Graduated from the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul Medical School, in Brazil, in 1994. Cnically trained in Internal Medicine and Clinical Oncology by the Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre and attended the University of California San Francisco, as a clinical fellow. Holding an MBA in health business, he is a professor of the post graduation course of Fundação Universidade UNIMED. He also serves as regular consultant of the major private health insurance company in Brazil, with over 100 companies in my portifolio. Currently he is Coordinator of the Oncologic Drugs Benefits Program of the CAPESESP (self financed insurance linked to Ministry of Health). Former Coordinator of the Oncology Unit of UNIMED (with 11 million people covered). He is the author or co-author of over 70 national and international arbitrated journals and chapters of books about oncology, medical audit and pharmacoeconomics and I have presented more than 150 lectures. His work in pharmacoeconomics is focused in cancer related therapy. He is also a founder of the ISPOR Brazilian Chapter and is the current president of the local chapter. Past chair of the ISPOR Latin America Health Care Policymakers & Payers Committee Membership. Board of the Americas Health Foundation. Specialties: Oncology