José Aristodemo Pinotti (20 December 1934 – 1 July 2009) was a Brazilian physician, gynecological surgeon, university professor, scientific and educational leader and politician.
Dr. Pinotti studied medicine at the Medical School of the University of São Paulo, where he also obtained his doctorate.
He was considered one of the foremost international experts in surgery for breast cancer and at least one procedure bears his name (the Koppke-Pinotti technique).
He authored, edited or co-edited 81 books and hundreds of scientific papers.
Dr. Pinotti was a member of the Brazilian Academy of Medicine, and was president of the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics.