Two Brown Surgical Associates surgeons were recently included in Avant-Garde’s elite list of Healthcare Research All-Stars. Dr. Carla Moreira was ranked among the top 5% nationwide for vascular surgery research and Dr. Sean Monaghan ranked in the top 5% for general surgery research. According to Avant-Garde, The surgeons and hospitals named to the All-Star lists…
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Warren Alpert Medical School Promotes Several BSA Surgeons
Brown Surgical Associates is proud to announce that several of the group’s surgeons who serve on the faculty of the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University were promoted, effective July 1, 2023. Trauma surgeon Sean Monaghan, MD was awarded a promotion at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University as an Associate Professor…
BSA Dr. Moreira Graces RI Monthly’s Top Doc Issue
Several Brown Surgical Associates providers were listed in Rhode Island Monthly‘s annual Top Doc issue. This year, Dr. Carla Moreira, a vascular surgeon with Brown Surgical Associates, was selected to grace the magazine’s cover. Dr. Moreira explains why she loves being a vascular surgeon and how much she values the relationship she builds with her…
Dr. Moreira’s SURGE Lab Conducting Nationwide COVID-19 Vaccination Study
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (April 5, 2021) — As millions of people continue to roll up their sleeves each and every day to get vaccinated against COVID-19, researchers at Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University are conducting a study to gauge perspectives about the vaccine and to determine if there are significant differences in opinion about…
National Wear Red Day brings attention to heart disease in women
Cardiovascular disease is the leading killer of women in the U.S., even throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, with one dying from heart disease approximately every 80 seconds, according to the American Heart Association (AHA). Brown Surgical Associates’ Dr. Carla Moreira appeared on Eyewitness News on WPRI 12 to discuss how the disease affects women in Rhode…
Dr. Moreira continues to keep finger on pulse of her community
Until the age of 10, Dr. Carla Moreira lived in Cape Verde, where her mother worked at a free clinic. Sometimes she made house calls, traversing the rocky terrain to see patients who had no access to the facility, and occasionally she took her daughter along with her. As Moreira observed the connection her mother made with the…
BSA’s Dr. Moreira works to build healthier communities
At age 14, Dr. Carla Moreira, an aspiring doctor, helped her grandfather, who didn’t speak English, navigate his medical care. Though “most of the experiences we had were great,” she was “keenly aware” of how language barriers affected his care. “I couldn’t imagine how much worse it would have been if I didn’t speak English,”…
Amid COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Moreira reaching out to Cape Verdean community
Dr. Carla C. Moreira, RPVI, a surgeon with Brown Surgical Associates, was recently featured in a Channel 12 story about minorities and COVID-19. Dr. Moreira has taken steps to help spread awareness among the Cape Verdean community, including making informative videos on the virus in Creole. Dr. Moreira says since most local and national press conferences…
Carla Moreira: 19 Who Made a Difference in 2019
Dr. Carla Moreira is the ultimate Rhode Island success story. She is the Assistant Professor of Surgery at the Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University, Chief of Vascular Surgery at the Providence VA Medical Center, and attending vascular surgeon at Rhode Island Hospital and The Miriam Hospital. Learn more
