He is currently Clinical Director of the CETI – Centre for the Study and Treatment of Infertility and of the Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics at the CUF Hospital in Porto:

• 2013 – Founded and directed the CETEC (Centre for Education and Training in Surgical Endoscopy) at the CUF Hospital in Porto and the European Society of Gynaecological Surgery.
• 2010 – Director of the Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics at the CUF Hospital in Porto
• 2009 – President of the Medical Association’s Gynaecology/Obstetrics Specialty College, having created the Gynaecology-Oncology and Reproductive Medicine Sub-Specialties.
• 2005 – Conception and foundation of the ‘Birth Service’ at the Casa de Saúde da Boavista
• 1998 – Clinical Director of the CETI – Centre for the Study and Treatment of Infertility, which he designed and founded
• 1997 – Member of the boards of examiners for the OM’s Single Diplomas and Diplomas in Medicine
• 1994 to 1996 – Head of the emergency teams at S. João Hospital
• 1996 – Member of the committee that created the Reproductive Medicine subspecialty programme of the Portuguese Medical Association
• 1995 – Graduate assistant at S. João Hospital
• 1993 – Hospital staff assistant at S. João Hospital – 1st place
• 1992-1993 – Traineeship in Laparoscopic Surgery at the Centre for Reproductive Medicine of the Academisch Ziekenhuis-Vrige Universiteit.Brussels.
• 1991- Responsible for the 1st IVF pregnancy at S. João Hospital.
• 1991 – Courses at Spaarne Hospital (Netherlands) and Institut Dexeus (Barcelona)
• 1988 – Specialisation in obstetrics
• 1985 – Specialisation in gynaecology

Assistant Professor of Gynaecology and Obstetrics at the Faculty of Medicine in Porto.

Director or co-director of 3 doctoral theses Member of juries for Master’s theses, probationary year, doctoral theses, in
Bioethics at Univ Católica, Ginec/Obst at FMUP, Fac de Med Univ de Coimbra, Fac de Economia de Coimbra and University of Aveiro, sometimes as examiner.

He has supervised, co-supervised and/or collaborated on several master’s and doctoral dissertations and/or has been a member of juries at the Faculties of Medicine of Porto Engenharia, of Economics and of the Univ. of Porto Catholic Church.

Professor and member of juries for Masters, Doctorates and Professional Competitions. Associate.

2006 – Associate Professor at the FMUP – Unanimous. Co-Rector of the 5th Year Gynec/Obst Discipline.
1996 – Doctorate at the Faculty of Medicine of Porto in Gynaecology and Obstetrics with the study ‘Endometrium and ovarian function. Morphological and Hysteroscopic Aspects’. Unanimous approval with distinction and praise.
1990 – Tests of Pedagogical Aptitude and Scientific Capacity at the Faculty of Medicine of Porto with First Class Honours.
1984 – Assistant in Gynaecology at the Faculty of Medicine in Porto
1978 – Instructor in Gynaecology at the Faculty of Medicine in Porto
1976 – Diploma at the FMUP

• He has received several awards and distinctions for scientific work presented and awarded by scientific societies and/or papers presented at conferences.
• Organised and chaired several scientific meetings and conferences
• Member of the I3S research team
• Publication of several scientific articles in scientific journals and book chapters
• He has chaired a number of national and international conferences and scientific papers.
• 2009 – Contributed to the Portuguese legislation on medically assisted reproduction and is the author of the study ‘Aphrodite’ which characterises infertility in Portugal – knowledge, concepts, attitudes, behaviours and practices. Needs and accessibility of PMA centres in the country.
• Member of the scientific boards of several national and international journals (‘Ginecologia e Medicina da Reprodução’; ‘Acta Obstetrica e Ginecologica’; ‘Jornal Brasileiro de Reprodução Assistida’; ‘Revista Iberoamericana de Fertility Y Reproduccion Humana’; ‘Gynecological Surgery – Endoscopy, Imaging and Allied Techniques’).
• Member of several national and international scientific societies and organiser of several meetings and congresses
• General Secretary of the Portuguese Society of Gynaecology (12 years)
• Member of the ESHRE – European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology – since 1991 and of its National Representative Advisory Committee (4 years).
• President of the Portuguese Society of Reproductive Medicine (6 years)
• Member of the General Council of the European Society of Gynaecological Endoscopy – ESGE (4 years)
• Founder and President of the Portuguese Society of Gynaecological Endoscopy – SPEG (6 years)
• Member of several scientific societies and editorial boards of national and international journals, having held several positions
• President of the Xth European Congress of Gynaecological Endoscopy
• Founder and Vice-President of the FSPOG
• Honoured at the ESGE European Congress and appointed honorary member.

• 2011 – Won the ‘Grant for Fertility Innovation’, Stockholm
• He has won several prizes and scholarships awarded by the Portuguese Societies of Gynaecology and/or Reproductive Medicine for research projects, scientific work carried out, papers presented or posters published.
• Honorable Mention YES Meeting
• Selected for the ESHRE Poster Award, Brussels