Oncologist doctor. Former Fellow at the University of California/Stanford. Specialist in Medical Auditing and Health Economics. First president of the Brazil chapter of the International Society of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcome Research (ISPOR). Former Chair of the Latin American Committee of ISPOR. Member of the international committee of The Lancet. Professor at the UNIMED Faculty Foundation. Coordinator of NATAC - High Cost Technology Assessment Center at UNIMED RS.