Bachelor's Degree (1973), PhD (1980), Aggregation (1985), Faculty of Medicine, Lisbon.

Full Professor of Neurology and Director of the Neurology Department until 2004.

Specialist in Neurology (1980) Head of Service (1990).

Director of the Institute of Health Sciences of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa (2004-2020). Coordinator of the Health Area since then, and Full Professor at UCP's Católica Medical School.

He was President of the Pedagogical Council of the Faculty of Medicine in Lisbon and Secretary of the Scientific Council.

He was Director of the Egas Moniz Study Center and the Language Studies Laboratory.

He was Secretary and President of the Portuguese Society of Neurology.

President of the College of Neurology of the Portuguese Medical Association.

He was a member of the Board of the International Neuropsychology Society and then President in 2000.

Around 200 articles and book chapters published, 10 books published.

Several awards, including the Pfizer award 3 times, the Bial award and the Distinguished Career Award from the International Neuropsychological Society.

Member of the American Academy of Neurology, the Movement Disorders Society. Member of the International Neuropsychological Society, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Portuguese Society of Neurology, the Society of Medical Sciences.

Member of the Portuguese Academy of Medicine and the Lisbon Academy of Sciences.

Professor at PhD in Medical Sciences.