Staff

Areas of Differentiation Basic Research - Epigenetics in the etiology and treatment of developmental diseases and cancer.
Clinical - Neurodevelopmental Genetics, Predisposition Syndromes for Cancer, Neuro-Ectodermal Involvement Syndromes (Neurofibromatosis type 1), Genetics of Ophthalmological Pathologies.

Languages English and Spanish.

Academic Education

  • 2014 - Doctorate in Medicine/ Genetics in the Faculty of Medical Sciences of Lisbon;
  • 1998-2004 - Degree in Medicine from the Faculty of Medicine of Lisbon.

Clinical Activity

  • Since 2018 - Portuguese Retina Institute
  • Since 2016 - Clinical Director of GenoMed SA;
  • Since 2016 - Clinical Director of Genetyca-ICM;
  • Since 2012 - Hospital Assistant of Medical Genetics - HDE, CHLC.
  • Internships at International Reference Services: Genetics at Sick Kids Hospital, Toronto, Canada; NF1 Department at Guy's Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK; Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals, Cambridge, UK.

Scientific Activity

  • Author and co-author of publications in indexed international scientific journals (including Nature
    Genetics and American Journal of Medical Genetics);
  • Communications in national and international scientific meetings;
  • Organization of national and international scientific meetings;
  • Communications in television programs of information.
  • Invited Assistant of the Faculty of Medical Sciences of the New University of Lisbon, Pediatrics and
    Medical Genetics.
  • Invited Assistant of the Integrated Masters of Medicine of the Faculty of Algarve.
  • PhD in Global Public Health, Medical School, Faculty of Medical Sciences University of Lisbon.
  • Professor at the Postgraduate Course in Human Genetics at the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University
    of Lisbon.
  • Training for doctors in courses and workshops.

Positions in professional order and in scientific societies

  • Member of the Association Advisory Board EVITA - Association of Support to Change Holders in Hereditary Cancer-Related Genes.
  • Member of the Board of the Portuguese Neurofibromatosis Association.
  • Review of the Birth and Growth Journal - Birth and Growth Medical Journal.

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