MD, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at the Spinal Deformity Division, Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute

2007: Degree in Medicine and Surgery, University of Bologna, with honors. Graduation thesis acquired at the Spinal Deformities Division of the Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute.

2013: Specialization in Orthopaedics and Traumatology at the Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute - University of Bologna, with honors. Specialization thesis acquired at the Spinal Deformities Division of the Rizzoli Orthopedic Institute.

In 2012 visiting fellowship in spine surgery at:

• Dr. B. Akbarnia, Center of Spinal Disorders, San Diego, USA;
• Dr. P. Newton, Rady Children’s Hospital, San Diego, USA.

From 2013 to 2015: MD orthopaedic surgeon at the Spinal Deformities Division of the Rizzoli Orthopedic Institute.
From 2015 to 2017: private practise as MD orthopaedic surgeon.
From 2017:  MD, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at the Spinal Deformity Division, Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute.

• Greek;
• Italian;
• English: Proficiency Certificate of Cambridge;
• German: Goethe Zertifikat.

In clinical practice, use of various diagnostic software.
In surgical practice, use of modern spinal surgery techniques and instrumentation.

Course instructor: “Giornate Mediche”, Città di Cava dei Tirreni, 2014.
Cousrse instructror: “Sviluppo di competenze tecniche e professionali per i lavoratori CAD”, Rimini, 2013.

Constant scientific activity in spinal pathologies, both as author of various scientific papers and participant in various national and international scientific meetings.
Memberships:

• GIS (Gruppo Italiano Scoliosi e Società Italiana di Chirurgia Vertebrale);
• SIOT (Società Italiana Ortopedia e Traumatologia);
• AO Spine (Gold Member).

Spinal column pathologies:

• spinal deformities in pediatric, adolescent and adult age: scoliosis, hyperkyphosis, spondylolisthesis;
• degenerative spinal pathologies in adult age: disc herniation, degenerative disc disease, stenosis, spinal instability, degenerative adult scoliosis;
• spinal trauma: traumatic vertebral fractures, osteoporotic vertebral fractures.