I hold a B.S. in Medical Physics (2008) and an M.S./Ph.D. in Physics Applied to Medicine and Biology (2011/2016) from the University of São Paulo, Brazil. During my graduate studies, I conducted research in therapeutic ultrasound and imaging at Mayo Clinic (2010) and Columbia University (2014) through student exchange programs. Following this, I pursued postdoctoral research at CEA, France, and Columbia University, where I was later promoted to Associate Research Scientist.

At CEA, I developed a feedback control system for MRI-guided targeted blood-brain barrier (BBB) disruption using focused ultrasound, aimed at drug delivery to the brain. This work was validated in non-human primates and earned me the Best Presentation Award at the 2017 6th Winter School on Therapeutic Ultrasound, France. During my time at Columbia University, I investigated the safety aspects of focused ultrasound stimulation of human peripheral nerves, focusing on thermal measurements, simulations, and cavitation mapping.

Since joining InSightec in 2021, I have led clinical applications in neurosurgery, helping train neurosurgeons to utilize our device for FDA-approved indications such as Essential Tremor and Parkinson's disease. I also collaborate closely with top neurosurgeons across the US Northeast to translate research into clinical practice. My research interests focus on therapeutic ultrasound, including ultrasound ablation, neuromodulation, and BBB disruption for targeted drug delivery in the central nervous system. I also specialize in MR- and ultrasound imaging-based monitoring techniques.

My technical expertise includes developing systems for signal acquisition and data processing using Matlab, LabVIEW, and Python. I have extensive experience with ultrasound devices, such as the IGT (Image Guided Therapy, France) and Verasonics Vantage systems, and I have worked with ultrasound imaging techniques such as vibro-acoustography, B-mode, passive cavitation imaging, displacement imaging, and thermal strain imaging.

I actively serve as a reviewer for 15 scientific journals and have been a topic editor for Frontiers in Physics and Frontiers in Physiology. I am a member of the IEEE and its Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control Society, the Acoustical Society of America, the Brazilian Physical Society, and the Brazilian Society of Biomedical Engineering.

My contributions to the field have been recognized with several honors, including the Outstanding Reviewer Award from Physics in Medicine and Biology (IOP Publishing) in 2018 and the Best Ph.D. Dissertation Award in Medical Physics from the Brazilian Physical Society in 2016.