• Hospital Assistant Graduated in General Surgery, at the Colorectal Surgery Unit
• Member of the Reference Center for Adult Oncology – Rectal Cancer
• Member of the Multidisciplinary Consultation for Inflammatory Bowel Disease
• Member of the Consultation of the Multidisciplinary Pelvic Floor Unit
• Member of the Multidisciplinary Consultation for Oncology of Digestive Tumors
• Local Risk Manager of the Unit Colorectal Surgery, Department of Management, Quality, Risk, Hygiene, Safety and Health
• Member of the organization of several theoretical-practical courses

Area of Colorectal Surgery (neoplasms of the digestive tract, inflammatory bowel disease, diverticular disease of the colon, short bowel syndrome, polyposis, pathology of the pelvic floor and anorectal), with emphasis on Laparoscopic Surgery.

• 2004 – Invited Assistant Professor at the Integrated Master’s Degree in Medicine, ICBAS/UP and Responsible for the training of General Surgery Specific Training Interns.
• Adviser in two MSc master’s thesis:

• 2009 – Quality of Informed Consent in the Surgical Service, CHUdSA – Student Lénia Góis
• 2022 – Complex perianal fistula in Crohn’s disease – Surgical treatment with Mesenchymal Stem Cells – Student Beatriz Ribau

• 2022 – Student of the Doctoral Program in Medical Sciences, ICBAS/UP.

Research experience:

• Researcher at the “Colorectal Pathology and Surgery Research Group” (DEFI/ CHUDSA)
• Researcher at the “Clinical and Experimental Human Genomics Group” (UMIB/UP)

Main clinical trials:

• Biomarkers in anal fistulas in Crohn’s disease: contribution to early diagnosis, stratification of disease severity and prediction of response to treatment – Principal investigator Refª: 152-21 (124-DEFI/127-CE)
• An observational post-marketing registry on the effectiveness and safety of darvadstrocel in PatIents with Crohn´s disease and complex perianal fistulas (INSPIRE) – Co-investigator Alofisel-5003
• A Phase 3b, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of guselkumab in adult patients with active fistulizing, perianal Crohn’s disease – Co-investigator Fusion Study

Distinguished with 7 awards:

• 2017 Coloproctology Internship Scholarship Award – Surgery, from the Society Portuguese de Coloproctology: Robotic Surgery Internship in Barcelona, Colon and Rectum Unit of the General Surgery Service of the University Hospital Hebron Valley
• 2017 Medtronic Award – Research in Coloproctology: Long Term Wait and See Approach for Diverticulitis With Abscess? How Safe Is It?
• 2016 Medtronic Award – Research in Coloproctology: What are the Risks of Recurrence and Complications Following Acute Uncomplicated Diverticulits? Results of a long-term follow-up
• 2015 Medtronic Award – Research in Coloproctology: Surgical Site Infection Predictive Factors in Colorectal Surgery
• 2015 Best Scientific Article Award Published in 2015 in Revista Portuguesa de Coloproctology “Prognostic Factors in Patients with Rectal Cancer Locally Advanced Treated with Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy and Surgery curative”
• 2013 Decomed Award 2013 – Honorable Mention: Tumor Regression Grades in Rectal Cancer
• 1994 “Epidemiological Assessment of Family Aggregation of Colorectal Cancer” Ranked 1st, in the II Scientific Journeys of JOCEM Medical Students

Member of the Portuguese Surgery Society (SPCir), the Portuguese Society of Coloproctology, the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Study Group (GEDII), European Crohn’s and Colitis Organization (ECCO) and General meeting secretary of the Association of Support to the Department of Surgery of the General Hospital of Santo António.