Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto - Portugal (M.D. 1982)
General residency at H. Sto Antonio - Oporto (1983-1985)
Cardiothoracic surgery residency - H. S. Joao Oporto-Portugal (1986-1991)
Achieved Consultant degree (1998)
European Board of Thoracic and Cardiovascular surgeons (2001)
reconstructive surgery of the mitral valve
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