PROFILE

Physician at Hospital da Luz since July 2010 Areas of Interest: Digestive cancer, head and neck cancer, clinical research Languages: Portuguese, English, Spanish Academic Degrees: Medical Degree, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Universidade Nova de Lisboa (2000) PhD Candidate in Medicine at Nova Medical School – Pancreatic Cancer Career and Professional Experience: General Internship (2001–2002) Complementary Internship in Internal Medicine, Hospital de Santa Maria, Lisbon (2003–2004) Complementary Internship in Medical Oncology, Hospital de Santa Maria, Lisbon (2005–2008) Board Certification in Medical Oncology (2009) Postgraduate in Senology, Universidade Lusófona (2009) Research and Fellowships: Voluntary Fellowship at the Digestive Cancer Unit, Oncology Department, Hospital Vall D Hebron, Barcelona, Spain (2007) Research Grant from Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation – Postgraduate Grant for Medical Oncology Fellowship in the Gastrointestinal Unit, Vall D Hebron Hospital, Barcelona, Spain (2007) Research Grant from Hospital de Santa Maria for the project: “Involvement of Chemokine Receptors CXCR4, CCR7, CCR6, and CXCR5 in Colorectal Cancer Metastases” (2008) Professional Appointments: Physician, Medical Oncology Department, Hospital de Santa Maria, Lisbon (2008–2009) Collaboration with the Medical Oncology Unit, Hospital Distrital de Santarém (2008–present) Medical Manager of Oncology (Breast and Gynecologic Cancer), Roche Farmacêutica e Química, Lda (2009–2010) Clinical Research: Co-investigator in multiple international clinical trials (2005–2009) Professional Memberships: American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) – since 2006 European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) – since 2007 Portuguese Society of Oncology (SPO) – since 2007