Carla Malveiro is an exercise physiologist and the coordinator of the Oncology Exercise Program at the Champalimaud Foundation, Lisbon, Portugal, since October 2022. Carla oversees all exercise prescription trainings at the Champalimaud Foundation. Carla also holds the position for Director for the Smile Onco Living Program at the Saúde Estrutural Clinic, a private clinic in Lisbon, Portugal.
Carla is a lecturer in the Master’s program in Exercise and Health at the Faculty of Human Kinetics, in Lisbon, where she teaches the Physical Exercise and Oncology module. She is also a lecturer for the online course “Exercise and Cancer” offered by the Fitness Academy. This course teaches fitness professionals about the importance of exercise in cancer care and recovery. Carla’s additional training includes a specialization in Cancer Exercise from the Cancer Exercise Training Institute (CETI), completed successfully in November 2020 and she has also completed the VI Postgraduate Course in Cardio-Oncology hosted by the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Lisbon in March 2023. Carla Malveiro is currently enrolled in a Ph.D. program at the Faculty of Human Kinetics since December 2019.
Carla’s research interests focus on investigating the effects of exercise on sleep quality, physical fitness, and health-related quality of life among breast cancer patients. She is a key staff of the NEO clinical trial taking place at the Champalimaud Foundation with the goal to understand the impact of supervised exercise on sleep patterns and clinical outcomes during breast cancer treatment. Carla has contributed to published scientific works focused on the benefits of exercise for cancer patients.
Carla Malveiro integrates academic rigor, practical experience, and a commitment to health improvement. Her work is significantly impacting the integration of physical activity into health and wellness practices, particularly for oncology patients at the Champalimaud Foundation.
