He is trained in Internal Medicine, and also completed a fellowship in Geriatrics. He received his PhD in Neurology/Neurosciences from the Federal University of São Paulo, Brazil. Dr. Lucchetti is a volunteer Research Collaborator of the Brazilian Medical Spiritist Association. He has published several articles on Spirituality and Health in indexed journals, such as Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Medical Education, Circulation, Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine and Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences. He has also served as reviewer for several international peer review scientific journals.