Drauzio Varella
Drauzio Varella | |
|---|---|
| Born | Antônio Drauzio Varella May 3, 1943 |
| Education | University of São Paulo |
| Occupation(s) | Physician, writer, science communicator |
| Years active | 1970–present |
| Known for | Literary and popular science writing |
| Medical career | |
| Field | Oncology, immunology |
| Institutions | Instituto de Assistência Médica ao Servidor Público Estadual |
| Research | Cancer and AIDS |
| Notable works | Estação Carandiru |
| Awards | Prêmio Jabuti (2000) |
| Website | drauziovarella |
Antônio Drauzio Varella (Portuguese: [ˈdɾawzju vaˈɾɛlɐ]; born May 3, 1943, in São Paulo, Brazil) is a Brazilian physician, scientist, writer, and medical science communicator. Varella has often commented publicly on issues such as prison conditions, social welfare, government, literature, medicine, and skepticism, and has frequently debunked pseudoscientific medical claims.
Varella was born in the Brás district of São Paulo to a family of Portuguese and Spanish descent and studied medicine at the University of São Paulo. While an undergraduate, he co-founded preparatory course Sistema Objetivo, where he taught chemistry for several years. The institution was later expanded into Universidade Paulista Varella received the 2000 Prêmio Jabuti for his book Estação Carandiru.