Graduated in medicine in 1986 from Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), with a postgraduate degree in General Surgery from the Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO), Medical Manager from Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sérgio Arouca (ENSP).

Former professor in the 1st MBA program in Health at Instituto de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa em Administração of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (COPEEAD) and in the MBA in Health at Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV) teaching the course Health Audit.

He has worked as a Health Audit and Compliance Consultant since 1990. Speaker at the 22nd International Congress held by UNIDAS (União Nacional das Instituições de Autogestão em Saúde) on the topic Health Compliance.

Founding member of ABRACOS - Associação Brasileira em Compliance em Saúde.