Scopus Author Identifier: 6602851122
H-index (Scopus): 36 (updated September 2, 2025)
Orcid: 0000-0002-2975-7299
Born: Faenza (RA), Italy, September 6, 1979
Education
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High School Diploma: Liceo Scientifico, 1998 (final grade: 60/60).
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Degree in Medicine and Surgery, University of Bologna, July 13, 2004 (final grade: 110/110 cum laude).
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Medical License, 2004. Registered with the Medical Board of Ravenna since 2005.
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Specialist in Respiratory Diseases, University of Bologna, November 2008 (final grade: 70/70 cum laude).
Keywords: interstitial lung diseases; ILD; idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; IPF; sarcoidosis; interventional pulmonology; cryobiopsy; bronchoscopy; medical thoracoscopy
Professional Experience
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2008: Honorary Clinical Fellow at the Royal Brompton Hospital, London (UK), Interstitial Lung Disease Unit.
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2009: Locum Registrar in Respiratory Medicine at the Royal Brompton Hospital, London (UK), Interstitial Lung Disease Unit. Full registration as UK medical practitioner (GMC reference number 7018143).
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2009–2023: Consultant in Respiratory Medicine (First Level Medical Officer), Pulmonology Unit, GB Morgagni Hospital, Forlì (FC), Italy.
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Since 2023: Senior Clinical Researcher (Type B) at the Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), University of Bologna, with clinical activity at the Pulmonology Unit, GB Morgagni Hospital, Forlì (FC).
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Since 2021: Appointment as Consultant Lead in “Diffuse Infiltrative Lung Diseases,” AUSL Romagna.
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National academic habilitation (for Full Professor and Associate Professor) in Respiratory Diseases (competition sector 06/D1, scientific disciplinary sector MED10).
Scientific and Research Activity
Institutional Roles
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Coordinator of the AIPO (Italian Association of Hospital Pulmonologists) Study Group on “Diffuse Infiltrative Lung Diseases and Pulmonary Circulation” (2018–2021).
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Chair of the same AIPO Study Group (since 2021).
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Reviewer for the ERS (European Respiratory Society) Clinical Training Fellowship programs (since 2019).
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Member of the Long-Range Planning Committee (LRPC) for Assembly 3 (Interstitial Lung Diseases), ERS (2021–2023).
