About
Dr Paulo Beco is a General Practitioner in the Cayman Islands, based at Optimal Healthcare.
With over twenty years’ experience, his career has taken him from Portugal to the United Kingdom, where he has spent the past decade working with Nuffield Health and Bupa Health, providing comprehensive primary care, full health assessments, and ongoing wellbeing management for patients from all walks of life.
Dr Beco is deeply passionate about helping people live healthier, longer, and more balanced lives. His approach to medicine is holistic and preventive, looking beyond symptoms to understand the person, their lifestyle, and their relationships. He believes that: “...excellent healthcare combines science, empathy, and partnership, empowering individuals to take charge of their health while being guided by trusted medical expertise. At Optimal Healthcare, I’m excited to bring this philosophy to my new home and to our growing community.”
Services provided:
- Preventive Screening & Risk Reduction
- Women's Health & Vitality
- Men's Health & Vitality
- Cardiometabolic Health
- Vital Organ Health (Respiratory, Renal & Liver)
- Digestive & Gut Health
- Musculoskeletal & Movement Health
- Sleep, Recovery & Performance
- Mental & Emotional Well-being
- Healthy Ageing & Longevity Medicine
Affiliation
Optimal Healthcare
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Education
1996 – Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery, Faculdade de Medicina de Lisboa (University of Lisbon, Portugal)
1998 – General Internship, Hospital Pulido Valente, Lisbon
2002 – Vocational Training in General Practice, ARS Évora, Portugal
2004 – Postgraduate Course in Gastroenterology (for GPs)
2006 – Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Nutrition, Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa
2013 – Full GMC Registration (UK) with Licence to Practise (Active Revalidation 2028)
2016 – Travel Medicine Course, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
2017 – Dermoscopy Training
2022 – Postgraduate Diploma in Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT), University of Plymouth
Ongoing – Regular certification in Basic and Intermediate Life Support (most recently renewed 2023)
Accepted Insurance
- Aetna
- BAF
- BritCay
- Cayman First
- One Health
- Pan American
