Born in Ribeirão Preto-SP, Brazil, the author had scientific training for several Brazilian public universities until to do his doctorate and post-doctorate at the School of Medicine of Botucatu, UNESP. Spent part of his breast surgical training at the European Institute of Oncology in Milan, Italy, where he had contact with great masters as Jean-Yves Petit, Mario Rietjens and Umberto Veronesi. Returning to Brazil was invited to join the Mastology Department of Barretos Cancer Hospital. Since 2008 heads the Oncoplastic Training Center for helping to train breast surgeons with a refined and oncologically safe philosophy.