Studied medicine at Universidade de São Paulo, then completed his sandwich PhD in Pediatrics from University of California, Los Angeles and Universidade de São Paulo. He has been a researcher assistant for the Maternal Children Department at Istituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein since 2000. Currently his is professor and supervisor of Graduate Program in Health Science at Faculdade Israelita de Ciências da Saúde Albert Einstein. His research interests include Invasive and Non-invasive Ventilatory Support for Newborns and Ventilatory Support in Neonatal Resuscitation.