Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (M.D., 1988)
Federal University Santa Maria - General Surgery Residency (1989-1990)
Santa Casa de Misericordia - Porto Alegre - General Thoracic Surgery Residency (1991-1994)
Ph.D. in Pneumology (October 2001)
Specialist in Thoracic Surgery - Brazilian Society of Thoracic Surgery - 1994
Lung Cancer
Tracheal Surgery
Lung transplantation
Chest wall deformities surgery
Video-assisted thoracic surgery
Education in Thoracic Surgery