Professional Bio
Dr Bruna Gouveia is a Medical dermatologist with subspecialty expertise in reflectance confocal microscopy.
Originally from Brazil, Bruna completed her confocal microscopy fellowship in Sydney at RPA and Westmead Hospitals. She was awarded her Masters of Philosophy at the University of Sydney describing the Confocal Microscopic features of Cutaneous T cell Lymphoma. Her specialist training has been accredited by AHPRA and the Australian College of Dermatologists (Area of Need Pathway).
Bruna is active in research, currently enrolled on the PhD program at The Univeristy of Sydney to investigate the Lentigo Maligna Spectrum with confocal microsocpy. Dr Gouveia has already described a novel non-invasive scoring modalities for cutaneous T cell lymphoma and has multiple publications in scientific literature. She was awarded a “Dermatology Rising Star’ Award at the World Congress of Dermatology in 2019.
She has a special interest in non-invasive diagnosis and confocal microscopy, as well as photography and dermoscopy for early detection of melanoma in high risk patients. She is actively involved in dermoscopy teaching and confocal training programs.