Graduated from the Faculty of Medicine of the Federal University of Juiz de Fora (1998);

Medical residency in Orthopedics and Traumatology at the State Civil Servants Hospital (Feb/1989 to Feb/1992);

Specialization in Sports Medicine at Campbell Clinic - Tennessee/USA (Feb/1992 to Feb/1993);

Specialization in Shoulder Surgery at HSS - New York/USA (2005);

Coordinator of the Orthopedic Emergency at Hospital Quinta D'Or/RJ (since October 2011);

Assistant physician at Clínica Ipiranga (since 1993);

Member of the Brazilian Society  of Orthopedics and Traumatology (SBOT);

Member of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery (AAOS);