BPT (Atlântica); MSc (Edinburgh); MSc (Coimbra); FHEA
Assistant Lecturer
Guilherme Fonseca
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Research Interests
- Teaching and learning in human anatomy
- Human anatomy and evolution
- Musculoskeletal health, disease and rehabilitation
Biography
- BSc Physiotherapy, Universidade Atlântica (School of Health), Portugal. 2009-2013
- MSc Human Anatomy, University of Edinburgh (College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine), UK. Research conducted at the Menschen Museum (Body Worlds/Körperwelten) in Berlin, Germany. 2014-2015
- MSc Human Evolution and Biology, University of Coimbra (Department of Life Sciences), Portugal. Research conducted at the National Museum of Natural History and Science in Lisbon, Portugal. 2015-2017
- Physiotherapist in multiple settings, namely at the Portuguese Society of Multiple Sclerosis. 2015-2020
- Teaching assistant/assistant lecturer in Human Anatomy and Physiology, Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal (School of Health), Portugal. 2017-2020
- Assistant lecturer in Human Anatomy, HKU Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine (School of Biomedical Sciences), Hong Kong. 2020-
- PhD candidate (Anatomy), HKU Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine (School of Clinical Medicine), Hong Kong. 2021-
Other Affiliations
- Full member of the Anatomical Society (2018)
- Member of the American Association for Anatomy (2021)
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (2022)
Selected Publications
- Fonseca, G.R.B.C. and Finn, G.M. (2016). The impact of body worlds on adult visitors’ knowledge on human anatomy: A preliminary study. Clin. Anat., 29: 439-445. doi:10.1002/ca.22692
- Fonseca, G.R.B.C. (2017). Associations between acromial degenerative changes, sex, age, side, and morphology [Master’s thesis, University of Coimbra]. Scientific Repository of the University of Coimbra. http://hdl.handle.net/10316/83278
- Fonseca, G.R.B.C. (2020). Sebenta de Anatomia (1ª edição). 131p. ISBN: 978-989-33-0240-8
Last Update : 2025-12-10
