Daniel is an early career researcher who studied Medicine and specialised in Obstetrics and Gynaecology in Brazil (University of Sao Paulo), subspecialised in Fetal Medicine (Fetal Medicine Foundation / King's College Hospital, London, UK) and in Maternal-Fetal Medicine - High risk pregnancy (Monash University - Australia).He is currently studying a Master in Public Health at Harvard University (USA).

His main research interest is in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Prevention of pregnancy complications, Prenatal diagnosis and Early pregnancy screening. In the last 5 years, Daniel has authored more than 40 peer-reviewed publications (H-index 16 (Google Scholar) and 15 (Scopus)), and has published in leading journals including NEJM, Lancet, JAMA, BMJ Open, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Human Reproduction, and Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Daniel recently led and first-authored a European multicentre landmark randomised trial on the prediction and prevention of pre-eclampsia involving nearly 27,000 screened women in 13 hospitals and six European countries. This study, published in NEJM, is changing clinical practice and had nearly 700 citations in two years.

Daniel is a lecturer and senior research Fellow at Monash University.