About Me:
- Founder and CEO of UP CLINIC- Founder and CEO of the Portuguese Institute of Plastic Surgery in 2013- Hospital Assistant of Plastic Surgery at Hospital de Santa Maria (2008-2013)- Director of the Burns Unit at Hospital de Santa Maria (2008-2011)- Head of the Emergency Department of Plastic Surgery at Hospital de Santa Maria (2010-2013)- Head of the Post-Bariatric Surgery Team at Hospital de Santa Maria (2010-2013)- Private practice at the Todos os Santos Clinic (2002 – 2018) and at Hospital Particular Lisboa (2007 - 2011)
Academic education
– Degree in Medicine from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon (1999)
– Specialist title in Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery (2007)
– Varied and extensive training in the area of Hair Health and Plastic Surgery, namely in the field of body contouring, face and nose and also in the area of Aesthetic Medicine
Languages: Portuguese, English, French, and Spanish
Professional activity
– Founder and CEO of UP CLINIC
– Founder and CEO of the Portuguese Institute of Plastic Surgery in 2013
– Hospital Assistant of Plastic Surgery at Hospital de Santa Maria (2008-2013)
– Director of the Burns Unit at Hospital de Santa Maria (2008-2011)
– Head of the Emergency Department of Plastic Surgery at Hospital de Santa Maria (2010-2013)
– Head of the Post-Bariatric Surgery Team at Hospital de Santa Maria (2010-2013)
– Private practice at the Todos os Santos Clinic (2002 – 2018) and at Hospital Particular Lisboa (2007 – 2011)
Scientific / Pedagogical Activity
– Founder of ASA – Aesthetic & Surgery Academy (2017) which includes an annual course in facial anatomy at the University of Lyon
– Guest teacher at Sinclair Cadaver Course since 2018
– He is a member of the Portuguese Society of Reconstructive and Aesthetic Plastic Surgery,
the International Society of Aesthetic Surgery,
The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons,
The European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery
The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.
Main Practice Areas
Consultation and surgical procedures, namely:
Body :
- High definition liposculpture
- Lipoabdominoplasty
Breast :
- Augmentation Mammoplasty
- Breast prostheses replacement
Face :
- facelift
- neck lift
- Lipostaminal Rejuvenation