Specialty
Angiology and Vascular Surgery
Areas of Differentiation
- Minimally invasive treatment of venous disease;
- Laser therapy and varicose vein sclerotherapy;
- Varicose vein surgery using endolaser, radiofrequency, glue and microflebectomies;
- Treatment of pelvic varicose veins by embolization.
Training
- Degree in Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Universidade Nova de Lisboa (1998)
- Endovascular surgery internship at the University Hospital of Gronigen, Netherlands, (under the supervision of Prof. E. L. Verhoeven) (2005);
- Internship in endovascular surgery at the Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Spain, (under the guidance of Prof. V. Riambau) (2006);
- Specialist Degree in Angiology and Vascular Surgery (2006)
- General Internship at Egas Moniz Hospital, Lisbon (1999-2000);
- Complementary Internship in Angiology and Vascular Surgery at Santa Marta Hospital, Lisbon (2001-2006)
Professional Career
- Vascular surgeon at X-Clínic since March 2024;
- Surgeon at Lisbon’s Hospital da Luz since 2007;
- Surgeon at the Joaquim Chaves Group (Miraflores, Carcavelos and Sintra) since 2009;
- Hospital Assistant in Angiology and Vascular Surgery at the Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental – Hospital Egas Moniz (2007-2012);
- Key Opinion Leader for medical and surgical equipment companies Covidien/Medtronic, DermWorks and Terumo;
- Trainer of doctors in the technique of varicose vein surgery by radiofrequency, laser, Venaseal/Cola and embolization of pelvic varicose veins;
- Guest lecturer/medical trainer in the field of venous disease, for the medical companies Angelini (2018-2020) and Alfasigma (since 2023);
- Author and co-author of several scientific papers dedicated to the field of Vascular Surgery presented at national and international congresses and/or published in national and international journals;