Professor, Chair, Director, and Associate Dean
University of Florida
I received a D.D.S. degree at the University of Paulista in Brazil. I completed both a Master’s degree and a Certificate in Endodontics at the University of Maryland College of Dental Surgery.
In 2005, I completed a fellowship in education at Baylor College of Medicine and the University of Texas at Houston. I received numerous faculty awards including the Edward Osetek Award given by the American Association of Endodontists.
I was officially appointed Director of the Graduate Endodontic Program on July 1, 2009. I was appointed Chair of the Endodontics department effective January 1, 2010.
I am a Diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics.
Nominated Board of Trustees for the Foundation of the American Association of Endodontists.
Delegate and Representative of the AAE as a COHAEP of the ADEA
Nominated by the AAE as a CODA consultant.
Invited by the AAE as an officer of the Educational Affairs Committee of the AAE.