Rita Sousa Gomes
Paediatrics
Rita Sousa Gomes
Paediatrician experienced in general paediatrics and paediatric emergency care, with clinical work in paediatric allergology and childhood obesity.
Professional licence no. 46939Ordem dos Médicos
Specialties
Areas of practice
- General paediatrics
- Paediatric emergency care
- Paediatric allergology
- Childhood obesity
Who they see
Babies, children and teenagers.
Approach
Following each child's growth and health, valuing parents' questions and guiding families through every stage of development.
Education and specialty
Degree in Medicine, Faculty of Medicine of Lisbon (2001–2007). Specialist in Paediatrics, trained at Hospital de Santa Maria, qualified in April 2015.
Professional experience
At Hospital dos Lusíadas since April 2026, as head of the paediatric emergency team and in general paediatrics consultations. Experience at Hospital CUF Sintra (2019–2024), including coordinating the Childhood Obesity Unit, and at the Paediatric Allergology Unit of Hospital de Santa Maria (2021–2022). Previously at Hospital da Luz, SAMS and Centro Hospitalar do Oeste. Has taught at the Faculty of Medicine of Lisbon and Universidade Atlântica. Author of the parenting-support platform Be-à-bá da Pediatria and of the book «A Minha Pediatra Cuida de Mim».
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