· Degree in Medicine
and Surgery at the University of Bologna, 1984
· Specialized degree
in General Surgery at the University of Bologna, 1989
· Associate Professor of General
Surgery at the University of Bologna, 2000-present.
· Chief of "Pancreatic Surgery" at S.Orsola-Malpighi Hospital,
2016-present.
Formation activities:
1. University of Ulm – Pancreatic
Surgery – 1996
2. University of Genova –
Hepato-Bilo-Pancreatic surgery – 2001
3. University of Strasbourg –
Laparoscopic approach in endocrine surgery – 2001
4. University of Strasbourg –
Laparoscopic approach in digestive surgery – 2002
5. University of Rome – Pancreatic
surgery – 2003
6. Period of attendance in
Hepato-Bilio-Pancreatic Surgery at the University of Nagoya (Japan)
– 2000.
7.2012 Advanced laparoscopic course for solid organ surgery. AIMS Academy, Milano 21-23 novembre 2012
8.2015-2016 Master in Hapato-Bilio-Pancreatic Robotic Surgery . University of Pisa, Italy.
9. 2017 Course in Surgery of Liver and Biliary Diseases, Bologna 18-21 September 2017
Professional Curriculum
Full Professor in Surgery, University of Bologna
Chief of Endocrine and Pancreatic Surgery, S Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy
Scientific activities:
1.Author of 625 published manuscripts, 251 of which in PubMed, Scopus: 227 documents, 5191 citations
and H-Index=34.
2.Speaker to numerous National
and International Congresses.
3.Co-organizer of 23 Scientific Congresses, Reviewer for 24 journal. Editorial Board in 3 journals indexed in PubMed.
4.Participant in numerous
multi-center studies of pancreatic pathology.
5.Member: Italian Society of
Surgery, Italian Association on the Study of the Pancreas, Italian
Society of the Surgeon of the University and Club of the Unit of
Endocrine Surgery, European Pancreatic Club, International
Association Pancreatology.
Surgical operations:
·from january 2002 to june 2023: 3822 operations,
2837 as first operator, of which 839 of pancreatic surgery.