Full Professor of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Sao Paulo Medical School; Chair of the Board of Directors, Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine Institute, University of Sao Paulo Medical School General Hospital; Director of the PAHO/WHO Collaborating Center for Rehabilitation; President of the Sao Paulo Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine Association; Member of the US National Academy of Medicine; Vice President of the Sao Paulo Medical Academy; Former Sao Paulo State Secretary for the Rights of the Person with Disability (2008-2018).