Professional experience

2002-2006: Trainer at Siemens Medical Systems, Portugal.
2003-2005: General Internal Doctor at Hospital de São João, Porto.
2006-2011: Internal Doctor of Gastroenterology at the Hospital Center of Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho
2011-2012: Hospital Assistant in Gastroenterology at Centro Hospitalar de Entre o Douro e Vouga, EPE.
2011-2015: international consultant at Clínica Opccion Medica, Barcelona - Spain. 2011-2014: Medical Consultant for endoscopic treatment of obesity at Corporacion Dermoestetica Portugal.
2015-2018: Collaborator at Hospital Privado de Gaia – Trofa Saúde Group
2016-2017: Hospital Assistant of Gastroenterology at the Hospital da Forças Armadas – North Pole.
2013-current: Medical Director of Gastroclinic – Specialized Center for the Treatment of Obesity.and Gastroenterology

Training

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1996-2002: Degree in Medicine from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto.
2011-2012: Postgraduate in Metabolism at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto.

2006-2011: Specialization in Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy at Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia.
2010: Fellowship in Advanced Endoscopy (focusing on the Endoscopic Treatment of Obesity and Surgery Complications

of Obesity) at the Hospital das Clínicas, Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo under the guidance of Prof. Paul
Sakai and Dr Eduardo Horneaux de Moura.
2010-2015: collaborator at the Experimental Surgery Center, for the improvement of new techniques in Digestive Endoscopy,

namely to review gastric bypass surgery.
2011: Advanced Training in Adjustable Intra-Gastric Balloon and POSE Surgery under the guidance of Dr. Valenti Puig Divi – Barcelona.
2012: Advanced training in Apollo endoscopic suturing systems.
2014: training in digestive ultrasound to assess gastric accommodation.