Psychiatrist graduated from the University of São Paulo (USP). He holds a PhD from the special tripartite program involving the University of São Paulo (USP), the Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), and the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), with support from the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP).

He is currently a postdoctoral researcher at USP with support from FAPESP. He is Director of the Program for Teaching, Research, and Care in Treatment-Resistant Depression, Self-Harm, and Suicidality at the Institute of Psychiatry of the School of Medicine of the University of São Paulo (FMUSP). He is a professor in the Graduate Program in Psychiatry at FMUSP, Associate Editor of the Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry, and author and co-author of several books.