| until 1995 | High school |
| 1995-2001 | Medical studies at university in Lisbon and Göttingen |
| 2001-2003 | Working as a senior house officer in general medicine in Lisbon |
| 2003 | Qualifying to practice freely as a doctor in Portugal and Germany |
| 2004 -2011 | Fellowship in anaesthesiology |
| 2006 | Graduate in emergency medicine, a sub-specialization in Germany |
| 2011 | Qualification as an anaesthesiologist and completion of the European Diploma of Anaesthesiology |
| 2015 – now | Fellowship in General Practice |
| 2016 | Dietary Therapy Course run by Dr. John McDougall MD |
| 2016 | Basic course for GPs in psycho-somatic illnesses |
| 2017 | Plant Based Nutrition Certification Course, from eCornell University, USA, a course created by T. Colin Campbell |
| 2017 | Course in clinical nutrition, certificated by the German Board of Physicians |
| 2018 | Course in smoking cessation, certificated by the German Board of Physicians |
| 2018 | Course in disease prevention, certificated by the German Board of Physicians Courses 1-4 in naturopathy, certificated by the German Board of Physicians Sub-Speciality in palliative care, with German Board of Physicians |
With Ana Steindorff Pinheiro, Plant Based Doctor and Lifestyle Medicine Physician