Profile

Antonio Pinheiro Junior holds a Law degree from the Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense (UNESC), in Brazil. Trained as a lawyer, he specialized in Civil Law with a focus on Contracts and Civil Liability, and practiced for over twenty years in private law firms and litigation, notably in cases involving civil responsibility and social security law.

His academic work explores the intersection of medical artificial intelligence, civil liability, and bioethics, with a particular interest in how different legal systems address the risks of emerging technologies in healthcare. His research reflects a comparative approach, engaging with Brazilian, European, and North American perspectives on regulation, patient rights, and technological innovation.

Key research areas: medical AI and civil liability, health data governance, comparative law (Brazil, EU, Canada), ethics and regulation of emerging technologies, patient rights, and bioethics in healthcare innovation.

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