Biography

-Plastic, Reconstructive, Aesthetic, and Maxillofacial Surgery - Private Practice - Porto
-Emeritus Full Professor of the University of Porto - Portugal
-Emeritus Full Academic Member of the Portuguese Academy of Medicine
-Full Member (founder) of the Portuguese Academy of Dental Medicine
-Direction Board of Porto Biomechanics Laboratory (Labiomep) - University of Porto
-President of the Installer Commission of the Integrate Master’s in Medicine - Institute of Health Sciences - Cooperativa de Ensino Superior, Universitário e Politécnico (Iucs/Cespu) - Gandra - Portugal
-Invited Full Professor of Surgery, Coordinator of History of Medicine and of the Clinical Clerkship - Iucs/Cespu - Gandra - Portugal
-Scientific, Pedagógical and Quality Control Coordinator of the Palop EspertSaúde project ( financed by Instituto Camões da Cooperação e da Lingua)

Former(ex):
-Plástic Surgery Residency - Hospital de S. João - Porto - Portugal
-Plastic Surgery Clinical Post-graduation - Hôpital Lariboisière - Paris - France
-Attaché des Hôpitaux - Service de Chir. Plastique, Reconst, Esthétique, Chir. de la
Main, et Microchirurgie - Centre Hosp. et Universitaire de Bordeaux II - France
-President of the Portuguese Society of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery
-President and Founder of the Portuguese Society of Microsurgery
-President of the Association of Medicine and Performing Arts
-Founder of the Portuguese Society of History of Medicine and Medical Philosophy
-Founder and Director of the Portuguese Archives of Surgery
-Full Professor of Surgery at the Faculty of Medicine - University of Porto (FMUP)
-Full Professor of Surgery at the Faculty of Dentistry - University of Porto (FMDUP)
-Head of Experimental Surgery Unit - Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto
-Head of Plastic, Reconstructive, Aesthetic, and Maxillo-Facial Surgery Unit of FMUP
-Founder and Director of the Burns Unit at Hospital de São João - Porto - Portugal
-Head of Plastic, Reconstructive, Aesthetic, Maxillo-Facial Surgery, and Burns Unit at
Hospital de São João - Porto - Portugal
-Head of Surgery and Physiology Department of the FMUP- Porto - Portugal
-Dean of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto (FMUP) - Porto -Portugal
-Member of the Senate of the University of Porto - Portugal
-Member of the General Council of the University of Porto - Portugal
-Administrator and Director at the Private Hospital Boa Nova (GTS) - Affiliate Hospital of FMUP