Dr. Miranda is a native of Brazil who graduated from the University of São Paulo. He was educated in medicine in Frankfurt, Germany, then received his surgical training in the United States at the University of Florida in Gainesville.

He is certified by the American Board of Surgery and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. Prior to starting his Family Practice in 2001 in Austin, Texas, Dr. Miranda had extensive experience in Emergency Room care. After retiring from his Surgical Practice in Austin in 1997, he worked as an Emergency Room physician until 2001.

Dr. Miranda speaks English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, and German.