Degree in Veterinary Medicine (UTAD); a Master’s in Oncology (ICBAS, University of Porto; IPO-Porto; and Thomas Jefferson Medical School); a Postgraduate Diploma in Comparative and Technological Molecular Genetics (UTAD); a PhD in Veterinary Sciences (ICBAS, U.Porto); and a Master’s in Academic and Clinical Education (Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto).

Assistant Professor at ICBAS, University of Porto. Coordinator of the curricular units (CU) Imaging, Animal Welfare, Professional Ethics and Veterinary Ethics, and Elective Practical Training (EPT) in the Integrated Master’s in Veterinary Medicine (IMVM) at ICBAS, U.Porto. Coordinator of the CU Bioethics and Legislation and co‑coordinator of the CU Animal Wellbeing in the Master’s in Applied Animal Behaviour for Global Wellbeing (MCABEG) at ICBAS, U.Porto, and FPCEUP. Lecturer in the CU Medicine and Surgery of Companion Animals II in the IMVM at ICBAS, U.Porto, and in the optional CU Spontaneous Animal Models—One Disease, Two Medicines in the Integrated Master’s in Medicine at ICBAS, U.Porto. Lecturer in the Master’s in Academic and Clinical Education (MEAC–FMUP), in the CUs Assessment in Academic and Clinical Education and Academic and Professional Integrity. Lecturer in the CU Animal Behaviour and Wellbeing in Society of the MCABEG (ICBAS and FPCEUP).

Director of the ICBAS Kennel (2010–2020). Head of the Diagnostic Imaging Service at the Veterinary Hospital of the U.Porto (UPVet, 1999–2020). Founding member and Vice‑President of the ORBEA Committee at ICBAS, U.Porto (2014–2018). Member of the Scientific Committee of the IMVM, U.Porto (2019–2025). Member of the IMVM EPT Committee (2009–2018). Associate Director of the IMVM U.Porto. President of the IMVM EPT Committee, U.Porto. Responsible for pedagogical activities at UPVet. Clinical activity in Diagnostic Imaging at UPVet. Clinical traineeships/visits to diagnostic imaging services in Ghent, Orlando, Utrecht, Cambridge, and Zurich.

Researcher at the Associate Laboratory AL4AnimalS, Animal Science Research Centre (CECA), coordinator of the Research Group on Animal Health and Wellbeing. Supervisor/co‑supervisor and examiner of curricular traineeships, master’s theses, and doctoral dissertations. Author/co‑author and reviewer of national and international scientific communications and publications. Speaker at national and international scientific congresses/courses. Member of the Scientific Committee of multiple national and international conferences, including the annual congress of the European specialty in Diagnostic Imaging (EVDI, 2017–2021) and the world radiology congresses (IVRA‑EVDI, 2023 and 2026). Scientific Advisor for Diagnostic Imaging at MedVep (Brazil) and guest editor of Animals (special issue Diagnostic Imaging in Animal Oncology and special issue From Images to Evidence: Diagnostic Imaging as a Clinical Decision‑Making Tool in Companion Animal Medicine). Member of the ENAI (European Network for Academic Integrity) Working Group Ethical Publishing and Dissemination. Member of the European Association of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging (EAVDI).

Scientific areas of interest: diagnostic imaging, education, ethics, and wellbeing in companion animals.

Personal interests and hobbies: travel, gastronomy, reading, cinema/performing arts, meditation, interior design.