Medical training followed by Residency in Pediatrics, Residency in Pediatric Endocrinology and Master of Pediatric Endocrinology with the thesis: ”Evaluation of the efficacy and safety of growth hormone therapy in short, prepubertal children, with chronic renal insufficiency” at the University Hospital, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil (1982-1993). Ph.D. in Pediatric Endocrinology at the International Paediatric Growth Research Centre, University of Göteborg, Göteborg, Sweden with the Thesis: ”Short children born small for gestational age: Hormonal regulation of growth” (1993-1997).
Currently is Full Professor of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil; Member of the Board of Directors, The Growth Hormone Research Society; Member of the Editorial Board, Pituitary; Associate Editor, Frontiers in Endocrinology.
Key publication in the field of growth, small for gestational age, growth hormone treatment and safety of growth hormone treatment.