- Graduated in Physics with master degree and PhD in Nuclear Technology with specialization in medical physics at Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares in Brazil. The education includes participation in IAEA fellowship program in medical physics at King’s College Hospital, UK, at Hospital Central de Asturias, Ramón y Cajal, La Princesa y Clinico Universitario, Spain, at St. Vincent Hospital Medical Center, NY and at McGill University; Canada.
- Elected president of “Asociación Latinoamericana de Física Médica (ALFIM)” in 2010 for the period of 2010-2013 and re-elected for the period of 2013-2016.
- Elected president of “Federación de Radioprotección de América Latina y el Caribe (FRALC)” in 2018 for the period of 2018-2021.
- In 2017, was awarded with the Fellow of IOMP (FIOMP).
- The experience in didactic and research field includes participation as a lecturer of the medical physics master program of the IRD/CNEN (since 2001), supervision of students in master and PhD research and proofreader of scientific journals. The investigation is mainly in diagnostic radiology, instrumentation and radiation protection and safety in medical applications of ionizing radiation. Also act as an IAEA expert (since 2001) and Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), especially in diagnostic radiology activities in Latin America.