Federal University of Ceara Medical School (M.D. 1996)
Federal University of Ceara General Surgery Residency (97-99)
Institute Dante Pazzanese of Cardiology- SP -Cardiovascular Surgery Residency (99-03)
Institute Dante Pazzanese of Cardiology staff surgeon (03-04)
Texas Heart Institute Transplant fellow (2004)
Heart Institute - University of Sao Paulo (Ph.D. 2005)
Minimally Invasive Surgery