University TV: Memória Viva receives doctor Ivo Barreto

TV Universitária (TVU/UFRN) aired another edition of Memória Viva this Tuesday. This time, the interviewee was oncologist Ivo Barreto de Medeiros. Presented by journalist Ciro Pedroza, the program revealed details of the doctor's career and personal life, considered one of the pioneers of oncology in Rio Grande do Norte.
Born in Martins/RN, Ivo Barreto recalled facts from his childhood on the Veneza farm and in the city of Alto Oeste Potiguar, from playing to his daily studies and professional activities. He also remembers the times when he studied at the gymnasium in Mossoró, when he came to Natal and was a student at Atheneu Norte–Riograndense and preparing for the entrance exam.
Ivo graduated in medicine from UFRN — where he was also a professor — and specialized in oncology at the National Cancer Institute (INCA) in Rio de Janeiro. He has extensive experience in the area, being a reference in oncology in Rio Grande do Norte and Brazil, with more than five decades of professional experience as a surgeon. He is currently part of the superintendence of the Liga Norte-Riograndense against cancer and is also the author of the book Eu, storyteller, in which he records several of his memories — including many of those revealed in Memória Viva.
The production yielded good stories, which generated three programs to be shown on the next Tuesdays, October 8th, 15th and 22nd, and can be watched, in addition to TV, on TVU's YouTube, with premieres scheduled for the same airing time on the open channel.
Memória Viva aired this Tuesday, 8th – Photo: Diogo de Medeiros