Mauro Jose Salles, MD, received a bachelor’s degree in medicine from Faculdade Estadual de Medicina do Pará (1988), a Master of Science degree in Applied Molecular Biology of Infectious Diseases from London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London (1998), and a doctorate in Health Sciences from Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Santa Casa de São Paulo (2007). He is an adjunct professor of infectious diseases and a clinical consultant at Santa Casa de São Paulo School of Medicine (FCMSCSP) and at the Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP) in São Paulo, Brazil. He has experience in medicine and laboratory research, focusing on infectious diseases, in the following subjects: biofilm infections, implant-associated infections, orthopedic infections, musculoskeletal infections, and skin and soft tissue infections.