He graduated in Medicine from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto (FMUP) in 1997. In 2006 he obtained the specialist degree in Urology, and in 2013 he received his PhD from the same institution.
Areas of Differentiation
- Prostate and Male Well-being – Elevated PSA; Enlarged Prostate; Prostate Cancer; Urological Oncology.
- Sexual Health – Erectile dysfunction; Premature ejaculation; Low testosterone.
- Fertility – Infertility; Scrotal Masses; Testicular Cancer; Testicular Pain; Vasectomy; Vasectomy Reversal.
- Urogenital health – Peyronie's disease; Penile prosthesis; Urethral stenosis; Circumcision and review of cases with sequelae.
He is a leading expert in the field of erectile dysfunction, Peyronie's disease, complex penile reconstruction, urethral strictures, microsurgery, and infertility. His dedication to the field culminated in a PhD on the topic of cardiovascular risk associated with erectile dysfunction.
In 2015, she obtained her Competency in Clinical Sexology from the Portuguese Medical Association, becoming a Senior Hospital Assistant in the Urology Department of the São João University Hospital Center in Porto.
From 2006 to 2017, he was responsible for the Department of Andrology/Sexual Medicine, Coordinator of Reproductive Medicine – male factor, and a member of the kidney transplant team at the Urology Service of the University Hospital Center of S. João, Porto.
In 2016, he founded the multidisciplinary Sexual Medicine Clinic at the University Hospital Center of São João, Porto.
Since 2017 he has been the Coordinator of the Andrology and Sexual Medicine Unit at Hospital da Luz Arrábida.
Between 2006 and 2018 he was Professor of Urology in the Medicine Course at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto (FMUP) and Visiting Professor of the Doctoral Program in Human Sexuality at the Faculty of Psychology of the University of Porto.
Since 2006, he has been the principal investigator in several clinical studies in the fields of Sexual Medicine and Oncology at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto, a researcher at the Institute for Research and Innovation in Health (I3S) since 2017, and a member of the Executive Committee of... European Society for Sexual Medicine since 2019.
As a member of the executive committee of European Society for Sexual Medicine and of board of the European Association of Urology Section of Genitourinary Reconstructive Surgeons, is permanently involved in developing the highest standards of training in the field of Andrology and Sexual Medicine for urologists.
In 2007 it was Fellow of the European Board of Urology, European Association of Urology and has been a member of since 2013. EAU Section of Genito-urinary Reconstructive Surgeons (ESGURS).
He is currently the President of the Portuguese Society of Andrology, Sexual Medicine and Reproduction.
Highly involved in research, he regularly publishes scientific articles in international journals and is involved in the postgraduate training of healthcare professionals and other urologists, being regularly invited to give lectures and perform live surgeries. He is the author of several book chapters and original articles in scientifically impactful journals in the areas of prostate oncology, sexual medicine, and genitourinary reconstructive surgery.
He is a reviewer and editor for medical journals at both national and international levels.
He received numerous awards and distinctions throughout his career.
Currently a member of several scientific societies:
- Order of Physicians
- Portuguese Association of Urology
- European Association of Urology
- Portuguese Society of Andrology, Sexual Medicine and Reproduction
- European Society for Sexual Medicine
- International Society for Sexual Medicine
Urologist and Andrologist.