Born in Oporto, was Macao tennis champion for five years, Macao national team tennis player and federated player in Portugal. Was trained by the Davis Cup coach José Vilela.

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Sports Medicine physician and Physiatrist at Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Algarve (CHUA)

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Postgraduate in Sports Medicine – Medicine School, Porto University

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Master´s degree in Musculoskeletal and Intervention Ultrasound

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Had training in Sports Medicine and Ultrasound Guided Techniques at the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) in the USA, at Espregueira Mendes Clinic in Dragon Stadium

(FIFA Centre of Excellence) and at Sant Cugat High Performance Centre in Barcelona.

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Co-Founder of the Sports Medicine and Golf Medicine team at HPA Health Group

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Head of Medical Department at Portuguese Padel Federation (Portuguese Padel National Team)

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Medical Department  at Sporting Clube Farense Football Club

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Medical Director and Co-Founder at GFI Sports Medicine (www.gfimedicine.com)

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Portuguese Coordinator of the Iberian Musculoskeletal and Intervention Ultrasound Master´s (CEU Fundación San Pablo Andalucia)

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Co-Founder of the Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Guided Intervention group at Algarve University Hospital and HPA Health Group​

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Founder of the Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Guided Intervention group at Hospital Narciso Ferreira – Riba de Ave, Braga

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Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Guided Intervention Trainer at:

• Portuguese Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (SPMFR)

• Euro-Musculus

• Anesthesiology Portuguese Society (SPA)

• Regional Anesthesia Group (CAR)

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Member of the Interest Group in MSK Ultrasonography of  Portuguese Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine