Field of Work

Autoimmune diseases | Emergency medicine | Medical education

Profissional Activity

• Beatriz Ângelo Hospital (hospitalization, coordination of autoimmune disease consultations, head of the emergency team, and consultant to other specialties)
• CUF Descobertas Hospital: Coordinator of Autoimmune Disease Consultations
• Faculty of Medicine, Portuguese Catholic University: Skills department​

Education

• Degree in Medicine from the Faculty of Medical Sciences, New University of Lisbon (1996)
• General and Complementary Internship at Curry Cabral Hospital
• Clinical and Research Fellow, Lupus Research Unit, Saint Thomas’ Hospital, London (2002)

Postgraduate qualifications

• Master's degree in Medical Education from the Catholic University of Lisbon, with a thesis entitled “PEADAI - Teaching-Learning Platform on Autoimmune Diseases” (2014-2018).
• Organizer of 10 editions of the Summer Autoimmunity School (SAIS)
• Clinical and Research Fellow, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona (2016)
• Member of the Autoimmune Diseases Unit at Curry Cabral Hospital (1999-2011)
• Coordinator of the Autoimmune Diseases Medicine Consultation at Beatriz Ângelo Hospital (2012-present)
• Coordinator of the Autoimmune Diseases Medicine Consultation at CUF Descobertas Hospital (2016-present)
• Consultant in Internal Medicine (2012)
• Certified Competence in Autoimmune Diseases, by SPMI (2024)
• Postgraduate degree in Health Management, by Nova SBE Executive Education (2024)
• Guest lecturer at the Faculty of Medicine, Portuguese Catholic University, in the area of Skills (teaching technical procedures), since 2022

Languages

Portuguese | English| French

Other interests

• Travel...always
• Movies and theater
• Good outings