Dr. Carla C. Moreira is a vascular and endovascular surgeon who specializes in treating all forms of vascular conditions including cerebrovascular diseases, peripheral arterial disease, abdominal and thoracic aortic aneurysms, hemodialysis access, venous insufficiency, and chronic wounds. Her research interests include developing methods for addressing health disparities through Quality Improvement (QI) interventions and characterizing the impact of social determinants of health (SDoH) on the care and outcome of patients with atherosclerotic disease.
She graduated with Honors from Rhode Island College in 2003 with B.A. in Biology and Chemistry. In 2008, she received her M.D. from Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, and completed residency in General Surgery at the University of Chicago, Chicago, IL in 2013. This was followed by 2-year fellowship training in vascular and endovascular surgery at Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA.
In 2015, she joined the Department of Surgery at Alpert Medical School of Brown University where she is currently an Assistant Professor of Surgery. She holds attending privileges at Rhode Island Hospital, The Miriam Hospital, Women & Infants Hospital, Fatima Hospital, and Roger Williams Hospital. In 2018, she was appointed Chief of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery at the Providence VA Medical Center. In 2019, she established SURGE Lab, an innovative Quality Improvement & Health Disparities research program with the aim of improving mentoring, career development, and academic productivity of minority students and faculty.
In addition to her busy clinical practice, Dr. Moreira has prioritized her role as a clinician educator and advocate for increasing diversity and inclusiveness in healthcare. She is the Diversity Officer for the Department of Surgery and sits on many regional and academic committees with special focus on improving the recruitment, retention, mentoring and career development of underrepresented minority students and faculty in academic medicine.
Dr. Moreira is a native of Cape Verde and is fluent in Capeverdean Creole and Portuguese and has working knowledge of Spanish. She is married to Mr. Larry D. Mannings, Jr, and they have 2 small boys.
