Dr. Erick Ricardo was born and raised in the interior of São Paulo, in the city of Ribeirão Preto. The human warmth inherited from his parents, born in Minas Gerais, awakened in his son a desire to take care of people. He entered the Faculty of Dentistry of Ribeirão Preto-USP in 2007, where he began his studies. In the year following his graduation (2011), he began his specialization in the area of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the same faculty (FORP-USP), where he also obtained his Master's degree (2016), Doctor (2019) and Post-graduate degree. Doctor (2021).
He is a surgeon, professor, researcher, and author of books and scientific articles in the area of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Implants. He underwent surgical training at Freiburg University Hospital, Germany, in 2018. He is part of an international research group in cooperation with the Ariminum Institute, in Italy. He was responsible for the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery discipline at the University of Franca and is currently part of the teaching staff of the Postgraduate Program in Surgery at FORP-USP.