The 20 Best Histiocytosis Doctors Near Me in Rio Grande do Sul, BR

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Last Updated: 04/28/2026

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MediFind found 27 doctor with experience in Histiocytosis near Rio Grande do Sul, BR. Of these, 24 are Experienced, 2 are Advanced and 1 are Elite.

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    Elite in Histiocytosis
    Elite in Histiocytosis
    Porto Alegre, RS, BR 

    Roberto Giugliani practices practicing medicine in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Mr. Giugliani is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Histiocytosis. He is also highly rated in 39 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS), Mucopolysaccharidosis Type 2 (MPS II, Hunter Syndrome), Acid Sphingomyelinase Deficiency (ASMD), Mucopolysaccharidosis Type 7 (MPS VII, Sly Syndrome), and Bone Marrow Transplant.

    Advanced in Histiocytosis
    Advanced in Histiocytosis
    Porto Alegre, RS, BR 

    Tatiane Hammerschmidt practices practicing medicine in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Hammerschmidt is rated as an Advanced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Histiocytosis. They are also highly rated in 4 other conditions, according to our data. Their clinical expertise encompasses Niemann-Pick Disease, Non-Langerhans-Cell Histiocytosis, Histiocytosis, and Reticulohistiocytoma.

    Advanced in Histiocytosis
    Advanced in Histiocytosis
    Porto Alegre, RS, BR 

    Carmen Vargas practices practicing medicine in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Ms. Vargas is rated as an Advanced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Histiocytosis. She is also highly rated in 20 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Maple Syrup Urine Disease, 3-Hydroxy-3-Methylglutaryl-CoA Lyase Deficiency, Glutaric Acidemia Type 1, and Medium-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency.

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    Experienced in Histiocytosis
    Experienced in Histiocytosis
    Porto Alegre, RS, BR 

    Rejane Kessler practices practicing medicine in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Ms. Kessler is rated as an Experienced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Histiocytosis. She is also highly rated in 3 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Niemann-Pick Disease, Non-Langerhans-Cell Histiocytosis, Mucolipidosis Type 4, and Histiocytosis.

    Experienced in Histiocytosis
    Experienced in Histiocytosis
    Porto Alegre, RS, BR 

    Bruna Donida practices practicing medicine in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Ms. Donida is rated as an Experienced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Histiocytosis. She is also highly rated in 3 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Maple Syrup Urine Disease, Niemann-Pick Disease, Mucopolysaccharidosis Type 4 (MPS IV, Morquio Syndrome), and Non-Langerhans-Cell Histiocytosis.

    Experienced in Histiocytosis
    Experienced in Histiocytosis
    Porto Alegre, RS, BR 

    Maria Pereira-Saraiva practices practicing medicine in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Ms. Pereira-Saraiva is rated as an Experienced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Histiocytosis. She is also highly rated in 11 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Olivopontocerebellar Atrophy, Spinocerebellar Ataxia, Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 10, and Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 3.

    Experienced in Histiocytosis
    Experienced in Histiocytosis
    Sarmento Leite St, 245, 
    Porto Alegre, RS, BR 

    Dinara Moura practices practicing medicine in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Ms. Moura is rated as an Experienced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Histiocytosis. She is also highly rated in 1 other condition, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Niemann-Pick Disease, Non-Langerhans-Cell Histiocytosis, Reticulohistiocytoma, and Histiocytosis.

    Experienced in Histiocytosis
    Experienced in Histiocytosis
    Porto Alegre, RS, BR 

    Maira Burin practices practicing medicine in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Ms. Burin is rated as an Experienced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Histiocytosis. She is also highly rated in 11 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Mucolipidosis Type 4, Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS), Sialidosis, and Mucopolysaccharidosis Type 7 (MPS VII, Sly Syndrome).

    Experienced in Histiocytosis
    Experienced in Histiocytosis
    Porto Alegre, RS, BR 

    Franciele Trapp practices practicing medicine in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Trapp is rated as an Experienced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Histiocytosis. They are also highly rated in 6 other conditions, according to our data. Their clinical expertise encompasses Mucopolysaccharidosis Type 3 (MPS III, Sanfilippo Syndrome), Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS), Mucopolysaccharidosis Type 3B (MPS IIIB, Sanfilippo Syndrome B), and Niemann-Pick Disease.

    Experienced in Histiocytosis
    Experienced in Histiocytosis
    Porto Alegre, RS, BR 

    Luiza Reinhardt practices practicing medicine in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Ms. Reinhardt is rated as an Experienced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Histiocytosis. Her clinical expertise encompasses Niemann-Pick Disease, Mucopolysaccharidosis Type 2 (MPS II, Hunter Syndrome), Non-Langerhans-Cell Histiocytosis, and Reticulohistiocytoma.

    Experienced in Histiocytosis
    Experienced in Histiocytosis
    Porto Alegre, RS, BR 

    Kristiane Tirelli-Michelin practices practicing medicine in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Ms. Tirelli-Michelin is rated as an Experienced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Histiocytosis. She is also highly rated in 7 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS), Gaucher Disease Type 1, Mucopolysaccharidosis Type 3B (MPS IIIB, Sanfilippo Syndrome B), and Mucopolysaccharidosis Type 7 (MPS VII, Sly Syndrome).

    Experienced in Histiocytosis
    Experienced in Histiocytosis
    Porto Alegre, RS, BR 

    Jonathan Soldera practices practicing medicine in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Mr. Soldera is rated as an Experienced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Histiocytosis. His clinical expertise encompasses Pellagra, Jaundice, Cholangitis, Liver Transplant, and Endoscopy.

    Experienced in Histiocytosis
    Experienced in Histiocytosis
    Porto Alegre, RS, BR 

    Marcia Bonatto-Polese practices practicing medicine in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Ms. Bonatto-Polese is rated as an Experienced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Histiocytosis. She is also highly rated in 2 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Spastic Paraplegia Type 5A, Cerebrotendinous Xanthomatosis, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), and Spastic Paraplegia Type 2.

    Experienced in Histiocytosis
    Experienced in Histiocytosis
    Porto Alegre, RS, BR 

    Ana Alegretti practices practicing medicine in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Ms. Alegretti is rated as an Experienced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Histiocytosis. Her clinical expertise encompasses Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL), Acute Monoblastic Leukemia (AmoL), Bernard-Soulier Syndrome, Leukemia, and Kidney Transplant.

    Experienced in Histiocytosis
    Experienced in Histiocytosis
    Porto Alegre, RS, BR 

    Moura Souza practices practicing medicine in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Souza is rated as an Experienced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Histiocytosis. They are also highly rated in 3 other conditions, according to our data. Their clinical expertise encompasses Maple Syrup Urine Disease, Niemann-Pick Disease, Acid Sphingomyelinase Deficiency (ASMD), and C Syndrome.

    Experienced in Histiocytosis
    Experienced in Histiocytosis

    Santa Casa De Misericórdia De Porto Alegre

    Porto Alegre, RS, BR 

    Laura Luzzatto practices practicing medicine in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Ms. Luzzatto is rated as an Experienced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Histiocytosis. Her clinical expertise encompasses Blue Rubber Bleb Nevus Syndrome, Tieche-Jadassohn Nevus, Xanthoma, and Reticulohistiocytoma.

    Experienced in Histiocytosis
    Experienced in Histiocytosis
    Porto Alegre, RS, BR 

    Jessica Faverzani practices practicing medicine in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Ms. Faverzani is rated as an Experienced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Histiocytosis. She is also highly rated in 5 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Phenylketonuria (PKU), Glutaric Acidemia Type 1, Maple Syrup Urine Disease, and Orotic Aciduria Type 1.

    Experienced in Histiocytosis
    Experienced in Histiocytosis
    Porto Alegre, RS, BR 

    Ana Facchin-Brusius practices practicing medicine in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Ms. Facchin-Brusius is rated as an Experienced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Histiocytosis. She is also highly rated in 7 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS), Mucopolysaccharidosis Type 2 (MPS II, Hunter Syndrome), Acid Sphingomyelinase Deficiency (ASMD), and Mucopolysaccharidosis Type 7 (MPS VII, Sly Syndrome).

    Experienced in Histiocytosis
    Experienced in Histiocytosis
    Porto Alegre, RS, BR 

    Franciele Lopes practices practicing medicine in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Lopes is rated as an Experienced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Histiocytosis. They are also highly rated in 7 other conditions, according to our data. Their clinical expertise encompasses Carbamoyl Phosphate Synthetase 1 Deficiency, Argininosuccinic Aciduria, Orotic Aciduria Type 1, and Mucopolysaccharidosis Type 2 (MPS II, Hunter Syndrome).

    Experienced in Histiocytosis
    Experienced in Histiocytosis
    Av. Bento Gonçalves, 9500, 
    Porto Alegre, RS, BR 

    Edina Poletto practices practicing medicine in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Ms. Poletto is rated as an Experienced expert by MediFind in the treatment of Histiocytosis. She is also highly rated in 5 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Mucopolysaccharidosis Type 1 (MPS I, Hurler Syndrome), Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS), Mucopolysaccharidosis Type 2 (MPS II, Hunter Syndrome), and Mucolipidosis Type 4.

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    Last Updated: 04/28/2026

    What is the definition of Histiocytosis?

    Histiocytosis is a general name for a group of disorders or "syndromes" that involve an abnormal increase in the number of specialized white blood cells that are called histiocytes.

    Recently, new knowledge about this family of diseases has led experts to develop a new classification. Five categories have been proposed:

    • L group -- includes Langerhans cell histiocytosis and Erdheim-Chester disease
    • C group -- includes non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis that involves the skin
    • M group -- includes malignant histiocytosis
    • R group -- includes Rosai-Dorfman disease
    • H Group -- includes hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis

    This article focuses only on the L group, which includes Langerhans cell histiocytosis and Erdheim-Chester disease.

    When should I see a Histiocytosis doctor in Rio Grande do Sul, BR?

    There are various reasons why you may want to see a specialist, such as: 

    • Your primary care provider recommends it. 
    • Your condition requires expert knowledge and specialized care. 
    • Your symptoms persist or worsen despite treatment. 
    • You need specialized testing or procedures. 
    • You want a second opinion.  

    What should I consider when choosing a Histiocytosis doctor in Rio Grande do Sul, BR?

    It’s important to see a provider with expertise in your specific condition. Each provider profile in MediFind’s doctor database includes information on which conditions they treat, years of experience, research contributions, languages spoken, insurance plans accepted, and more.  

    How does MediFind rank Histiocytosis doctors in Rio Grande do Sul, BR?

    MediFind’s rankings are based on a variety of data sources, such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials and industry conferences, as well as the number of patients that provider sees for a given condition. Note that MediFind’s provider database is not based on user reviews, and providers do not pay to be included in the database. 

    What types of insurance are accepted by Histiocytosis doctors in Rio Grande do Sul, BR?

    Most profiles in MediFind’s doctor database include a list of insurance plans accepted by that provider. However, it’s a good idea to contact the provider’s office to make sure they still accept your insurance, then doublecheck by contacting your insurance plan to confirm they’re in network. 

    How can I book an appointment online with a Histiocytosis doctor in Rio Grande do Sul, BR?

    MediFind offers direct scheduling for certain providers using the “Request Appointment” button on that provider’s profile. If the schedule option is not available for a provider, tap the red “Show Phone Number” button on their profile to get their contact information. If you prefer to find providers who offer online scheduling, select “Schedules online” under the “Availability” category of the filter feature on the left side of the Histiocytosis doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Histiocytosis doctor?

    Second opinions are an opportunity to confirm a diagnosis and its root cause, learn about alternative treatment options, or simply gain peace of mind. Many people, especially those with serious diagnoses, get second opinions so they can understand all their options and make informed decisions, so don’t hesitate to get one if you have any doubts or need more information or clarification regarding your care. Note that some insurance plans require second opinions, while others don’t cover second opinions, so be sure to confirm with your insurance provider first.   

    How can I prepare for my appointment with a Histiocytosis doctor in Rio Grande do Sul, BR?

    Prepare for your appointment by gathering the following items: 

    • Copies of medical records (dating back at least one year) 
    • Your medical history, including illnesses, medical conditions, surgeries, and other doctors you see 
    • Family history of disease 
    • List of current prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal remedies or supplements including names and doses 
    • Allergies to medications, food, latex, insects, etc.  
    • List of questions and concerns 
    • Your insurance card 

    You might also contact the provider’s office to see if they offer transportation or childcare services or if you’re allowed to bring a loved one for support or to take notes during your visit. 

    What questions should I ask my Histiocytosis doctor?

    Here are some sample questions: 

    • Can you explain in simple terms what this condition is and how it’s treated? 
    • What symptoms or side effects should I watch for? 
    • What tests will be involved, and when can I expect results? 
    • Are there other specialists I need to see? 
    • What’s the best way to reach you if I have follow-up questions? 

    How can I learn about the latest clinical trials and research advances my Histiocytosis doctor may know about?

    MediFind’s Clinical Trials tool asks you a series of questions to help you narrow down your search by health condition, age, gender, location, how far you’re willing to travel, and more. Each question you answer filters down the number of trials until you find the ones that are most relevant to you. 

    MediFind’s Latest Advances tool features summaries of recent articles published in medical journals. We use cutting-edge technology to scour medical publication databases for the latest research advancements on any given condition, then we simplify this information in a way that’s useful and easy to understand. 

    Can I filter my search to show male or female Histiocytosis doctors in Rio Grande do Sul, BR?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Histiocytosis doctor search results page. Select “Female” or “Male” under the “Gender” category to search for female or male providers exclusively. If the “Any” option is selected, it will pull results for both male and female providers. 

    Can I filter my search to find a Histiocytosis doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Histiocytosis doctor search results page. Select “Offers telehealth visits” under the Availability category to search for providers who offer virtual appointments (video calls). 

    Reviewed on: 11/11/24  

    By: MediFind Medical Staff 

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