• Cardiothoracic surgeon at the Cardiothoracic Surgery Department of the University Hospital Santa Maria - Hospital Center Lisbon North since April 2015.
• Clinical activity includes general cardiac and thoracic surgery, ICU and ward pre and post-operatory medicine, emergent care, and outpatient/ambulatory activities. Week-ly participation in the TAVI program.
• Resident doctor at British Hospital XXI in Lisbon, Portugal, since February 2011.

Valvular aortic surgery, off-pump coronary surgery, mechanical circulatory support, general thoracic surgery.

Total arterial coronary revascularization, minimally invasive cardiothoracic surgery and risk management in cardiothoracic surgery.

Performed more than 500 major cardiac surgeries (with extra-corporeal circulation or equivalent, e.g. off-pump CABG) as the main surgeon, including several reoperations, isolated mitral valve, multiple valve pathology and ascending aorta surgery.
Performed autonomously more than 75 major thoracic surgeries, including reopera-tions, anatomical and non anatomical lung resection, pleural pathology and several thoracoscopical procedures.

Presented more than 15 oral presentations at national or international meetings.
Authored or co-authored more than 15 papers published in national and international peer-
reviewed publications, covering basic and applied science in cardiac and thoracic surgery.

Member of the Portuguese Medical Association
Member of the Portuguese Association of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery
Member of the European Association for Cardiothoracic Surgery