Biography
Academic education:
1989 - Degree in Medicine from the Medical School of the University of LIsboa
Clinical Activity:
2002-2003 - Fellowship in Interventional Cardiology, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Cornell University, New York, USA
1999-2001 - Cardiologist at Hemodynamics Laboratory (one day per week), H.S.F. Xavier, Lisbon
1999 - Fellowship in Diagnostic Hemodynamics, Hospital Clínic, University of Barcelona, Spain
1998 - Hospital Assistant of Cardiology, H.S. Marta, Lisboa
1998 - Degree of Specialist in Cardiology
1996-1997 - Fellowship in Echocardiography, Methodist Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, USA
1992-1998 - Cardiology Internship, H. S. Marta, Lisbon
1992-1993 - Doctor of the Portuguese Navy (Militar Service Required)
1990-1991 - General Medical Internship, H. S. Maria, Lisbon
Scientific Societies / Scholarships / Prizes
2012 - Member of the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI)
2011 - Founding member of the VAP / APIV Group (percutaneous aortic valves)
2010 - Member of the APIC (Portuguese Association of Cardiovascular Intervention)
2003 - Interventional Cardiologist in the USA (accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education - ACGME)
2002 - Member of the European Society of Cardiology
1999 - Member of the Portuguese College of Cardiology
1997 - Level III of the American Society of Echocardiography
1997 - Special Competence Exam of the American Society of Echocardiography (ASEeXAM)
1995 - Member of the Portuguese Society of Cardiology
1995 - United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) - Clinical Science
1995 - Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) Certificate (0-525-304-2)
1994 - United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) - Basic Science
Scientific Activity:
Author or co-author of more than 200 presentations at national and international medical meetings.
Author or co-author of more than 50 articles published in cardiology journals.
Principal investigator or co-investigator of multiple international trials including EXPORT, ENDEAVOR II, REALITY, SYNTAX and PARACHUTE, among others.
