MD

Director of the complex structure: Reconstructive orthopaedic surgery and innovative techniques

Honors degree in Medicine and Surgery at Bologna University 24th July 1985

Specialized in orthopedics with honors at Bologna University 16th July 1990, Specialized in biomedical technology with honors at the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery of the University of Bologna 26th November 1993.

Gained a fellowship in the Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute: “Neoplastic and systemic diseases" with lasted from 1/10/1987 to 30/10/89. He served in the USL No. 35 of Ravenna as orthopedic assistant from 18/06/1990 to 03/17/1991 and then from 08/29/1991 to 04/17/1992. Worked at the ' Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute as supply orthopedic doctor from 18/03/1991 to 28/08/1991, and as permanent managing orthopedic doctor from 18.04.1992 to date. E was previously Head of Unit  "Prosthetic Surgery in Secondary Coxarthrosis " and currently Head of the Specialist Center "Clinical Applications of Regenerative Medicine in orthopedics” at the IOR Ist Clinic, Director Prof. Armando Giunti.
He is 'member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery and the of the International Cartilage Repair Society.

Italian, English (fluent)

Specialist in biomedical technology with excellent knowledge of materials (synthetic and biologic) used in prosthetic and reconstructive surgery.
Computer skills: computer database management, operating systems, Windows and Os, writing programs, data processing and computer presentations editors.

Author of 149 scientific publications, speaker at 84 congress, participated in 72 Rizzoli research projects. Currently Head of the research projects "Treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee Regenerative Medicine Tecnique ", "Comparative assessment of Regenerative Medicine and/or viscosupplementation treatment in osteoarthritis of the hip," "Biological joint reconstruction in severe cases of Osteonecrosis of the hip", "Pilot Study on a new cup of hip revision arthroplasty".

Orthopaedic: Prosthetic and revision surgery of hip and knee, hip arthroscopy. Arthroplasty in severe secondary osteoarthritis of the hip.
Applications of Regenerative Medicine in Orthopaedics: treatment of femour epiphyseal necrosis and joint biological reconstruction, Treatment of nonunion of long bones, Treatment of osteochondral injury.