Date of Birth: January 8, 1975
QUALIFICATIONS
Associate Professor in Legal Medicine
Affiliation: Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences
EDUCATION
2005 – 2007: PhD in Sleep Medicine, Department of
Neurological Sciences, University of Bologna
2000 – 2004: Residency in Legal Medicine, University of
Bologna
1993 – 2000: Degree in Medicine and Surgery, University of
Bologna
WORK EXPERIENCE
2015 - present: Associate Professor, University of Bologna
2006 – 2015: Assistant Professor, University of
Bologna
2007 – 2010: Medical-legal assistant at the S.S. Legal Medicine,
S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna
HONORS, MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS
2014 – present: Member of the Scientific Committee of
the International Doctoral Degree in Law, Science and
Technology
2010 – present: Member of the Interdepartmental Center of
Research on Victimology and Security (CIRVIS), University of
Bologna
2008 – present: Member of Scientific Committee of the Doctorate
in Law and New Technology, focus on Bioethics, University of
Bologna
2006 – present: Member of the Commission Sleepiness, Safety
and Transportation, Italian Association of Sleep Medicine
(AIMS)
2005 – present: Expert in the field, Department of
Jurisprudence, University of Bologna
2005 – 2013: Member of the Independent Ethical
Committee,Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna,
Policlinico S. Orsola-Malpighi, Bologna
INTERESTS
Research interests focus mostly on medico-legal aspects of sleep
medicine (disability in narcolepsy, excessive daytime sleepiness
and fitness to drive, forensic issues of sleep-related violence), patient-provider communication (legal and ethical aspects), advance care planning and end of life decisions, disability assessment
