He has completed his medical school program at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, NY, USA. Back in Brazil he finished his specialization in General Surgery and now he is at the last year of the Surgical Oncology Fellowship at the Brazilian National Cancer Institute. He has a special interest in Neuroendocrine Tumors, Colorrectal Cancer and Abdominal Hernia. He has published papers about this subjects in reputed journals and has been serving as an editorial board member of World Journal of Gastroenterology, World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery and World Journal of Clinical Cases Conference.