MD: School of Medicine, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil, 1987.
MS: Medicine (Major: Cardiology), University Foundation of Cardiology, Heart Institute of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil, 1996.
PhD: Biomedical Informatics, Graduate School of Arts and Science, Columbia University, New York, NY, 2002.
Residency: Pediatrics, São Lucas Hospital, Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil, 1988.
Residency: Pediatrics (Focus: Pediatric Intensive Care), São Lucas Hospital, Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil, 1990.
Board Certification: Pediatrics, Brazilian Medical Association and Brazilian Society of Pediatrics, Brazil, 1990.
Board Certification: Pediatric Intensive Care, Brazilian Medical Association, Brazilian Society of Pediatrics, and Brazilian Association for Intensive Care Medicine, Brazil, 1991.