Technical Officer for Health Systems and Quality of Care at the WHO Athens Office on Quality of Care and Patient Safety, WHO European Region

Medical Degree (MD) and PhD in Medicine by the Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon. Specialization in Internal Medicine. Postgraduation in Healthcare Management by the Católica Lisbon School of Business & Economics.

Director of the Department of Healthcare Quality, Directorate-General of Health, Ministry of Health, Portugal (2018-2022). Delegate of Portugal for the Health Security Committee and Committee on Cross-Border Healthcare, European Commission (2018 – 2022). Chair of the Portuguese National Immunization Technical Advisory Group for COVID-19 (2020-2022).