Felipe R. De Queiroz is a Brazilian physician whose career bridges clinical care, medical auditing, and medico-legal expertise. Since graduating in Medicine from PUC Minas (2019), he has worked across Family and Community Medicine, urgent/emergency care, and hospital-based clinical medicine, including roles in the UPA Norte (Betim), Hospital da Baleia (UDC), and ongoing clinical practice at Unimed-BH.

He currently serves as a Medical Auditor and Consultant at Atlas Consultoria Médica (including technical leadership responsibilities), providing medical-legal consulting, technical opinions, and support for complex cases involving healthcare disputes and professional accountability. In parallel, he acts as a Judicial Medical Expert in Brazil, performing court-ordered medical evaluations, reviewing medical records, conducting clinical examinations, and producing technical expert reports to support decisions in civil, labor, and related proceedings (including work linked to CEMED/TJMG).

Academically, he holds postgraduate training in Medical Auditing (Faculdade Unimed, 2022–2024) and is completing specialization in Legal Medicine and Medical Expertise (Faculdade Unimed, 2024–2026), complemented by extensive continuing education in SUS organization and regulation, nephrology, mental health, emergency networks, and evidence-based medicine. His research and publications include a narrative review on contraception, a book chapter on urinary incontinence, and work on healthcare triage and patient reception models, reflecting his interest in quality of care, systems organization, and evidence-informed practice. He is fluent in English at an advanced level and maintains professional focus on forensic psychiatry, public health policy, medical ethics, and high-stakes clinical decision-making.

ORCID ID

http://orcid.org/0009-0006-5594-2144

Reviewer Keywords

case reports causation evidence-based medicine family medicine forensic psychiatry legal medicine medical ethics medical malpractice medical record review medico-legal negligence patient safety quality of care standard of care