I earned my medical degree from Universidade de São Paulo in Brazil, completed my residency in general surgery and a fellowship in plastic surgery from the Indiana University School of Medicine. I am a native Portuguese speaker and am happy to speak the language with patients. Born and raised in Brazil, I moved to the United States in 2004. After spending time in the Bay Area and West Virginia, I moved to Washington to make a home near my sister. I live with my husband and our daughter, Maya.