Academic Education

• Fellowship in Medical Retina at the Vitreous Retina Macula Consultants of New York/University of New York - 2021/2022;
• Specialist in Ophthalmology graduated from Instituto de Ophthalmologia Dr. Pinto Range - 2020;
• Integrated Master in Medicine from the Faculty of Medical Sciences of Lisbon - 2014.

Clinical Activity

• Hospital Assistant of Ophthalmology at Hospital Garcia de Orta, E.P.E – since 2020;
• Ophthalmology Specialty Internship, Instituto de Ophthalmologia Dr. Pinto Range – 2016-2020.

Scientific Activity

• Guest Assistant in Ophthalmology at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Algarve;
• Researcher at CEDOC (Chronic Diseases Research Center) – Molecular Mechanisms of Disease Group – NOVA Medical School/ Faculty of Medical Sciences of Lisbon;
• Student in the doctoral program at NOVA Medical School/Faculty of Medical Sciences at Universidade Nova de Lisboa – 2020-2024;
• Thesis Title: Retinal Pigment Epithelium fluorescence and vascularization in advanced age-related macular degeneration: comprehensive analysis from bench to imaging.
• Scientific communications at national and international congresses and meetings;
• Author of several publications in indexed national and international Scientific Journals – link to publications profile;
• Reviewer of international scientific journals.

Awards

 

Honor

• European Society of Ophthalmology Award (2022) - recognition of the Portuguese Society of Ophthalmology for talent in the field of clinical research to young researchers. “The Use of OCT to Explore Vascular Connectivity and Implications for Macular Diseases”
• Best Retina paper (2019) - Portuguese Society of Ophthalmology “Implications of the morphologic patterns of type 1 macular neovascularization on macular atrophy growth on patients under anti-VEGF treatment”
• Best Retina Paper (2017) - Portuguese Society of Ophthalmology “Quantitative Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Biomarkers in a Treat-and-Extend Dosing Regimen: Clinical Validation in Treatment Naïve Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration”

Positions in professional order and in scientific societies

• Member of INTRIS – International Retinal Imaging Society
• Member of the Portuguese Society of Ophthalmology;
• Member of EURETINA - European Society of Retina Specialists.