Joào Paulo Almeida, MD, PhD
Neurosurgery
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Biography
Dr. Joào Paulo Almeida, MD, PhD, obtained his medical degree at The School of Medicine of The Universidade Federal do Ceará and completed his Neurosurgery Residency at State University of Campinas. After residency, he worked with Dr. Evandro de Oliveira and his team at the Institute of Neurological Sciences, in São Paulo. In 2017, Dr. Almeida relocated to North America and underwent additional training at the Toronto Western Hospital / University of Toronto as a Clinical Fellow in Neuro-oncology and Skull Base Surgery and Cerebrovascular Surgery; and additionally worked as an Advanced Endoscopic and Open Skull Base Surgery Fellow at Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio. From 2021-2024, he worked as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Neurosurgery at Mayo Clinic Florida, in 2021 focusing on Neuro-oncology and skull base surgery and leading the Skull Base Lab at Mayo Florida. He currently holds an Adjunct Professor title with the Mayo Clinic.
Dr. Almeida joined the Department of Neurological Surgery faculty at Indiana University School of Medicine in November 2024. He is the Robert L. Campbell Scholar in Neurological Surgery and is an Associate Professor and Director of Skull Base Surgery.
Dr. Almeida has a strong commitment to academic neurosurgery. He has authored and co-authored over 110 peer-reviewed papers, 75 neurosurgical meeting presentations, and 29 book chapters, in addition to collaborations in microsurgical courses and academic teaching activities in international centers. His main areas of research are open and endoscopic skull base surgery, neuro-oncology and microsurgical anatomy.
Insurance
Insurance plans accepted by this provider are below.
- Aetna Medicare Advantage
American Health Plan of Indiana/Majestic Care Management I-SNP
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Anthem Healthy Indiana Plan
- Anthem Hoosier Care Connect
- Anthem Hoosier Healthwise
- Anthem Indiana PathWays for Aging
- Anthem Medicare Advantage HMO
- Anthem Medicare Advantage PPO
- Anthem Pathway Essentials Network
- CareSource Healthy Indiana Plan
- CareSource Hoosier Healthwise
- Cigna HealthCare HMO
- Cigna HealthCare PPO
- Cigna Marketplace
Community Health Alliance
- Community Health Network Employee Plan
Coventry/First Health
Deaconess OneCare
- Encore Combined
- Encore Elite
- Encore Workers Compensation
- Health Alliance Medicare Advantage
- Humana Healthy Horizons Indiana PathWays for Aging
- Humana Medicare Advantage HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage PFFS
- Humana Medicare Advantage PPO
- Indiana University Workers Compensation
- Indiana University Health Workers Compensation
Lutheran Preferred/Three Rivers Preferred
Majestic Care Management I-SNP
- Managed Health Services Healthy Indiana Plan
- Managed Health Services Hoosier Care Connect
- Managed Health Services Hoosier Healthwise
- Managed Health Services Marketplace
- Managed Health Services Medicare Advantage (Allwell)
MultiPlan/PHCS
NaphCare
Parkview Signature Care PPO (Excludes Allen County)
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana (PHP) (Allen County)
- Point Comfort Unaccompanied Children Program
Provider Partners Health Plan (PPHP) I-SNP
Sagamore Health Network
Select Health
SIHO
Suburban Health Organization (SHO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan Indiana PathWays for Aging
- United HealthCare Hoosier Care Connect
- United HealthCare Marketplace
- United HealthCare Medicare Advantage D-SNP
- United HealthCare Medicare Advantage HMO
- United HealthCare Medicare Advantage PPO
VA Community Care Network
- Zing Health Medicare Advantage C-SNP
- Zing Health Medicare Advantage D-SNP
- Zing Health Medicare Advantage HMO
- Zing Health Medicare Advantage POS
- Zing Health Medicare Advantage PPO
Note: Although this listing was accurate at the time of posting, insurances change regularly, and insurance plans listed may not be accepted at all office locations for this provider. Please confirm with your insurance company that this provider is covered by your plan before your appointment.
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Specialties & Details
Specialties:
Neurosurgery
Conditions & Treatments:
Pituitary Tumors, Pituitary Surgery, Skull Base Procedures
Education
School of Medicine:
The Universidade Federal do Ceará
Residency:
State University of Campinas
Fellowship:
University of Toronto
Fellowship:
Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
Hospitals & Affiliations
Hospital Privileges:
IU Health Methodist/IU Health University
Physician Group:
IU Health Medical Group
Research
Research Publications
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