1. ACADEMIC DEGREES • “Agregação” (highest Portuguese academic degree) in Cardiology: 2004. Porto Medical School, Portugal • PhD in Cardiology: 1998. Porto Medical School • Master's Degree in Medicine:1990. Porto Medical School • MD: 1979. Porto Medical School 2. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 1. Coordinator. Heart Failure Working Group. Portuguese Society of Cardiology. 2019 – present date 2. Past-President. Portuguese Society of Cardiology. April 2015 – present date 3. Head. Cardiovascular Diseases Division, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto. 2016 – present date 4. Associate-Professor Cardiology. Porto Medical School. 2007 – present date 5. “Chefe de Serviço” (highest National Health System rank) of Cardiology. S. João University Hospital Center Porto, Portugal. 2008 – present date 6. Associate-Editor. Portuguese Journal of Cardiology. 2006 – present date 7. Associate-Editor. Journal American College Cardiology - Portuguese Edition. 2017 – present date