{"id":277233,"date":"2026-03-31T12:32:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T17:32:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-southcoast-health-multi.southcoast-health.org\/doctors\/matthew-j-dacosta-pa-c\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T05:01:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T10:01:22","slug":"matthew-j-dacosta-pa-c","status":"publish","type":"doctors","link":"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/pt\/doctors\/matthew-j-dacosta-pa-c\/","title":{"rendered":"Matthew J. DaCosta PA-C"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"grid\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-12 maincopy blogCore\">\n<p>Matthew J. DaCosta, PA-C obteve a sua licenciatura em Psicologia na Universidade de Massachusetts Dartmouth em Dartmouth, Massachusetts. Em seguida, obteve o seu Master of Science em Physician Assistant Studies na Johnson &amp; Wales University em Providence, Rhode Island. 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