Specialty
Areas of Differentiation
- Pre-conception care
- Pregnancy monitoring (Normal and High-Risk)
- Fetal pathology
- General gynecology (screening for uterine, ovarian, and breast diseases; contraception; menstrual cycle irregularities; pelvic pain; genital infections; PCOS; reproductive system pathologies: adenomyosis, endometriosis, fibroids, uterine polyps, cysts/masses in adnexal areas)
- Adolescence
- Perimenopause and Menopause
Education / Training
Bachelor’s Degree in Medicine from Faculty of Medicine of Lisbon University, 2005
Postgraduate Training
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National and/or International courses in the fields of Contraception, Endocrine Gynecology, Vulvar and Vaginal Pathology, Pelvic Floor, Breast, Gynecological Ultrasound (IOTA Group and ISUOG), Hormonal Modulation, Peri-Menopause, Menopause, and Hormonal Therapy.
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National and/or International courses in the fields of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Prenatal Diagnosis, Obstetric Ultrasound (FMF), Fetal Echocardiography, Fetal Neurosonography, and Medical Genetics.
Professional Career
- Consultant in Gynecology and Obstetrics since 2022.
- Senior Hospital Assistant (2022–2024) and Hospital Assistant (2014–2022) in Gynecology and Obstetrics at Hospital de São Francisco Xavier, part of the Western Lisbon Hospital Center (Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Ocidental).
- Head of the Fetal Pathology Clinic at Hospital de São Francisco Xavier, Western Lisbon Hospital Center, from 2014 to 2023.
- Specialist in Gynecology and Obstetrics since 2013.
— Residency in Gynecology and Obstetrics at Hospital Nossa Senhora do Rosário, part of Centro Hospitalar Barreiro-Montijo, from 2007 to 2012.
— Internship in Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Prenatal Diagnosis at Maternidade Dr. Alfredo da Costa, in 2008 and 2011.
— Internship in Gynecologic Oncology at IPO Lisbon (Portuguese Oncology Institute), in 2010.
— Internship in Reproductive Medicine at Hospital de Santa Maria, in 2010.
— Internship in Fetal Medicine at the Harris Birthright Research Centre for Fetal Medicine, King’s College Hospital (UK), in 2011.
— Internship in Prenatal Diagnosis and Maternal-Fetal Medicine at New York University Langone Medical Center, at Bellevue and Tisch Hospitals (USA), in 2011.
- General Medical Internship (Ano Comum) at Hospital Garcia de Orta, in 2006.
Scientific Activity
- Regular participation in Training Courses and Scientific Meetings, both National and International.
- Invited Lecturer at Scientific Meetings and Training Sessions aimed at other healthcare professionals.
- Author and Co-Author of scientific articles and works presented as posters and/or oral communications.
- Author of more than 10 Clinical Practice Protocols and Institutional Informed Consent Documents.
Teaching Activity
- Guest Adjunct Professor for the subject “Pathology II – Women’s Health and Reproductive Module” in the Undergraduate Nursing Program at the School of Health Sciences, Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal, from 2008 to 2011.
- Guest lecturer for the theoretical classes “Benign Uterine Pathology” and “Non-Functional Ovarian Pathology – Benign Tumors” in the subject of Gynecology and Obstetrics, in the Undergraduate Medical Program at the Faculty of Medical Sciences in Lisbon, in 2011.
- Involved in the training of 4th- and 6th-year medical students from the Faculty of Medical Sciences of Lisbon, as well as interns from the General Internship (Ano Comum) and Residency Programs in the specialties of Gynecology and Obstetrics, General and Family Medicine, and Radiology, from 2014 to 2023.
