Venceslau José Coelho Pinto Hespanhol, was born on June 5, 1957, graduated in Medicine 1981, Specialization in Pulmonology 1991, Doctorate in Medicine in 1999, Aggregation to Faculdade Medicina do Porto  2004, Head of The Pulmonology Service Centro Hospitalar e Universitário S. João (CHUSJ) from 2005 to 2009, Director of UAG Medicine CHUSJ 2007-2009; Director of UAG MCDT 2009-2012, Clinical Director of CHUSJ in  2010; Director of the Pulmonology Service at Centro Hospitalar e Universitário S. João since 2019; Full Professor of Pulmonology, Invited since 2020. Co-Regent of the Discipline of Pulmonology of the Integrated Masters in Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto. Specialization in Interventional Pulmonology, Thoracic Oncology, Epidemiology and Biostatistics. 105 publications in journals with impact factor, index h-19; index i - 36