Participation at Católica Medical School
- Faculty Member
Areas of Expertise
Public Health | Intervention Epidemiology | Epidemiological Surveillance | Health Emergency Preparedness and Response | Mass Gatherings | Health Management
Professional Experience
- Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge (INSA)
- Junta de Freguesia do Lumiar
- World Health Organization (WHO) – Consultant
- Universidade Católica Portuguesa (Católica Medical School / Faculdade de Ciências Humanas) | Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa | Universidade Atlântica | ISCTE
Education
- June 2002: MD, Universidade Nova de Lisboa
- September 2011: EPIET – European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training (ECDC), Folkehelseinstituttet (FHI), Oslo, Norway
Postgraduate Qualifications
- October 2007: Postgraduate Diploma in Health Management – Universidade Católica Portuguesa
- December 2013: Master of Public Health (MPH) – Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública (ENSP)
Professional Career Summary
- January 2003 – December 2004: General Medical Internship, Hospital Curry Cabral, Lisbon
- January 2005 – August 2009: Public Health Residency, Centro de Saúde de Queluz (Sintra)
- September 2009 – September 2011: EPIET Fellow, Folkehelseinstituttet (FHI), Oslo, Norway
- October 2011 – October 2012: Public Health Residency, Centro de Saúde de Queluz
- October 2012 – December 2014: Public Health Physician, Unidade de Saúde Pública de Santarém
- Since April 2013: Public Health Physician / Epidemiologist, Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge (INSA)
- Since May 2019: Consultant / Public Health Physician, WHO Joint External Evaluation (JEE) Missions (São Tomé and Príncipe, Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde)
- Since October 2021: President, Junta de Freguesia do Lumiar
- Since January 2026: President of the Public Health Specialty Board, Ordem dos Médicos
Languages
Portuguese | English | Spanish | French | Norwegian
Other Interests
- Travelling and engaging with different cultures
- Winter sports (skiing)
- Technology and gadgets
