Associate Professor, Medical Doctor (MD). Orthopedics and Traumatology

Associate Professor, Medical Doctor (MD). Orthopedics and Traumatology

Degree in Medicine and Surgery at the University of Bologna, with honors

• Residency in Orthopedics and Traumatology at the University of Bologna, with honors
• PhD in Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences at the University of Bologna
   

• Several Clinical and Research experiences: Cardiff School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK (2008), la NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA (2008 e 2012), la UT Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas, USA. (nel 2008), l’HSS - Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, USA (Academic Visitors nel 2010 e nel 2012) e l’Insigneo Institute for in silico Medicine, Sheffield, UK (Visiting Researcher nel 2017)
• From February 2019 to August 2019 Researcher at the University of Bologna, Dept. of Medical and Surgical Sciences  (DIMEC)
• From 2019 to 2021: Medical Doctor in Orthopedics and Traumatology at the Orthopedic and Traumatological Clinic I, Rizzoli Orthopedic Institute
• From 2021 to 2024: Fixed-term researcher type b (senior) Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences (DIBINEM), University of Bologna

Knowledge of medical browser (Pubmed, Scholar) and imaging software (Pacs). Knowlege of Office and Internet operating systems.

• Associate Professor of Orthopedics and Traumatology at the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery of the University of Bologna; 
• Teaching at the School of Specialization in Orthopedics and Traumatology and at the School of Specialization in Pediatric Surgery of the University of Bologna; 
• Teaching at the Degree Course in Podiatry at the University of Bologna ("Diabetic foot", "Foot in the rheumatic patient", "Foot emergency room"); 
• Teaching in university master's programs ("Nursing care in Orthopedics and Traumatology" at the University of Bologna and "Sports physiotherapy" at the University of Pisa); 
• Tutoring activity in advanced courses of cadaver surgery in Italy.

• Over 150 international publications in indexed journals with impact factors, as well as non-indexed printed publications, book chapters, and monographs.
• Over 150 presentations at national and international conferences.
• Member of numerous national and international scientific societies, including: Società Medica Chirurgica di Bologna (since 2012), Italian Society of Orthopedics and Traumatology - SIOT (since 2013), Italian Society of the Ankle and Foot - SICP (since 2014), European Foot and Ankle Society - EFAS - (since 2015); Italian Society of Pediatric Orthopedics - SITOP (since 2024).
• Board member of the Italian Society of the Ankle and Foot - SICP, from 2017 to 2019.
• Secretary-Treasurer of the Italian Society of the Ankle and Foot (SICP) from December 2021 to present.

Ankle and foot pathologies: conservative treatments (physical therapy, rehabilitation, custom orthotics, braces), infiltrative and surgical procedures with minimally invasive techniques, regenerative medicine using stem cells, custom instrumentation and the latest generation of prosthetic implants, including personalized solutions for individual patients. Main pathologies treated:

• Flatfoot
• Cavus foot
• Congenital clubfoot
• Hallux valgus, hallux varus, and hallux rigidus
• Acquired and congenital digital deformities (hammertoes, claw toes, congenital metatarsus adductus, polydactyly, syndactyly)
• Metatarsalgia
• Osteoarthritis
• Morton's neuroma
• Plantar fasciitis
• Impingement syndromes
• Ligamentous laxity following ankle sprains
• Ankle instability
• Macrodactyly and gigantism
• Agenesis
• Ledderhose disease
• Tarsal tunnel syndrome, meralgia paresthetica, Baxter's neuralgia
• Mueller-Weiss disease
• Synostosis
• Skewfoot
• Tendinopathies (Achilles tendon, posterior tibial tendon, anterior tibial tendon, peroneal tendons, extensors, etc.)
• Haglund's deformity
• Tendon injuries
• Osteochondral lesions
• Fractures and dislocations
• Intolerance to implants
• Recurrence of deformities
• Bone edema
• Necrosis
• Complex regional pain syndrome
• Infections and osteomyelitis
• Difficult wounds
• Delayed union and nonunion
• Ankle deformities in varus or valgus
• Complications of talar and calcaneal fractures
• Neurological disorders
• Foot drop
• Neuromuscular disorders (Charcot-Marie-Tooth, Duchenne, other myopathies)
• Rheumatoid foot
• Hypermobility syndromes: Marfan, Ehlers-Danlos, etc.
• Diabetic foot
• Charcot foot
• Major and minor amputations and their outcomes
• Custom-made ankle prostheses
• Nail pathologies

Hip and knee pathology

Lower limb trauma and sequelae

Pediatric orthopedics

• Flatfoot in children (using absorbable screws that do not require second-stage removal)
• Varus and valgus knee
• Limb length discrepancies
• Osteochondritis
• Osteochondrosis: Osgood-Schlatter, Sinding-Larsen-Johansson, Kohler, Panner, Freiberg, Sever, and Iselin
• Macrodactyly and gigantism