Programme leadership profile

Nivaldo Alonso; Cristiano Tonello

Residência Médica em Cirurgia Crânio-Maxilo-Facial

Faculdade de Medicina de Bauru da Universidade de São Paulo (FMBRU-USP) · Bauru, Brazil

People and source evidence

Faculty profiles and official portraits

Explore individually sourced roles, affiliations and portraits. Where a portrait is unavailable in reviewed evidence, it is marked below.

Official portrait unavailable in reviewed evidence

Nivaldo Alonso

Programme coordinator (Residência Médica em Cirurgia Crânio-Maxilo-Facial)

Listed as 'Coordenador: Prof. Dr. Nivaldo Alonso' under the Cirurgia Crânio-Maxilo-Facial residency on the FMBRU-USP residency page (undated). Same name appears in craniofacial roles elsewhere; no further identity evidence used.

FMBRU-USP / HRAC-USP

Nivaldo Alonso trained in plastic surgery at the University of São Paulo and completed a craniofacial fellowship in Paris with Daniel Marchac and Paul Tessier. His International Society of Craniofacial Surgery biography describes work in cleft and craniofacial care, specialist surgical education, and the development of cleft services in Brazil through international charitable partnerships.

Biography source ↗ · Reviewed 24 Oct 2026

Official institution or fellowship society — reviewed programme role ↗

Profile reviewed 28 Oct 2026

Profile page →

Official portrait unavailable in reviewed evidence

Cristiano Tonello

Deputy programme coordinator (Vice-Coordenador)

Listed as 'Vice-Coordenador: Prof. Dr. Cristiano Tonello' under the same residency on the FMBRU-USP page (undated).

FMBRU-USP / HRAC-USP

Cristiano Tonello is a craniofacial surgeon and teacher at the University of São Paulo's Bauru medical school. A university report identifies him as a coordinator of continuing education on clefts and craniofacial anomalies and a speaker on diagnosis and interdisciplinary treatment planning for cleft lip and palate.

Biography source ↗ · Reviewed 29 Oct 2026

Official institution or fellowship society — reviewed programme role ↗

Profile reviewed 28 Oct 2026

Profile page →

Appointment evidence

Published role and affiliation

The official evidence identifies the leadership and affiliation listed below for Residência Médica em Cirurgia Crânio-Maxilo-Facial.

Leadership as published
Evidence reviewed
15 Oct 2026

Names may identify a director, supervisor, host or contact. The source wording above defines the role; reconfirm the current appointment with the programme.

Training context

Published programme focus

These areas describe the linked training programme, rather than a complete clinical biography or list of individual credentials.

Associated training route

Clinical fellowship

Residência Médica em Cirurgia Crânio-Maxilo-Facial

A one-year craniomaxillofacial surgery residency at the USP Bauru medical school, open to doctors who have completed residency in plastic surgery, otorhinolaryngology or head and neck surgery.

Location
Bauru, Brazil
Duration
1 year (additional-year / ano adicional residency)
Clinical participation
Medical residency post (área de atuação / additional year)
International applicants
Per the 2025 edital (COREME/FMBRU/RM nº 02/2025), foreign graduates must provide their foreign medical diploma with revalidation by a competent Brazilian public university and registration with a Regional Council of Medicine (CRM); foreign nationals must supply the CRNM and a temporary visa copy (with a Mercosul exception) at enrolment
Funding
Residency scholarship subject to Ministry of Health / CNRM approval as stated in the edital
Application timing
2026 registration closed 16 January 2026

Programme listed — intake not confirmed
1 place in the 2026 selection; CNRM accreditation listed as under review

Eligibility, training and application

Eligibility

Completed CNRM-accredited residency in Plastic Surgery, Otorhinolaryngology and/or Head and Neck Surgery (CNRM Resolution no. 4/2023).

Published training

  • Craniomaxillofacial surgery
  • One-year post-specialty residency at USP Bauru / HRAC pathway as published in the FUVEST edital

Application route

Register through FUVEST during the published inscription window for FMBRU-USP residency selection. Confirm current dates and fee on the official edital.

Published application documents

  • FUVEST online inscription with photograph
  • Payment of the inscription fee (R$ 330 on the reviewed edital; reductions/exemptions per published rules)
  • Official proof of completed prerequisite residency / medical credentials as required for Cirurgia Crânio-Maxilo-Facial

Published contact note: FUVEST registration system (www.fuvest.br); doubts about inscription via FUVEST channels published in the edital

Direct programme page · Source reviewed 15 Oct 2026

Official sources

Source review: 15 Oct 2026. Education history, additional appointments, publications and personal contact details are not added without separate official evidence.

Suggest a correction →