His areas of interest include all aspects of cardiac, vascular and thoracic surgery, along with the TAVR procedures. A native Floridian, Dr. Motta is a graduate of the University of Miami School of Medicine, Jackson Memorial Hospital. He trained in Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. He also helped establish and founded the open heart surgery unit at Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center. He is board certified by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery and the American Board of Surgery.