Theodore E. Woodward Chair of Medicine
Roberto F.P. Machado, MD
September 15, 2026
About Dr. Machado
Roberto F. Machado, MD, is the Theodore E. Woodward Professor of Medicine and Chair of the Department of Medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Dr. Machado also serves as Physician-in-Chief at the University of Maryland Medical Center.
Dr. Machado is an internationally recognized physician-scientist specializing in pulmonary and critical care medicine. He previously served as the Dr. Calvin H. English Professor of Medicine and Chief of the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep, and Occupational Medicine at Indiana University. His clinical and research expertise centers on pulmonary vascular diseases, particularly pulmonary hypertension and the pulmonary complications of sickle cell disease.
Dr. Machado earned his medical degree from Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil and completed his residency and chief residency in internal medicine at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital. He pursued advanced fellowship training at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), where he later served as a staff clinician and investigator.
To learn more, please see Dr. Machado's Faculty Profile.
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