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  Doctor of Medicine University of Brasilia Medical School 1981 – 1986 
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  Residency University of Kentucky - Lexington, KY 1992 – 1995 
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  Fellowship Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center - Cincinnati, OH 1995 – 1998 
Specialties
- Pediatric Endocrinologist 
- Pediatrician 
Boards
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                  American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatric Endocrinology) 
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                  American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics) 
Languages
- English 
- Portuguese 
- Spanish