Degree in Medicine and Surgery by FMUP
PhD in Medical Sciences with complementary test in Psychiatry by FMUP
Post-Graduation in Legal Medicine by IMLP
Specialist in Legal Medicine by the Doctor's Order with the degree of Consultant in Legal Medicine
Competency in Body Damage Evaluation by The Doctor's Order
Legal Medicine Medical Carrer Chief of Service of INMLCF
Master in Graphology and Documentology by Universidade de Barcelona
Porto's Legal Medicine Institute Director (1976-2001)
Invited Professor of Legal Medicine in FMUP and ICBAS
Founder and Director of the Masters in Legal Medicine in ICBAS-UP, being a consultant in the present
Professor of Forensic Odontology in CESPU
Professor of Forensic Psychology in Universidade Lusíada do Porto
Honorary member of the World Association for Medical Law
Honorary member of the Spanish Society for Sanitary Law
Professor of Legal Medicine and Judicial Psychology of the Law Department of the Universidade Portucalense Infante D. Henrique
Director of the Prof. J. Pinto da Costa Legal-Medical Center
Scientific Director of CRIAP Institute