Pr. Mineiro completed his medical training at the University of Medical Sciences in Lisbon in 1980, and pursued his Orthopaedic training in Portugal and the UK. He obtained his PhD in 2003 from the University of Lisbon. He then focused on pediatric orthopedics and spine under Pr. Weinstein. He is currently coordinator of the Orthopaedic and Spine Unit at the Hospital CUF Descobertas in Lisbon, Portugal.