Prof. Mariana Alves, MD, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon, and a physician with expertise in Internal and Geriatric Medicine and Clinical Nutrition. Her clinical and research interests include orthogeriatrics, frailty, falls and fracture prevention, healthy ageing, and multidisciplinary care for older adults. She is Vice-President of AMIDI and Co-Chair of the EuGMS Special Interest Group on Palliative Care. She served on the Regional Council of the Portuguese Medical Association (2023–2025) and is actively involved in undergraduate and postgraduate medical education and simulation-based training. Her editorial activities include serving as Senior Editor of the Portuguese Journal of Diabetes and as an Editorial Board member of the Portuguese Journal of Internal Medicine and Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine. She was awarded an FCT PhD Fellowship and has received several scientific distinctions, including the Nunes Corrêa Verdades de Faria Award for contributions to medicine applied to older people and awards for research in geriatrics, cardiovascular risk, and stroke. Her work aims to advance person-centred, multidisciplinary care and improve health and functional outcomes in older adults.