Practice Emphasis
•Upper Extremity Surgery including Hand Surgery, Arthroscopy and Microsurgery
Medical Education
•University of Rio de Janeiro (UNI-RIO) - Brazil
Graduation - December 1992
Residency
•Lagoa Hospital
Rio de Janeiro - RJ - Brazil
Orthopaedic Surgery (1993-1996)
Fellowship
•Lagoa Hospital
Rio de Janeiro - RJ - Brazil
Hand, upper extremity and microvascular surgery (2001-2002)
Board Certification
•Orthopaedic Surgery – Brazilian Orthopaedic and Traumatology Society (SBOT) – 1996
•Hand Surgery – Brazilian Hand Surgery Society (SBCM) - 2002
•American Society for Surgery of the Hand – ASSH - International Member
•American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons – AAOS - International Member
•Vice – Director of Brazilian Hand Surgery Society – Rio de Janeiro Division 2010 – 2011
•Elected Director of Brazilian Hand Surgery Society – Rio de Janeiro Division 2014 - 2015
Professional Experience
•Private office practice since 1996
•Medical Staff of Hand and upper extremety surgery /
Orthopaedic Surgery - Lagoa Hospital - RJ - since September 2003
•Medical Staff of Hand and upper extremity residency program of Lagoa Hospital
(Brazilian Hand Surgery Society accredited program)
•Medical Staff of Hand and Orthopaedic Surgery – Silvestre Adventist Hospital - RJ
Since September 2007
•Medical Staff of Orthopaedic and Hand Surgery - Lourenço Jorge Municipal Hospital - RJ
July !996 / August 2003
•Medical Staff of Orthopaedic and Hand Surgery - Bonsucesso Federal Hospital - RJ
May 1996 / August 2003
•Medical Staff of Orthopaedic and Hand Surgery - Barata Ribeiro Municipal Hospital - RJ
July 2000 / September 2003
•Medical Staff of Hand and Microvascular Surgery - Pedro Ernesto University Hospital UERJ - January 2003 / December 2003
•Medical Staff of Orthopaedic Surgery – Souza Aguiar Municipal Hospital - RJ
October 1995 / July 1996
Special Interest
•Hand, wrist, elbow and shoulder trauma and arthritis
•Hand, wrist, elbow and shoulder arthroscopy
•Hand,wrist, elbow and shoulder ligament tears
•Hand, wrist, elbow and shoulder joint replacement