Consultant colorectal surgeon
Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre
Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
My name is Francisco marques Dacanal and I was born in the city of Posto Algre, south of Brazil. I graduated in Medicine at Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre (UFCSPA, formerly FFFCMPA) in the year of 1999 and completed four years of medical residency in General Surgery and Colorectal Surgery.
Nowadays, my focus is treating colorectal neoplasia in my private clinic as well as in a public health service (Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre, a two hundred years hospital, originally a charity institution), where I work as a preceptor/instructor for medical residents in colorectal surgery.
Monday, May 11, 2026
3:40 PM - 3:45 PM ET