xafranski H³, Lee MM¹, Zecchin V¹, Petrilli AS¹, Al-Hatmi AM^4,5, Hagen F⁶, Meis JF^5,6, Colombo AL³.Outbreak of Fusarium oxysporum infections in children with cancer: an experience with 7 episodes of catheter-related fungemia. Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2017 Sep 7;6:93. doi: 10.1186/s13756-017-0247-3.

Dembogurski, J. E.; Azenha, M. V.; Amaral, A. P. C.; Zeni, R. F.; Silva, E. G.; Cohen, S.; Rocha, A. O.; Hilbig, A. “Dados preliminares de um modelo de programa de doação de corpos: Programa de Doação de Corpos da UFCSPA.” (Cadaver donation program: preliminary data) Revista AMRIGS, v. 55, p. 7-10, 2011.

MAHEC Mountain Area Health education Center, Hendersonville, NC, Family medicine Residency
Federal University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil – Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fellowship
Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre, Brazil – Pediatrics Residency
Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre, Brazil – Medical Education, MD

Board certified in Family Medicine

AAFP, STFM

Amaral, AP; Hasnain, M; Gruss, V; Ansal, A. Enhancement of patient-centered geriatric care in underserved communities  WONCA World Organization of Family Doctors, Europe Conference, Oral presentation, Brussels, Belgium, June 2023

Amaral, AP; Kaderli B; Holden B. Implementing a Transgender-Inclusive Curriculum to a Rural Family Medicine Residency Program, WONCA World Organization of Family Doctors, Europe Conference, Poster presentation, Brussels, Belgium, June 2023

Amaral, AP Implementation of fluoride varnishing application for qualifying children at risk in an underserved community WONCA World Organization of Family Doctors, Europe Conference, Poster presentation, Brussels, Belgium, June 2023

Amaral, A; Hasnain, M; Gruss, V. “Implementation of Annual Wellness Visits as a tool to enhance patient-centered geriatric care in underserved communities” - poster presentation, American geriatrics Society, Santa Ana, CA, May 2023

Amaral, APC; Kaderli, B; Baer, M. “Implementing Transgender Care in Rural Western North Carolina”; Poster Presentation, NCAFP Winter Family Physicians Weekend, Asheville, NC, Dec 2019.

Carlesse, F.; Amaral, A. P.; Gonçalves, S.; Marcos, A. C.; Xafranski, H.; Negri, C.; Zechini, V.; Colombo, A. “An outbreak of Fusarium oxysporum fungemia in children with cancer.” Poster Presentation, Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, Washington, DC, United States of America, Sep 2014.

Amaral, A.P.C. “Immunosuppression and Pneumonia”. Walter Marget Educational Workshop, 32^nd Annual Meeting of the European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Dublin, Ireland, May 2014.

Amaral, A.P.C.; Ferreira, A. P.; Moraes-Pinto, M. I. “Prevalence of occult hepatitis B and response to HBV vaccine in a cohort of HIV-infected children and adolescents”. ESPID Research Masterclass, 32^nd Annual Meeting of the European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Dublin, Ireland, May 2014.

Amaral, A. P. C.; Ferreira, A. P.; Moraes-Pinto, M. I.; Gouvea, A.F.B.; Carmo, F. B.; Beltrão, S. V.; Succi, R. C. M.; Machado, D. M. “Response to hepatitis B vaccine in a cohort of HIV-infected children and adolescents”. Short Oral Presentation, 32^nd Annual Meeting of the European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Dublin, Ireland, May 2014.

Amaral, A. P. C.; Ferreira, A. P.; Moraes-Pinto, M. I.; Gouvea, A.F.B.; Carmo, F. B.; Beltrão, S. V.; Succi, R. C. M.; Machado, D. M. “Resposta a vacina contra hepatite B em uma coorte de crianças e adolescents infectados pelo HIV” Oral Presentation, 18^th Brazilian Conference of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Gramado, RS, Brazil, Oct 2014.