Diagnosticos da America SA
- Dulce Pugliese De Godoy Bueno
Dr. Dulce is co-chairwoman of Dasa’s board of directors. She dedicated her professional career to healthcare and hospital operations-related activities.
In 1971, Dr. Dulce co-founded Casa de Saúde São José, the inception of Grupo Amil. Dr. Dulce was controlling shareholder of Amil Assistência Médica Internacional, Ltda. founded in 1972, which became the largest health insurance provider and operator of various hospitals and clinics in Brazil. In 2012, this company was sold to UnitedHealth Group Inc., one of the USA’s leading healthcare companies.
Dr. Dulce also held the following positions: (i) co-founder and officer at Hospital SOMICOL, currently known as Hospital Mario Lioni, and the first pediatric intensive care unit in Latin America, from 1972 to 1984; (ii) superintendent at Amil Previdência Privada, insurance company, an arm of Grupo Amil, from 1984 to 1986; (iii) customer service officer at Amil, from 1986 to 1988; (iv) superintendent at ESHO – Empresa de Serviços Hospitalares S.A., a holding of 17 hospitals, from 1988 to 1990; (v) chairwoman of the boards of directors of Amil International Insurance Company, Inc. and Amil International (Texas), Inc., insurance companies, from 1996 to 2005; (vi) vice chairwoman of Amil Participações S.A.’s board of directors, from 2007 to 2012; (vii) chairwoman of the sustainability committee, from 2012 to 2013; and (viii) chairwoman of the boards of directors of Amil LifeSciences, from 2010 to 2014, and Excellion, from 2012 to 2014, both in the management of medical training companies and research.
Dr. Dulce holds a degree in medicine from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) in 1971. She holds the following titles at UFRJ: pediatric specialist in 1972, post-PhD in medicine (master’s degree) with specialization in pediatrics in 1976, and an MBA from COPPEAD in 1984. In 2000, she obtained a Ph.D. in business administration, with a specialization in health from the University of Texas, Austin. From 1973 to 1978, Dr. Dulce was an Assistant Professor in the Pediatrics Department of the Faculty of Medicine of the Catholic University of Petrópolis.