He graduated in Medicine from the University of São Paulo (1977) and received his Doctor of Medicine (Surgery) from the University of São Paulo (1990).
He is currently an Associate Professor of Cardiovascular Surgery at the University of São Paulo School of Medicine and Director of the Electrical Stimulation and Pacemaker Surgical Unit at the Heart Institute (InCor) at the Hospital das Clínicas of FMUSP.
He is a Consultant for the National Council of Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq). He serves as a member of the Editorial Board of the Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery and as a reviewer for the Brazilian Archives of Cardiology.

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Research Lines
- Study of Late Complications of Cardiac Pacing and the Use of Endocavitary Electrodes
- Interventions in the process of ventricular remodeling in myocardial insufficiency
Guidance in progress
- Wagner Tadeu Jurevicius do Nascimento

