José Aristodemo Pinotti (

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, December 20, 1934 — July 1, 2009) was a Brazilian

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, university

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, scientific and educational leader and

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. At the time of his death he was a federal

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by the state of

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, in his second mandate. He had retired from his professorship at the

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and as chairman of the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics of the

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of the

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. He had a private clinic in São Paulo, CLAP, as well as a private research and education institute. Dr. Pinotti studied

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at the Medical School of the University of São Paulo, where he also obtained his doctorate. Besides his current positions, Dr. Pinotti has had many executive and leadership positions: * Full professor and Chief of the Department of Tocogynecology of the

of the

(UNICAMP), in

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* Dean of the Medical School of UNICAMP * Founder and director of the UNICAMP's Center for Integral Women's Health Care (CAISM - Centro de Atenção Integral à Saúde da Mulher) * Rector of the State University of Campinas (1982-1986) * Secretary of Education of the State of São Paulo (1986-1987) * Secretary of Health of the State of São Paulo (1987-1991) * Secretary of Education of the city of São Paulo (2005-2006) * State Secretary of Higher Education of São Paulo (2007-2008) He was also a candidate for

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of the cities of Campinas and

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and for vice-governor of the state of São Paulo. As a researcher and scientist, Dr. Pinotti was extremely influential in his area. His specialty was

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and

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, specifically

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. He was considered one of the foremost international experts in surgery for

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and at least one procedure bears his name (the Koppke-Pinotti technique). He authored, edited or co-edited 81 books and hundreds of scientific papers. Dr. Pinotti was a member of the

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, and was president of the

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. He was also an

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of the University of São Paulo and

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doctor of the

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External links

Obituary
site of the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics, July 2009. 1934 births 2009 deaths Brazilian obstetricians Brazilian educators Brazilian people of Italian descent People from Campinas Academic staff of the University of São Paulo Academic staff of the State University of Campinas Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Brazil) from São Paulo 20th-century Brazilian educators 20th-century Brazilian physicians {{Brazil-med-bio-stub