MARISTELA MONTEIRO, M.D., PH.D.
Maristela
Monteiro, M.D., Ph.D. is the coordinator of the unit on Management of Substance
Dependence of the Mental Health and Substance Dependence Department at the
World Health Organization and is the focal point in WHO for drug- and
alcohol-related research. She has been
working in the treatment and care area for over seven years in WHO and is also
responsible for the area of alcohol and drug abuse epidemiology and treatment,
capacity building for the evaluation of treatment, and coordination of several
multinational studies. Dr. Monteiro is
now coordinating projects in the areas of neuroscience of addiction, alcohol
and injuries, brief interventions for drug problems, amphetamine type
stimulants, and is part of the WHO Task Force on Alcohol Policy. Before moving
to WHO, she was an associate professor or Psychopharmacology at the Federal
University of São Paulo, Brazil, and has undertaken research on biological
markers of alcohol abuse and dependence.
Dr. Monteiro is the author of over 70 publications, including books, book chapters, and journal articles. She is a medical doctor with a PhD in Psychopharmacology and post doc research training at the University of California, San Diego.