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Date of birth: 24 October 1957 Languages:Fluent English and Portuguese EDUCATION Basic Medical Education Vassouras Medical School – Vassouras University Rio de Janeiro/RJ, 1980. Residency Arthroscopy and Knee Surgery at Humberto Primo Hospital (formerly Matarazzo Hospital) from 1981 to 1983. São Paulo, Brazil. Post-Graduate Work Masters Degree in Orthopaedics and Traumatology – Paulista Medical School, from 1986 to 1988. Approved in public defense on August 29th, 1990. Thesis title: Arthroscopy in knee post-traumatic hemarthrosis. Post-Graduate Work PH.D in Orthopaedics and Traumatology at Paulista Medical School, from 1992 to 1994. Approved in public defense, on December 14th, 1994.Title: Partial lesion of the anterior cruciate ligament. PROFESSIONAL Specialist Title, given by the Brazilian Society for Orthopaedics and Traumatology, after evaluation on January 30th , 1992. President of the Brazilian Society for Knee Surgery; 2000-2002