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Anber

Tanaka

,

MD

Head of the Dermatology Service
Evangélico Mackenzie University Hospital of Paraná
Paraná
,
Brazil
Professor Anber Tanka graduated in Medicine from the Federal University of Paraná- Brazil and completed his Medical Residency in Internal Medicine at the Federal University of Paraná and Specialization in Dermatology at the Federal University of Paraná. Prof. Tanka received his Master’s in Internal Medicine and Health Sciences from the Federal University of Paraná. He is currently Head of the Dermatology Service at the Evangélico Mackenzie University Hospital of Paraná and Professor of Dermatology at the Evangélica Mackenzie Faculty of Paraná.
Last Updated:
03/07/2023

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