Associate Professor of Infectious Diseases from 27/07/2023.
Main fields of interest: epidemiology and clinical management of Tuberculosis (TB), TB/HIV coinfection, MDR-TB and XDR-TB, tuberculosis infection, non-tuberculous mycobacteria, chronic pulmonary infections, ID in migrants and returning travellers.
Senior consultant for World Health Organization for Global TB Programme (Geneva, Switzerland) since 2008.
Degree and Diploma
Degree in Medicine and Surgery in 1997 (Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna) with mark 110/110 cum laude.
Specialization Diploma in Infectious Diseases in 2002 (Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna) with mark 70/70 cum laude.
Boards/Expert panel
Since 2009: Childhood TB Subgroup, DOTS Expansion Working Group.
Since 2010: WHO Global Task Force for TB Impact Measurement
2013-2018: Medical Coordinator of ERS/WHO TB Consilium
Since 2013: member of Stop TB Italia ODV.
Since 2013: member of International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases
Since 2018: Chair of Global TB Consilium Technical Committee
Associate Editor of International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases since 2022
Editorial Board Member of European Respiratory Journal since 2017
Referee of peer reviewed journals: European Respiratory Journal, BMC Public Health, BMC Infectious Diseases, Medicine, International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Lancet ID
