Dr. Paula Ugalde Figueroa graduated from the medical school of the Federal University of Bahia in Salvador, BA, Brazil. She did her general surgical residency at Santo Antônio Hospital-Irmã Dulce, a university-affiliated hospital also in Salvador, and her thoracic surgery residency at Santa Casa da Misericórdia Hospital in Porto Alegre RS, Brazil. Additionally, she did postdoctoral research at Santa Casa da Misericórdia Hospital and the Federal University of Bahia and obtained a master’s degree in Internal Medicine in 2004. She was an assistant professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pneumology at the Federal University of Bahia Medical School from 2001 to 2005. From 2005 to 2007, Dr. Ugalde did a clinical fellowship in thoracic surgery at Centre de Pneumologie et de Chirurgie Thoracique Hôpital Laval in Quebec, Canada. In the 2007-2008 academic year, she studied at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center under Dr. James D. Luketich, completing a Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery Fellowship.
In 2013, she was recruited back to Quebec and began her tenure as an associate professor in the Department of Surgery at Laval University. She was named director of the Thoracic Oncology research program of the Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec (IUCPQ) at Laval University in 2015 and was promoted to clinical professor in 2019.
Dr. Ugalde established herself as a thoracic surgeon dedicated to research. She has an extensive record of publications including an impressive body of work on thoracic surgery using innovative uniportal VATS approaches for lung cancer. She has also participated in Canadian national clinical research groups. Dr. Ugalde oversaw the creation of the lung cancer database at Laval University, and under her guidance the university became the largest contributor in the world of cases to the prospective database maintained by the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC). She was awarded the Clifton F. Mountain Lectureship Award for Staging from the IASLC in 2019, and due to this effort, she was appointed Chair of the Database Committee of Staging and Prognostic Factors Committee of the IASLC in 2019. In 2019, Dr. Ugalde was accepted as a member of the American Association of Thoracic Surgery (AATS) and in 2021 as member of the STS. In 2021, she was also nominated Board Director of the IASLC.
She has performed peer-review for the society’s journals as well as for other journals including the European Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, and given lectures at AATS symposia and worldwide. Additionally, she has helped introduce minimally invasive thoracic surgery in Brazil and Latin America through courses and one-on-one mentoring, including a teaching a Latin American fellow in Quebec each year who then returns to his or her home country. Additionally, Dr. Ugalde pursues this mission as co-chair of International Affairs for the Women in Thoracic Surgery society.
Selected publications from PubMed
The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) Staging Project for Lung Cancer: Recommendation to Introduce Spread Through Air Spaces as a Histologic Descriptor in the Ninth Edition of the TNM Classification of Lung Cancer. Analysis of 4061 Pathologic Stage I NSCLC.
Travis WD, Eisele M, Nishimura KK, Aly RG, Bertoglio P, Chou TY, Detterbeck FC, Donnington J, Fang W, Joubert P, Kernstine K, Kim YT, Lievens Y, Liu H, Lyons G, Mino-Kenudson M, Nicholson AG, Papotti M, Rami-Porta R, Rusch V, Sakai S, Ugalde P, Van Schil P, Yang CJ, Cilento VJ, Yotsukura M, Asamura H, Members of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Staging and Prognostic Factors Committee, Members of the Advisory Boards, and Participating Institutions of the Lung Cancer Domain
J Thorac Oncol. 2024 Jul;19(7):1028-1051 doi: 10.1016/j.jtho.2024.03.015.
A Delphi Consensus report from the "Prolonged Air Leak: A Survey" study group on prevention and management of postoperative air leaks after minimally invasive anatomical resections.
Zaraca F, Brunelli A, Pipitone MD, Abdellateef A, Abu Akar F, Augustin F, Batchelor T, Bertani A, Crisci R, D'Amico T, D'Journo XB, Droghetti A, Fang W, Gonfiotti A, Janík M, Jiménez M, Kirschbaum A, Kostic M, Lazzaro R, Lucchi M, Marra A, Murthy S, Ng CSH, Nachira D, Pardolesi A, Perkmann R, Petersen RH, Pischik V, Russo MD, Opitz I, Spaggiari L, Ugalde PA, Vannucci F, Veronesi G, Bertolaccini L
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2022 Aug 3;62(3) pii: ezac211. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezac211.
Corrigendum to 'Uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery lobectomy: a consensus report from the Uniportal VATS Interest Group (UVIG) of the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS)' [Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2019;56:224-9].
Bertolaccini L, Batirel H, Brunelli A, Gonzalez-Rivas D, Ismail M, Ucar AM, Ng CSH, Scarci M, Sihoe ADL, Ugalde PA, Akar FA, Bedetti B, Nadal SB, Brandolini J, Crucitti P, Enyedi A, Fernando HC, Furak J, Gallego-Poveda J, Galvez-Munos C, Hanke I, Hernandez-Arenas LA, Janik M, Juhos P, Libretti L, Lucciarini P, Macrì P, Margaritora S, Mahoozi HR, Nachira D, Pardolesi A, Pischik V, Sagan D, Schreurs H, Sekhniaidze D, Socci L, Tosi D, Turna A, Vannucci F, Zielinski M, Rocco G
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2019 Sep 1;56(3):628-629 doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezz229.
Uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery lobectomy: a consensus report from the Uniportal VATS Interest Group (UVIG) of the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS).
Bertolaccini L, Batirel H, Brunelli A, Gonzalez-Rivas D, Ismail M, Ucar AM, Ng CSH, Scarci M, Sihoe ADL, Ugalde PA, Abu Akar F, Bedetti B, Nadal SB, Brandolini J, Crucitti P, Enyedi A, Fernando HC, Furak J, Gallego-Poveda J, Galvez-Munos C, Hanke I, Janik M, Juhos P, Libretti L, Lucciarini P, Macrì P, Margaritora S, Mahoozi HR, Nachira D, Pardolesi A, Pischik V, Sagan D, Schreurs H, Sekhniaidze D, Tosi D, Turna A, Vannucci F, Zielinski M, Rocco G
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2019 Aug 1;56(2):224-229 doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezz133.
Early diaphragmatic plication after cardiac surgery: a case report in an obese patient.
Lafrenière-Bessi V, Jacques F, Baillot R, Bussières J, Ugalde PA, Langevin S
J Cardiothorac Surg. 2018 Sep 26;13(1):98 doi: 10.1186/s13019-018-0780-z.
Since the late 20th century, Chinese medicine has developed rapidly in comparison to the rest of the world, being China one of the countries which have made more significant advances in medical research and treatments. Aiming to provide a comprehensive, in-depth look at how Chinese medicine is practiced and examine its impact on global health, we are proud to introduce Meet the Masters, as part of the Healing in China series, which brings together the best Chinese KOLs and top surgeons from other regions of the world to guide you through their surgeries and transfer years of knowledge. In this event, AIS Channel specially invites top thoracic surgery experts from China and the United States to share academic insights on segmentectomy. This event features operation videos, case sharing, and interactive discussions to enhance surgical skills and improve global standards in this field.
With Johnson & Johnson MedTech
Published
Jan 2024
Welcome and introduction – Dr. Douglas Wood (USA) and Dr. Steven D. Wexner (USA) Time for a change: women leading in cardiothoracic surgery – Dr. Leah Backhus (USA) The National and Global impact of “Women in Thoracic Surgery” – Dr. Lauren C. Kane (USA) Women in thoracic surgery: European perspectives – Dr. Cecilia Pompili (UK) Realities and challenges for female cardiothoracic surgeons: an African perspective – Dr. Susan Vosloo (South Africa) Women in thoracic surgery: Asian perspective – Dr. Aki K Kobayashi (Japan) Women in thoracic surgery: perspectives from South America – Dr. Paula Ugalde (Brazil) From female surgical resident to academic leaders: challenges and pathways forward – Dr. Gunda Leschber (Germany) Discussion – All faculty moderated by Dr. Douglas Wood (USA)
With Medtronic
Published
Oct 2021
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