PROFESSOR JOFFRE MARCONDES DE REZENDE

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It was indeed an enormous loss, the recent passing of this man so dedicatedto science, society, human welfare, and his family. His departure represents anenormous reason for mourning to his friends, relatives, and patients. Gentle,sensitive, precise, cooperative, hardworking, and scientifically rigorous, Prof. Joffrewill be remembered as one of the most complete human beings of his generation. Inmedicine, he is unanimously regarded as a central figure in the history of digestiveChagas disease, often described as the “father” of megaesophagus and megacolon