Graduation at Medical School at Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil Medical Residency at Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil Master and Doctorate Degree in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Science at the Post-Graduate Program at Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil Clinical and Research Fellowship at the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, MA, USA Visiting Professor at the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, MA, USA Cardiologist and Heart Failure Specialist at Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre and Hospital Moinhos de Vento, Porto Alegre, Brazil Full Professor of Internal Medicine at Medical School at Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil