Citenzship, date of birth   Italian, February 9, 1961


M.D. graduation: University of Bologna, June 19, 1985110/110 cum laudae


Fellowship and Board in Vascular Surgery   University of Bologna, from September 1985 to October 1990
   
Scolarship "Hparin in Venous Surgery" January - June 1987, Vascular Surgery Dept University of Bologna


Appointments:
   Post-doctoral associate. State University of New York at Buffalo. February 13, 1989 - August 1, 1990.
   Assistant Clinical Instructor, State University of New York at Buffalo May 1, 1992 - December 1, 1993
   Consultant of Vascular Surgery - Istituti Ortopedici Rizzoli Bologna,.September 15,1993-June,15, 1994
   Full time staff vascular surgeon Maggiore Hospital Bologna, from November 8,1996 to December,7 1997 and from March 6, 1998 to May 31 1998
   Assistant professor and full time staff vascular surgeon, University of Bologna from October 1, 1998 to October 1, 2006.
   Associate professor and full time staff vascular surgeon, University of Bologna from October 1, 2006 to December 8, 2019
   Director, Fellowship Program in Vascular Surgery, University of Bologna, from March 2017 to date.
   Full professor and full time staff vascular surgeon, University of Bologna from December 9, 2019 to date


Surgical experience:    More than 5000 arterial reconstructive procedures performed either by open and endovascuar approach. More than 1000 surgical intervention for superficial venous disease
      
Teaching activities   
Teacher of Surgical Pathology at "Professional Nursing School" USL 29 Bologna, academic year 1991-92
   Ad hoc Professor of the University of Bologna, Vascular Surgery Fellowship Program, "Biocompatibility techniques of implantable materials" Academic years 1994-95 and 1995-96
   Teacher of ECM course: "Epidemiology, Pathogenesis of vascular diseases and their surgical treatment" Bologna, December 19, 1996
   Tutor in the Vascular Surgery Fellowship Program of the University of Bologna from 1998 to date
   Tutor in the Vascular Surgery Fellowship Program of the University of Bologna from 2000 to date


PhD in "Scientific-experimental research methodology in thoraco-cardiovascular surgery". Achieved in Rome, October 21, 1994
Post-PhD scholarship in medical sciences, University of Bologna, academic year 1995-96


Papers published   
Articles in journals: (total 318)
   H-index =27
   Citation = 2843
   
   Monographs: (total 18)
- Author of 1 monograph in Italian.
- Author of 1 monograph in English
- Co-author of 3 Italian editions of English monograph.
- Co-author of 2 monographs in Italian
- Collaborator in 11 monographs (2 in
Italian, 6 in English, 1 in French).


Editorial Board   
•   Member of the Editorial Board of the Italian Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
•   Member of the Editorial Board of Annals of Vascular Surgery


Reviewer   Ad hoc reviewer for:
•   European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery (156 reviews completed)
•   Journal of Endovascular Therapy (10 reviews completed)
•   Surgical and Radiological Anatomy
•   European Journal of Neurology
•   American Journal of Cardiovascular Drugs
•   Neuroradiology


   
Meetings participation   Invited speaker, moderator or tutor in 102 congresses/symposia


Meeting organizations   Organization of more than 20 congresses on Vascular Surgery Issues. Organizer of the "Summer School in Vascular Surgery" at the University of Bologna in the years 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021