Dr. Clovis Luis Konopka graduated from the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM) in 1987. He is a specialist in Angiology and Vascular Surgery from the Brazilian Society of Angiology and Vascular Surgery (SBACV). Qualification in Vascular Doppler Ultrasound, by the Brazilian Society of Angiology and Vascular Surgery (SBACV), Brazilian College of Surgeons (CBC), and Brazilian Medical Association (AMB). Master's degree in Cardiovascular Surgery from UFRGS and PhD in Education in Science Teaching from UFSM.
He is also a member of the Brazilian Society of Angiology and Vascular Surgery (SBACV) and the Society for Vascular Surgery (USA). He is a Physician and University Professor of the Vascular Surgery course at the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM). He works in an office and is a Vascular Ecographist at the Cardio Center of the Instituto do Coração in Santa Maria (ICOR).