Physician, Otorhinolaryngologist and Professor of Otolaryngology. Doctor of Medicine (Internal Medicine and Therapeutics) from the Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP). Master's degree in Otolaryngology from the Ribeirão Preto Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo (USP). Cochrane reviewer. Tinnitus researcher.

Paula Ribeiro Lopes Almeida, MD, is an Otolaryngologist graduated from Faculdade de Medicina do ABC (São Paulo, Brazil), with clinical practice focused on evidence-based medicine. She holds a postgraduate degree in Evidence-Based Health from the Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), with training in scientific methodology, critical appraisal, and systematic reviews.

She serves as a faculty member at Faculdade de Medicina do ABC and Centro Universitário São Camilo, both in São Paulo, Brazil, contributing to undergraduate and residency medical education. Her academic work focuses on clinical research, systematic reviews, and evidence synthesis in otolaryngology.