Is an artist and physician with 10+ years of work experience in the field of psychiatry and a mental health expert.

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He has created and directed various experimental dance- and theatre works; his independent short film debut, AFUERA, has received several recognitions, including Best Experimental Short at the Berlin Short Film Festival 2023. 

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He is also the main author of the non-fiction book "Towards Consensus- Philosophical ideas for empathetic relations" (publication forthcoming) which promotes an innovative stance towards contemporary philosophy and the psychology of human interactions. 

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After studying medicine in Germany, Portugal, and Brazil, he completed a doctorate in occupational, social, and environmental medicine at Goethe University, Frankfurt. Following two years of clinical research, he has continuously worked in clinical psychiatry since 2016 - including training and experience in different therapy forms  with a personal focus on systemic therapy, interpersonal relations, family dynamics, mindfulness meditation and mind training.

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He also underwent training in arts, starting with an early singing education with stage appearance in the opera and classical concerts as a young boy, and 15 years of training and education in performance, dance and experimental theatre, including masterclasses, own stage appearances, and a directing internship at the well known Schauspielhaus Hamburg.   

 

His sociocultural work includes a membership in the board of Gandhi-Serve Foundation (2016-19), which brought him in contact with Eastern Philosophy and Meditation, including several longer stays and study trips to India, Southeast Asia, and South America and a collaboration with the Centre for Arts and Sciences GEN in Montevideo, Uruguay. 

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His interest in communication made him learn several foreign languages and as a passionate diver he loves to travel the world's coasts and islands - always keen on exploring the underwater world. 

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For his cultural and artistic work he received several grants and awards, such as the Audience Award at the Podewil - Interventions Festival for Young Art (2014), a Cultural Grant from the German Federal Ministry for Family Affairs and Youth (2009-2010), Scholarships and artistic grants from the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service, 2010), the International Office of the University of Rostock (2013), the Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Europe (2020), the Berlin Nature Conservation Foundation, 2023, as well as an Honorary citizenship of the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma (2003). 

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Languages: German, English, Portuguese, Spanish, French, Greek (with limitations)

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