Board Certifications:
Internal Medicine; Geriatrics; Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Academic Appointment:
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College 2023-present
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine , Weill Cornell Medical College 2013-2023
Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School from 2009 to 2011

Practice Began:
Internal Medicine in 2003, Geriatrics in 2008
Hospice and Palliative Medicine in 2011

Education and Training:
Hospice and Palliative Care Fellowship, Stanford University
Geriatrics Fellowship, Harvard Medical School Division on Aging
Chief Medical Residency and Internal Medicine Residency, New York Medical College
MD and Internal Medicine Residency, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil

Specialty Society Membership:
American Geriatrics Society, American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, American College of Physicians

Year Appointed at NYP Queens:
2012

Academic Interests:
Medical education, Hospital Medicine, Inpatient Geriatrics and Palliative Care, Mindfulness and Contemplative Care, Medical Care of Ethnic minorities

Personal Interests:
Playing Jazz Piano, running and cycling, traveling, spending time with family

Languages Spoken:
Portuguese, Spanish, Japanese