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23/05/1953 Born in Modena.
» 19/07/1978 Degree in Medicine and Surgery cum laude at Modena University.
» 1983 Specialisation in Vascular Surgery cum laude at Modena University.
» Member of the Medical Council of Modena and Medical Council of Malta.
» Foreign internships: Vascular Surgery of St. Joseph Hospital in Paris (Prof. Cormier) and in Marseille (Prof. Courbier). Salpetriere Hospital, Broussais Hospital, Notre Dame Hospital, Hotel Die (Dott. Wallois) in Paris; Clinic Le Grand Large in Lione (Dott. Perrin).
» Vascular Surgeon at the Institut of Surgical Pathology of Modena University (from 1982 to 1996) and Professor in postgraduate School of Vascular Surgery.
» Chief Surgeon of Vascular Surgery in the Department of Cardiac-Thoracic-Vascular Surgery of Hesperia Hospital (Modena) from 1996.
» Professor in postgraduate School of Vascular Surgery at Ferrara University (from 2007).
» Professor in postgraduate School of Clinical Pathology at University of Pavia (1996-2007).
» Professor in the Second Level Master in "Haemodynamics and Advanced Venous Surgery" on deep venous system surgery and CCSVI at University of Ferrara
» Author of 204 published papers, co-author in 13 texts, author of 40 medical films.
» Speaker, Chairman or Moderator in 232 International and National Congresses and Course.
» Scientific Secretary in 19 Congresses and Course.
» Member of the “Consensus Conference on Sclerotherapy”. Padova, 1994.
» Member of the ISNVD Consensus Conference on "Screening for chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) using ultrasound". Ferrara, 2011
» Member of the “International Consensus Conference on Compression Therapy”. Parigi, 2001-2002
» Referee of Ministry of Health for training (ECM) in vascular field from 2003 to now.
» Member of Advisory Board of Italian College of Phlebology
» Member of Advisory Board of International Union of Phlebology
» Member of Advisory Board of European Venous Forum
» Member of the Société de Chirurgie Vasculaire de langue Française
» Associated Editor of Phlébologie Annales Vasculaires, journal of Phlebologie French Society.