EDUCATION
Classical Education – Liceo Classico Luigi Galvani, Bologna, Italy - Final mark: 90/100 (09/2002 – 07/2007)
Erasmus Exchange – Universitätsklinikum Hamburg Eppendorf (UKE), Hamburg, Germany - (01/10/2010 – 31/10/2011)
Medical School and Degree – Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna. Thesis Title: "Complete Atrioventricular Canal Defect: Indications, Surgical Treatment and Outcome". Final mark: 110/110 cum Laude (01/10/2007 – 24/10/2013)
License to practice as Medical Doctor in Italy – Ordine Provinciale dei Medici Chirurghi e degli Odontoiatri di Bologna. Final mark: 268.5/270 - (from 05/02/2014)
Vascular Surgery Residency – Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna. Final Thesis: "CO2-Angiography in Endovascular Aortic Repair: Anatomical Characteristics and Technical Aspects to Achieve Zero Iodinated Contrast" Final mark: 110/110 cum Laude - (10/12/2014 – 11/12/2019)
PhD in Surgical Sciences – Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna. Final Thesis: "CO2-EVAR - An innovative approach to Automated Carbon Dioxide Angiography during Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair" (01/11/2018 – 15/06/2022)
Post-doctoral Research Fellowship in Advanced Endovascular Aortic Repair - University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Texas (USA), supervisor Dr Gustavo S Oderich (01/06/2022 - 31/05/2023)
WORK EXPERIENCE
INTERNSHIP – Cardiac Surgery, Klinikum der Universität München Campus Großhadern - Munich, Germany (03/09/2012 – 30/09/2012)
INTERNSHIP – Cardiac Surgery, Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin - Berlin, Germany (18/08/2014 – 06/09/2014)
INTERNSHIP – Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna - Bologna, Italy (07/01/2013 – 31/05/2014)
CLINICAL OBSERVERSHIP – Vascular Surgery - Weill Cornell Medical Center - NY Presbyterian Hospital - New York (USA), supervisor Dr Darren B Schneider (14/11/2017 – 15/02/2018)
RESIDENCY IN VASCULAR SURGERY – Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna - Bologna, Italy (10/12/2014 – 11/12/2019)
Fixed-Term ATTENDING DOCTOR IN VASCULAR SURGERY – Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Hospital - Bologna, Italy (08/06/2020 – 19/09/2020)
RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP IN ADVANCED ENDOVASCULAR AORTIC REPAIR - Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Texas (USA), supervisor Dr Gustavo S Oderich (01/06/2022 - 31/05/2023)
UNIVERSITY RESEARCHER TYPO A (JUNIOR) –Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC) - Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna (20/10/2020 – ongoing)
AWARDS
Peter B. Samuels Award, best article among abstracts selected at the Annual Meeting 2023 of the Society of Clinical Vascular Surgery (SCVS) in Miami (Florida, USA) 2023
2nd Prize for the Best e-Poster Presentation ESVS (European Society of Vascular Surgery) 2020
Winner of Borsa di Studio SICVE (Italian Society of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery) 2017
Winner of Borsa di Studio SICVE (Italian Society of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery) 2019
SURGICAL ACTIVITY
More than 1500 surgical arterial interventions (500 as First surgeon), 200 venous interventions (150 as First surgeon)
PUBLICATIONS
Is author and coauthor of 45 original articles published in international journals (first author in 10, second author in 3, coauthor in 32).
Is author and coauthor 4 book chapters.
CONFERENCES
Has participated as speaker in many international Vascular and Cardiovascular Meetings in Europe and USA in the last 10 years.
