Associate Professor of the University of Bologna - MD Specialist in Orthopedics and Traumatology

Professional assignment level B "Complex deformities of the spine" (delib. no.189 of 09/06/2020).

Associate Professor - DIBINEM - Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Bologna

• 2007: Degree in Medicine and Surgery at the University of Bologna, with honors.

• 2013: Specialization in Orthopedics and Traumatology, Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute, with honors.
• 2016: PhD in Biomedical Sciences at the University of Bologna.
• 2024: Associate Professor, SSD MED/33 - Department of Biomedical and Neuromotorical Sciences (DIBINEM) - Faculty of Medicine and Surgery - University of Bologna

• 2012: Observership in sports medicine at the Taos orthopaedic Institute (Taos, NM, USA) directed by Prof. Jim Lubowitz;
• 2013-14: Grant researcher at the 1st Orthopedics and Traumatology Clinic, Rizzoli Orthopedic Institute;
• 2015-16: Orthopedic Consultant at the Rizzoli-Sicilia Department;
• 2016-17: Orthopedic Consultant at the Spine Deformity Unit, Rizzoli Orthopedic Institute;
• From 2017: MD at the 1st Orthopaedics and Traumatology Clinic, Rizzoli Orthopedic Institute.
• He Performs more than 250 operations annually as the first operator with particular reference to complex vertebral deformities (data related to the five-year evaluation performed at the Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli - Bologna)

Excellent English.

Experience with Windows and Ox-X operative systems. Knowledge of computer assisted surgery.

In-depth knowledge of magnification, navigation and robotics systems to assist orthopaedic surgery.

• Teaching DISEASES AND REHABILITATION OF THE FOOT. Degree: PODOLOGY - University of Bologna.
• Teaching EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE. Degree: PODOLOGY - University of Bologna.
• Teaching ORTOPODOLOGIA. Degree: PODOLOGY - University of Bologna.
• Holder of numerous courses in the Graduate School of Orthopaedics and Traumatology.
• Holder of numerous courses at the School of Specialization in Physical and Rehabilitative Medicine.
• Tutor during several courses in Cadaver Surgery in Italy and abroad.

He is the author/co-author of more than 160 scientific publications:

• more than 100 scientific articles in international SIC journals;
• 16 scientific articles in international journals not indexed;
• 22 abstracts of scientific congresses;
• 8 book chapters;
• 11 educational videos published in the permanent video library of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS);
• in the two-year period 2023-2024 was according to data Scopus the 4th Italian author for scientific publications related to vertebral pathology.

He has presented over 190 papers at national and international congresses.

Affiliated with the following scientific societies:

• SICV & GIS
• AO-SPINE

He is the reviewer for several international scientific journals and member of the Editorial Board of the international journal Musculoskeletal Surgery.

He has won over 15 research awards including 11 best contribution awards at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS).

Spine surgery:

• Growth pathologies (scoliosis, cyphosis, histopathic spondylolisthesis) with extreme attention and competence at all stages of the management of the disease from conservative to surgical.
• Degenerative diseases (hernias, stenosis, degenerative spondylolisthesis; adult scoliosis, flat back surgery).

Knee surgery: Surgery

• Primary or revision ligament reconstructions;
• Treatment of meniscal and osteocondral lesions with stem cells;
• Corrective osteotomies and meniscal transplants;
• Extensor realignment surgery (plastic-trocleu, anterior tuberosity transposition and distalization, MPFL reconstructions);One-compartment, total, revision prosthetic surgery with robot and navigator.

 Ankle surgery:

• Treatment of front and rear impingement syndromes;
• Ligamentous reconstructions and treatment of osteochondral lesions with stem cells;
• Treatment of achilles and retromalillary tendinopathy.

Regenerative medicine:

• Treatment of focal osteochondral lesions and pre-arthrotic situations with stem cells and growth factors.