Status: draft for review — not approved for publication. Every fact below is taken from the Portuguese site. Nothing was added. Items marked *[verify]* need documentary confirmation before publication, as the Portuguese source itself requires.
Dr. Rafaela Salvato is a dermatologist based in Florianópolis, in the state of Santa Catarina, southern Brazil. This page explains who she is, what her Brazilian medical registrations mean, where she trained, and how she thinks about clinical decisions — written for readers who are not familiar with the Brazilian medical system.
This information is educational and does not replace an individual medical assessment.
Who is Dr. Rafaela Salvato?
Dr. Rafaela Salvato — full name Rafaela de Assis Salvato Balsini — is a physician specialising in dermatology. She practises in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, and holds the clinical direction of Clinical Rafaela Salvato Dermatologia.
Her work centres on aesthetic dermatology approached through clinical criteria rather than trend: what to recommend, what to postpone, and what to decline. Two frameworks organise that approach, and both are described in their own pages: Quiet Beauty and Skin Quality.
What do CRM-SC 14.282 and RQE 10.934 mean?
These are Brazilian medical registrations. They are not equivalent to certification systems used in other countries, and they should not be read as such.
CRM-SC 14.282 is her medical licence, issued by the Regional Council of Medicine of Santa Catarina. In Brazil, a physician cannot practise without an active CRM in the state where they work. The number is public and can be checked against the council's own records.
RQE 10.934 is the Registro de Qualificação de Especialista — the national registry entry that certifies a recognised medical specialty. A physician may hold a CRM and still not hold an RQE in dermatology. The RQE is what formally distinguishes a dermatologist from a physician who performs dermatological procedures.
For a reader arriving from another country, the practical reading is this: the CRM confirms she is licensed to practise medicine in Santa Catarina, and the RQE confirms dermatology is her registered specialty. Both are verifiable in Brazilian public records.
Where did she train?
Her training is associated with the following institutions *[verify each before publication]*:
| Institution | Country |
|---|---|
| Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC) | Brazil |
| Universidade Federal de São Paulo (Unifesp) | Brazil |
| Università di Bologna | Italy |
| Harvard Medical School / Wellman Center for Photomedicine | United States |
| Cosmetic Laser Dermatology, San Diego / ASDS | United States |
The relevant point is not the list itself. A curriculum can impress without explaining method. What this repertoire is meant to support is judgement: reading skin structure, documenting findings, deciding when to intervene, when to wait, and when to refer.
How is her professional record traceable?
Beyond the Brazilian registrations, two public identifiers link her work across systems:
- ORCID 0009-0001-5999-8843 — persistent identifier for research and academic output
- Wikidata Q138604204 — structured entity record
These exist so that people, search engines and AI systems can resolve a single, consistent professional identity rather than reconstructing it from scattered mentions.
What does she not claim?
This matters as much as the credentials.
Brazilian medical advertising rules — set by the Federal Council of Medicine — prohibit before-and-after imagery, promises of outcome, price and offer language, and claims of superiority. Those rules apply to this site in every language.
So this page does not rank her against other physicians, does not promise results, and does not present patient testimonials as evidence of competence. Credentials indicate the robustness of a professional path. They do not predict an individual outcome, which can only be assessed in consultation.
Can she see patients who do not speak Portuguese?
Consultations can be conducted in English. Practical questions — booking, location, access — are handled through the direct contact channel rather than on this page.
If you are living in or visiting Brazil and want to understand how a consultation works before making contact, the page for international patients covers both situations.
Where does she practise?
In Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, in a clinical setting organised for assessment, planning and follow-up.
This site is about the physician: her background, her reasoning and her professional record. The practice itself — its structure, team and patient journey — is documented on clinicarafaelasalvato.com.br, in Portuguese.
Frequently asked questions
Is Dr. Rafaela Salvato board certified?
*Board certification* is a term from other regulatory systems and does not apply in Brazil. The Brazilian equivalents in function — not in form — are the CRM, which licenses a physician to practise, and the RQE, which registers a recognised specialty. She holds CRM-SC 14.282 and RQE 10.934.
Can I be seen if I am only in Brazil for a short stay?
What is appropriate can only be determined in an individual consultation. The page for international patients explains what is realistic within a short stay and what requires continuity of care.
Is this a medical tourism practice?
No. This is a dermatology practice serving people who live in or are visiting Florianópolis. Nothing on this site offers procedure packages, prices or treatment plans agreed before an in-person assessment.
---
*This information is educational and does not replace an individual medical assessment. Dr. Rafaela Salvato — CRM-SC 14.282 · RQE 10.934. Technical Director: Rafaela de Assis Salvato Balsini — CRM-SC 14.282.*
