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Welcome to My Home Page!

I was a radiologist and nuclear medicine physician at Fresno's University Medical Center (UMC) from 1979 to 1997. While at UMC, I held an assistant clinical professor position with the University of California, San Francisco. After working part-time off and on at Kaiser Permanente Fresno from 1987, I finally joined the medical staff full-time in 1997.

I was born in Caxias do Sul, Brazil, where I lived until 1965, when an American Field Service scholarship brought me to California for one year. I returned to the U.S. in 1974, after attending the UFRGS Medical School in Porto Alegre.

Roles and Responsibilities

There is nothing that I like to do better than practice radiology and nuclear medicine (I lied: I’d rather have been selected for the Brazilian National Soccer team). I actually look forward to coming to work. I consider radiology tests as challenges, whose solutions help primary care physicians diagnose and treat their patients properly. I am detail- rather than volume-oriented. I want patients to know that I give the utmost consideration to the interpretation of their exams.

Although a radiologist primarily deals with referring physicians, I thoroughly take pleasure in direct contact with patients. Fortunately, I can do so when treating nuclear medicine patients or performing exams in radiology, such as fluoroscopy and localization of breast lesions. I think communication is vital (speaking Portuguese and Spanish helps). Nothing gratifies me more than performing a procedure in which the patient is comfortable and relaxed, making the correct diagnosis and making a new friend.

Family and Friends

Most important in my life are my wife Tere, and our children, Vanessa, and Alex.

Hobbies and Interests After family and medicine, what I enjoy most is playing and watching soccer. I try to exercise most days of the week (running, stationary bike, etc), which requires working around a very busy schedule. Reading is another of my relaxation activities.

My Credentials

Medical school	Universidade Federal Do Rio Grande Do Sul Faculdade De Medicina, Porto Alegre, Brazil
Internship	University of Alabama School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL
Residency	Lloyd Noland Hospital and Health Centers, Fairfield, AL
Residency	Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Fresno, CA
Residency	UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA
Board certification	Diagnostic Radiology, American Board of Radiology
Board certification	Nuclear Medicine, American Board of Nuclear Medicine
Board certification	Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine

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