Graduated cum Laude in Medicine and Surgery from University of Florence in 1981.
Director of the “Orthoplastic Department” of Rizzoli Institute, (Bologna Italy) and full Professor of Plastic Surgery at the University of Bologna.
Visiting professor at the “Henry Ford Health System” in Detroit (USA), at the “Duke University” in Durham (USA), etc.
Clinical Advisor to MMI since 2015 actively participating in the development of the first robotic platform devoted to microsurgery.
Published 115 papers in international journals and 12 book chapters.
Member of the editorial board of 6 international scientific journals.
Member at large of the council of WSRM.