Field of Work

Clinical Nephrology | Kidney Transplantation | Infections in immunosuppressed patients  |  Clinical Research

Profissional Activity

• Western Lisbon Local Health Unit, António Pina Renal Transplant Unit
• Católica Medical School (FM-UCP) - Guest lecturer in Block 1.3 – Regulation and Integration

Education

• 2002-2008: Bachelor's Degree in Medicine (Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon)
• March 2024: Doctorate in Medicine from Nova Medical School - The Role of Human Virome in Kidney Transplant Outcomes (Distinction and Honors)

Postgraduate qualifications

• March 2024: Competence in Health Services Management from the Portuguese Medical Association 
• June 2023: Postgraduate Degree in Health Administration and Management from the Higher Institute of Social and Political Sciences (Merit Award)
• 2015: Postgraduate training in Hospital Management and Leadership - TRAINING PROGRAM “YOUNG MEDICAL LEADERS PROGRAM” from the Portuguese Catholic University

Professional Career

• January 2009–December 2009: General Internship, Santa Maria Hospital
• April 2011–March 2016: Specific Training Internship in Nephrology at the Médio Tejo Hospital Center
• Since March 2017: Hospital Assistant in Nephrology at the Western Lisbon Local Health Unit
• Since February 2020: Coordinator of the Living Donor Kidney Transplant Unit at the Adult Kidney Transplant Reference Center, Western Lisbon Local Health Unit
• Since February 2020: Head of the Post-Renal Donation Follow-up Consultation for Living Donors at the Adult Renal Transplant Reference Center, Western Lisbon Local Health Unit
• Since January 2023: Expert in the National Cross-Kidney Donation Program (PNDRC) as representative of the Adult Kidney Transplant Reference Center of the Western Lisbon Local Health Unit 
• Since May 2023: Member of the working group within the National Transplant Program for Hypersensitized Patients
• Since October 2024: Member of the Health Ethics Committee (CES) of the Western Lisbon Local Health Unit 
• Principal investigator in multicenter clinical trials and multiple investigator-initiated research projects in Clinical Nephrology and Renal Transplantation
•  Author of more than 30 publications in national and international journals

Languages

Portuguese | English

Other Interests

• Animals, especially cats