He holds a degree in Medicine from the State University of Rio de Janeiro (1983), a Master's in Pediatrics from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (1995), and a Ph.D. in Clinical Medicine from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (2013). He is currently a physician at the State University of Rio de Janeiro and an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. He has experience in the field of Medicine, with an emphasis on Pediatric Rheumatology, primarily working on the following topics: juvenile idiopathic arthritis, rheumatic fever, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, limb pain, and systemic lupus erythematosus.

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Research Lines: 

• Epidemiology and etiopathogenesis of inflammatory joint conditions in childhood and adolescence
• Etiopathogenesis and Epidemiology of Inflammatory Joint Disease
• Pathophysiology and Clinical Aspects of Collagen Diseases