MD, PhD, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Associate Professor

• Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon – 2nd Orthopaedic and Traumatologic Clinic (task “Knee and Shoulder surgery”).
• Associate Professor – DIBINEM – Faculty of Medicine – University of Bologna.

2006: MD in Medicine and Surgery at the University of Bologna, with honors.

• 2012: Specialization in Orthopaedics and Traumatology at the Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute - University of Bologna, final mark: magna cum laude
• 2016: PhD in Surgical Sciences awarded by the University of Bologna, with a thesis regarding Anterior Cruciate Ligament reconstruction.
• 2018: Master in Biomechanics, pathology and treatment of upper limb pathology awarded by the University of Bologna.
• 2021: Associate Professor, SSD MED/33 – Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche e Neuromotorie (D.I.B.I.N.E.M.) – Faculty of Medicine – University of Bologna.

• IFMSA Research Exchange Fellow – Prof. Camilleri – Deparment of Anatomy - University of Malta, summer 2005.
• ESSKA Shoulder Arthroscopy Fellow - Prof. L. Funk - Upper Limb Unit - Wrightington Hospital, Wigan, UK – 2014.
• SIGASCOT-JOSKAS Travelling Fellow - Japan - 2015.
• Insall Travelling Fellow – USA – 2022.
• He performs usually 250 surgeries every year as first surgeon (data from Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli - Bologna - Italy.

Mother tongue: Italian. Other spoken languages: English, excellent knowledge (TOEIC exam (ETS) certificate awarded in June 2004 with final mark 800/900, n. ref. 1582).

Excellent knowledge of Windows ed Os-X (Mac) operating systems, Word, Excel e Photoshop. Excellent knowledge of Computer Assisted Navigation systems in Orthopaedic Surgery and of Computer Assisted noninvasive Joint Laxity Evaluation Systems.
Musculoskeletal Advanced Shoulder Ultrasound (SIUMB).

• Course “Locomotor System Diseases” – Bologna Medical School - University of Bologna (Campus of Ravenna and Forlì).
• Course “Sports Traumatology” - Specialization School in Orthoapedics and Traumatology - University of Bologna.
• Course “Traumatology and First Aid” – Faculty of Exercise and Sport Sciences - University of Bologna (Campus of Rimini).
• Course “Traumatology and First Aid” – Faculty of Exercise and Sport Sciences - University of Bologna (Campus of Rimini).
• Tutor in international and Italian national Cadaver Lab courses.

He is author/co-author of more than 250 publications
(H-Index 32):

• more than 100 scientific papers published in International journals with impact factor
• 21 scientific papers published in Italian National journals
• 95 abstract presented in International meetings
• 52 abstract presented in Italian National meetings
• 26 book’s chapters
• 1 book

He is author/co-author of 5 scientific videos

He attended as presenter more than 100 international and Italian national meetings

   Scientific Societies Membership:

• S.I.A.G.A.S.C.O.T. (Società Italiana Artroscopia Ginocchio Arto Superiore Cartilagine e Tecnologie Ortopediche) since 2009
• S.E.R.T.O.T. (Società Emiliano Romagnolo Triveneta di Ortopedia e Traumatologia) from 2009
• I.O.R.S. (Italian Orthopaedic Research Society) since 2009
• E.O.R.S. (European Orthopaedic Research Society) since 2010
• S.I.C.S.e G. (Società Italiana Chirurgia Spalla e Gomito) since 2010
• E.S.S.K.A. (European Society of Sports Traumatology Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy) since2011
• F.O.R.T.E. (Federation of Orthopaedic Trainees in Europe) since 2011
• S.I.O.T. (Società Italiana di Ortopedia e Traumatologia) since 2012
• I.S.A.K.O.S. (International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee surgery and Orthopaedic Sports medicine) since 2014
• E.K.A. (European Knee Associates)
• A.A.O.S. (American Academy of Orthopedics Surgeons) since 2021
• A.A.H.K.S. (American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons) since 2023

He was one of the founders and the first president of the AISOT (Italian Orthopaedic and Trauma Residents Association) - www.aisot.it

He is an active member as part of the Upper Limb Committee of the SIGASCOT (Italian Society of Knee surgery, Arthroscopy, Cartilage surgery and Orthopaedic Technologies)
 

• E.O.T.R. (European Orthopaedics and Traumatology) since 2011
• The Knee since 2012
• Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy since 2012
• Acta Orthopaedica since 2013
• Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research since 2013
• Journal of Anatomy since 2014
• International Orthopaedics since 2015
• Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology since 2015
• EFORT open reviews since 2015
• Musculoskeletal Surgery since 2017
• American Journal of Sports Medicine since 2019
• Journal of Knee Surgery since 2019
• The Physician and Sportsmedicine since 2020

Editorial Board member of the following Scientific Journals:

• knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy (KSSTA) since 2016
• Journal of Clinical Medicine since 2023

Associate Editor of the Scientific Journals: The Knee, since 2019.

• Knee and Shoulder Surgery;
• Arthroscopy and minimally-invasive surgery
• Knee, Shoulder and Hip Arthroplasty (standard and Computer Assisted)
• Biological joint reconstructions and Meniscal Transplantation
• Sports Traumatology