diff --git a/src/main/java/com/mirna/hospitalmanagementapi/domain/dtos/PatientDTO.java b/src/main/java/com/mirna/hospitalmanagementapi/domain/dtos/PatientDTO.java
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+package com.mirna.hospitalmanagementapi.domain.dtos;
+
+import jakarta.validation.Valid;
+import jakarta.validation.constraints.Email;
+import jakarta.validation.constraints.NotBlank;
+import jakarta.validation.constraints.NotNull;
+import jakarta.validation.constraints.Pattern;
+
+/**
+ * Data transfer object used to transfer data that will be saved in a Patient
+ * entity
+ * 
+ * @author Mirna Gama
+ * @version 1.0
+ */
+public record PatientDTO(
+		@NotBlank(message = "name cannot be blank") 
+		String name,
+
+		@NotBlank(message = "email cannot be blank") 
+		@Email(message = "invalid format for email") 
+		String email,
+
+		@NotBlank(message = "cpf cannot be blank") 
+		@Pattern(regexp = "\\d{11}", message = "invalid format for cpf") 
+		String cpf,
+
+		@NotBlank(message = "telephone cannot be blank") 
+		String telephone,
+
+		@NotNull(message = "address cannot be null") 
+		@Valid 
+		AddressDTO address) {}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/mirna/hospitalmanagementapi/domain/entities/Patient.java b/src/main/java/com/mirna/hospitalmanagementapi/domain/entities/Patient.java
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+package com.mirna.hospitalmanagementapi.domain.entities;
+
+import com.mirna.hospitalmanagementapi.domain.dtos.PatientDTO;
+
+import jakarta.persistence.Column;
+import jakarta.persistence.Embedded;
+import jakarta.persistence.Entity;
+import jakarta.persistence.GeneratedValue;
+import jakarta.persistence.GenerationType;
+import jakarta.persistence.Id;
+import jakarta.persistence.Table;
+import jakarta.validation.constraints.NotBlank;
+import jakarta.validation.constraints.NotNull;
+import jakarta.validation.constraints.Pattern;
+
+/**
+* 
+* @author Mirna Gama
+* @version 1.0
+*/
+@Table(name="patients")
+@Entity(name="Patient")
+public class Patient {
+
+	/**
+	* Constructor for class Patient
+	* @param patientDTO  Data transfer object containing Patient entity information
+	* @see PatientDTO
+	*/
+	public Patient(PatientDTO patientDTO) {
+		this.active=true;
+		this.name=patientDTO.name();
+		this.email=patientDTO.email();
+		this.cpf=patientDTO.cpf();
+		this.telephone=patientDTO.telephone();
+		this.address = new Address(patientDTO.address());
+	}
+	
+	public Patient(){}
+
+	@Id @GeneratedValue(strategy = GenerationType.IDENTITY)
+	private Long id;
+	
+	@NotBlank(message="name cannot be blank")
+	@Column(name="name")
+	private String name;
+	
+	@NotBlank(message="email cannot be blank")
+	@Column(name="email")
+	private String email;
+	
+	@NotBlank(message="cpf cannot be blank")
+	@Pattern(regexp = "\\d{11}", message = "invalid format for cpf") 
+	@Column(name="cpf")
+	private String cpf;
+	
+	@NotBlank(message="telephone cannot be blank")
+	@Column(name="telephone")
+	private String telephone;
+
+	@NotNull(message="active cannot be null")
+	@Column(name="_active")
+	private Boolean active;
+	
+	@NotNull(message="address cannot be null")
+	@Embedded
+	private Address address;
+	
+	/**
+	 *  Returns the doctor id.
+	 * @return A Long representing the patient id.
+	 */
+	public Long getId() {
+		return id;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Sets the doctor id.
+	 * @param id The patient's unique identifier.
+	 */
+	public void setId(Long id) {
+		this.id = id;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	  * Returns the name
+	 * @return A string representing the patient's name.
+	 */
+	public String getName() {
+		return name;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Sets the name
+	 * @param name Must not be blank.
+	 */
+	public void setName(String name) {
+		this.name = name;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	  * Returns the email
+	 * @return A string representing the patient's email.
+	 */
+	public String getEmail() {
+		return email;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Sets the email
+	 * @param email Must not be blank.
+	 */
+	public void setEmail(String email) {
+		this.email = email;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	  * Returns the cpf
+	 * @return A string representing the patient's cpf.
+	 */
+	public String getCrm() {
+		return cpf;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Sets the cpf
+	 * @param cpf Must not be blank.
+	 */
+	public void setCpf(String cpf) {
+		this.cpf = cpf;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	  * Returns the telephone
+	 * @return A string representing the patient's telephone.
+	 */
+	public String getTelephone() {
+		return telephone;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Sets the telephone
+	 * @param telephone Must not be blank.
+	 */
+	public void setTelephone(String telephone) {
+		this.telephone = telephone;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	  * Returns the active
+	 * @return A boolean value that states whether the patient is active in the system
+	 */
+	public Boolean getActive() {
+		return active;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Sets the active
+	 * @param active Must not be null. Starts with the true value by default
+	 */
+	public void setActive(Boolean active) {
+		this.active = active;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	  * Returns the address
+	 * @return An object class representing the patient's address.
+	 * @see Address
+	 */
+	public Address getAddress() {
+		return address;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Sets the address
+	 * @param address Must not be null.
+	 */
+	public void setAddress(Address address) {
+		this.address = address;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/main/resources/db/migration/V4__create-table-patients.sql b/src/main/resources/db/migration/V4__create-table-patients.sql
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+create table patients (
+
+    id bigint not null auto_increment,
+    name varchar(100) not null,
+    email varchar(100) not null unique,
+    cpf varchar(11) not null unique,
+    telephone varchar(20) not null,
+    street varchar(100) not null,
+    neighborhood varchar(100) not null,
+    zip_code varchar(9) not null,
+    additional_details varchar(100),
+    house_number varchar(20),
+    state varchar(2) not null,
+    city varchar(100) not null,
+    _active tinyint not null,
+
+    primary key(id)
+);