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Specialized professional appointment in the diagnostic and therapeutic management of loosened prosthetic implants

Degree in Medicine and Surgery, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, 2012. Final mark: 110/110 cum laude.

Postgraduate Specialization Diploma in Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, 2018. Final mark: 70/70 cum laude.

• Since 16/09/2019: Staff Orthopaedic Surgeon at the Department of Orthopaedics, Traumatology, Hip and Knee Arthroplasty and Revision Surgery, IRCCS Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute, Bologna, directed by Prof. Francesco Traina.
• Since 2024: specialized professional appointment focused on the diagnostic and therapeutic pathway of loosened prosthetic implants, with a clinical activity mainly dedicated to primary and revision hip and knee arthroplasty and to the assessment of painful or failed joint replacements. 
• 2021–2024: professional appointment in lower-limb orthopaedics and traumatology, with progressive focus on primary and revision arthroplasty. 
• 2018–2019: freelance activity as Specialist in Orthopaedics and Traumatology at Casa di Cura Madre Fortunata Toniolo and Ospedale Privato Accreditato Villa Laura, Bologna. 
• 2013–2018: clinical, surgical and research training at the Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute during the residency programme in Orthopaedics and Traumatology. 
• From 2013 to 2016, clinical and research activity at the First Orthopaedic Clinic, directed by Prof. Sandro Giannini, with focus on cartilage repair and regenerative surgery, knee, ankle and sports traumatology. 
• From 2016, main activity at the Hip and Knee Arthroplasty and Revision Surgery Unit, directed by Dr. Aldo Toni, with progressive specialization in primary and revision hip and knee arthroplasty.

• Italian: mother tongue
• English: excellent

• National Scientific Qualification as Associate Professor in Orthopaedics, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
• Contract Professor at the Postgraduate School of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, academic year 2021/2022. 
• Since 2021, teaching activity at the Postgraduate School of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, and clinical-surgical tutoring of residents at the IRCCS Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute. 
• Speaker, faculty member and scientific committee member in national and international courses and congresses on primary and revision arthroplasty, preoperative planning, prosthetic devices and technologies applied to orthopaedics.

• Member of the international scientific society Personalized Arthroplasty Society, where he holds appointments within the Finance and Audit Committees. Involved in the design and conduct of national and international clinical studies, including multicentre studies, funded through competitive grants or promoted as investigator-initiated non-profit studies.
• Within these activities, he has served as Principal Investigator, local lead or research activity coordinator. His main research areas include primary and revision hip and knee arthroplasty, painful or failed joint replacements, preoperative planning, registry studies and the application of new technologies in orthopaedics. 
• He has presented more than 80 scientific contributions, including oral communications and posters, at major national and international congresses in orthopaedics, arthroplasty, arthroscopy, sports traumatology and cartilage regeneration. 
• He has received scientific awards at national and international congresses, including “Best Paper” at SIGASCOT 2014, award at the ESSKA Consensus Meeting 2015, “Best Poster” at SIDA 2023 and “Best Poster” at SIDA 2025. 
• He is the author of more than 100 peer-reviewed scientific publications in international journals, mostly indexed in PubMed/MEDLINE, and more than 10 book chapters. His publications mainly focus on primary and revision hip and knee arthroplasty, biomaterials, tribology, implant positioning, cartilage repair and regenerative techniques, registry studies, implant surveillance, healthcare organization and the environmental sustainability of surgery. 
• Scopus bibliometric indicators, June 2026: more than 1350 citations, h-index 21, h-index without self-citations 19. 
• He serves as reviewer for international orthopaedic and surgical journals, including The Journal of Arthroplasty, The Bone & Joint Journal, Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, Hip International, Bone & Joint Research and EFORT Open Reviews. 
• He is a member of the Editorial Board of international scientific journals and acts as a scientific reviewer for international research projects.

• Primary hip and knee arthroplasty, with the use of minimally invasive techniques and strategies for personalized prosthetic reconstruction. Treatment of primary and secondary osteoarthritis, including hip dysplasia, congenital disorders and post-traumatic conditions.
• Revision hip and knee arthroplasty for painful, loosened or failed joint replacements. 
• Repair and regenerative surgery of the major joints of the lower limb, including biological and reconstructive treatments.
• Scientific activity focused on primary and revision arthroplasty, tribology, biomaterials, implant positioning, periprosthetic joint infections, arthroplasty registry studies, post-market evaluation of medical devices, artificial intelligence applied to orthopaedics, cartilage regeneration, and the organizational, economic and environmental sustainability of surgical pathways.