He graduated in Medicine from the Federal University of Juiz de Fora (2000). Residency in Gastroenterology, Federal University of São Paulo - Paulista School of Medicine (UNIFESP/EPM). Doctorate in Gastroenterology in 2007 and completed post-doctoral fellowship in Hepatology (UNIFESP/EPM). Has experience in the area of Medicine with emphasis in Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Currently serves as Adjunct Professor III, Department of Internal Medicine (Division of Gastroenterology), Supervisor of Medical Residency in Gastroenterology and sub-coordinator of the Postgraduate Program in Medical Sciences, Federal University of Santa Catarina.