Specialized in Orthopedics since 1991. Member of the Portuguese Society of Orthopedics and Traumatology, and of The Portuguese Society of Arthroscopy and Sports Traumatology. Past- President of the Portuguese Shoulder an Elbow Surgery Society. International Member of the Arthroscopy Association of North America. Currently works at Hospital dos Lusíadas, Lisboa Portugal, certified by JCI ( Joint Comission International) where he leads a Shoulder Department