Ana Corte-Real holds a Ph.D. in Medical Sociology (2009) and a Master's degree in Dentistry (1993) and Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences (2005) from the University of Coimbra, Portugal (UC), Executive Master in Health Management, and a postgraduation in Blockchain: Technology Disruption (MIT). Corte-Real is a member of the Health Management and Direction course, Director of the Forensic Dentistry Laboratory of UC, and Member of the Executive Committee of the Expert Committee of the Portuguese National Dental Association. She is a dental expert in Human Identification (Portuguese DVI team) and Legal Medicine and Forensic Odontology at the Portuguese National Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences. She is a member of the Portuguese Association of Corporal Damage, as an expert in orofacial trauma. She is a past member of the International Relations Office of the Faculty of Medicine (FMUC) (2013-2019) at UC, and Scientific Coordinator of the Non-Governmental Organization (ATMU). Her research focused on identification, patient safety, and medico-legal evaluation in orofacial trauma. She is presently focused on migrant and refugee health issues, namely challenges and future directions in healthcare accessibility following the COVID-19 context, as a speaker at the World Health Summit 2021 of the M8Alliance.