MD, PhD, medical degree 1993, nephrologist degree 2001. Nephrology Consultant, Head of the Unit of Clinical Nephrology, Nephrology Department, at the Nephrology and Renal Transplantation, Centro Hospitalar Universitario do Porto (CHUPorto). PhD in 2021 with the thesis “Chronic kidney disease in the Elderly: Understanding Outcomes and Trajectories of Kidney Function Decline, towards an Individualized Care”.
Advisor of Nephrology Interns, Curricular Internship Nephrology in the Nephrology Unit CHUPorto.
Professor of Curricular Units in Integrated Master’s Degree Medicine (MIM), Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar of University of Porto (ICBAS), University of Porto (UP)
Course Coordinator in ICBAS /UP: Nephrology I and Nephrology II, Continuing Education Courses with Acreditation, ICBAS, Porto University
Member of the Research Group on Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation at the Unit for Multidisciplinary Research in Biomedicine (UMIB at the CHP/ICBAS/UP).
Member of Portuguese Society of Nephrology, in a group of rare diseases, co-author of Portuguese consensus document statement in diagnostic and management of atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome.
Coordinator of Comprehensive Conservative Care Group of CNAD advisory board, Portuguese Society of Nephrology and Health Ministry.