Graduated in Medicine (Faculty of Medicine of Marília, 1972); Specialist in Pneumonology (Brazilian Sociey of Pneumonology, 1976); Specialist in General Thoracic Surgery (Brazilian Society of Thoracic Surgery, 1977); Specialist in Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (Brazilian College of Surgeons, 1998); Philosophical Doctor of Medicine (Federal University of São Paulo - Paulista School of Medicine, 1999); Assistant Professor of Thoracic Surgery Faculty of Medicine ABC Foundation; Chairman of the South American Chapter of the International Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery Group (USA); Director of the Center for Medicine and Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery and the Center for Research in Thoracic Medicine and Innovative Technology Edmundo Vasconcelos Hospital São Paulo; Training in Clinical Research by the Ministry of Health.