Álvaro Razuk
Alvaro Razuk is a vascular and endovascular surgeon, professor at the Faculty of Medical Sciences of Santa Casa de São Paulo, where he obtained his master's and doctoral degrees in Surgery. He holds an MBA in Healthcare Management from the University of Miami and has extensive experience in treating arterial and venous diseases, working with open surgery and minimally invasive endovascular procedures. He is head of the Vascular Surgery team at Hospital Sírio-Libanês and Hospital São Luiz Itaim, and director of the Aorta Symposium, one of the largest events in the specialty. A marathoner, he has completed 19 marathons, including the six World Marathon Majors.
The wellness boom vs. real life
The wellness and well-being market grows with promises to prevent rather than cure — from sleep to stress, from nutrition to "longevity". But where does care end and where does marketing begin, the pressure for performance, or the medicalization of everyday life? The panel discusses evidence, ethical limits, regulation, and access inequalities in an era when health has also become a product.