Education
1990 - University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy - M.D. 1990 (magna cum
laude)
Academic titles
2004 - Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Bologna,
Bologna, Italy
1999 (Jul-Dec) - Clinical and Research Fellow in Advanced
Gastrointestinal Surgery, Rhode Isalnd Hospital, Brown University
(RI), USA
1995 (Jan-Apr) - Research Fellow in Surgery, Massachusetts General
Hospital, Harvard University, Boston (MA), USA
Residency, Postgraduate Courses and Phd
1997/98 - 2000/2001 PhD in Surgical Oncology of the Dygestive
System, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy
1997 (Gen-Dec) - Junior Resident in Surgery, Massachusetts General
Hospital, Harvard University, Boston (MA), USA
1995-1996 - Postgraduate Course in Laser and Endoscopic Surgery,
University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
1990-1995 - Residency in General Surgery, University of Bologna,
Bologna, Italy
Licensures & Certifications
1996 - USMLE/ECFMG Certification, United States Medical License
Examination/Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates,
Philadelphia (PA), USA
1996 - Fully registred Medical Practitioner, General Medical
Council, UK
1995 - Board Certified in General Surgery (Italy)
1993 - ATLS (Advanced Trauma Life Support) Course
Certification
1990 - Italian Full Medical License
Institutional appointments
Member of the Bioethic Committee,
University of Bologna
Member of the Task Force "Surgery in the
elderly", SIOG (International Society of Geriatric Oncology)
Member of the Editorial Board of European Journal of
Surgical Oncology
Organising secretary of the residency in General Surgery at
Bologna University
