Bachelor's at Medicina from Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (1984), master's at Doenças Infecciosas e Parasitárias from Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (1993) and doctorate at Doenças Infecciosas e Parasitárias from Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (2001). Has experience in Medicine, acting on the following subjects: hiv, hepatite c, co-infecção, hepatites virais and aids. Currently, Professor Maria Cássia Mendes-Correa, Associated Professor, Infectious Diseases Department -Head at the Virology Laboratory (LIM 52) - Tropical Medicine Institute-Director Tropical Medicine Institute-School of Medicine, Sao Paulo University.