Personale docente

**CURRICULUM VITAE**

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## PERSONAL INFORMATION

**Name:** Rodolfo Gialletti
**Email:** [rodolfo.gialletti@unipg.it](mailto:rodolfo.gialletti@unipg.it)
**Telephone:** +39 075 5857750 – +39 389 8845570
**Fax:** +39 075 5857710

**Professional Title:** Associate Professor
**Scientific Disciplinary Sector:** VET-09

**Institution:** Università degli Studi di Perugia
Department of Veterinary Medicine
Via San Costanzo 4 – 06126 Perugia (PG), Italy
Tel. +39 075 5857750

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# SECTION 1 – EDUCATION AND TRAINING

* **1986** – Scientific High School Diploma, Liceo Scientifico “G. Alessi”, Perugia.
* **1992** – Degree in Veterinary Medicine, Università degli Studi di Perugia, graduated with honors (110/110 cum laude).
* **1992** – Professional qualification for veterinary practice.
* **Jan 1993 – Apr 1993** – Veterinary Officer Cadet, Italian Army.
* **Apr 1993 – Apr 1994** – Veterinary Officer, Head of Veterinary Section, Infantry School of Cesano (Rome), Italian Army.

### Academic Career

* **1996–2001** – Researcher (VET-09), Università degli Studi di Camerino.

* **From June 1999** – Confirmed Researcher, VET-09.

* **Nov 2001 – Oct 2015** – Confirmed Researcher (VET-09), Università degli Studi di Perugia.

* **Since Oct 2015** – Associate Professor (VET-09), Department of Veterinary Medicine, Università degli Studi di Perugia.

* **Since 1992** – Collaborator with the Equine Sports Medicine Study Center, Università degli Studi di Perugia.

### National Scientific Qualification

* **2014** – National Scientific Qualification for Associate Professor (Sector 07/H5 – VET/09), Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research (valid 2014–2020).
* **2018** – National Scientific Qualification for Full Professor (Sector 07/H5 – VET/09), Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research (valid 2018–2028).

### Continuing Education

* **1996** – Visiting Scholar, Universität Zürich (Switzerland), Tutor: Prof. Georg Auer.
* **1999** – Visiting Scholar, Cornell University (USA), Tutor: Prof. R. Hackett.

Attended advanced courses in laparoscopic surgery, gastroenterology, ophthalmology, and abdominal surgery in the UK, Germany, and USA (including Liverpool University, Tierärzte Klinik Pferde Telgte, Rossdales Veterinary Surgeons Newmarket, and University of Florida, Gainesville).

### Clinical Activity

* Since 2001, one of the lead equine surgeons at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Università degli Studi di Perugia.

Directly involved in clinical and surgical management of over 5,500 equine cases (recorded in the hospital digital archive system active since 2006). Clinical caseload has significantly contributed to research and scientific publications, as most research activity derives from hospital case studies.

### Veterinary Commissions (Historical Equine Events)

Served as Official Equine Veterinarian in veterinary commissions for:

* Palio di Siena
* Palio di Asti
* Palio di Ferrara
* Giostra della Quintana di Foligno
* Giostra Cavalleresca di Sulmona
* Corsa all'Anello di Narni
* Palio di Valfabbrica

### Professional Roles

* Coordinator, Italian Society of Equine Orthopaedics and Surgery (SIOCE), 2010–2014.
* Board Member and former President, Italian Society of Equine Veterinarians (SIVE), since 2014 and from 2023 to present.

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# SECTION 2 – TEACHING AND ORGANIZATIONAL ACTIVITIES

Prof. Rodolfo Gialletti has carried out extensive teaching and academic service activities at the Department of Veterinary Medicine, Università degli Studi di Perugia, including:

* Member of examination and graduation committees
* Academic advising and tutoring
* Supervisor and co-supervisor of undergraduate and PhD theses
* Lecturer in integrated and official courses within the VET/09 sector

### Main Teaching Assignments (selected)

* Veterinary Surgical Pathology and Semiology
* Veterinary Surgical Clinical Practice I (Diagnostic Imaging)
* Veterinary Operative Medicine
* Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia
* Equine Ophthalmology
* Veterinary Surgical Pathology
* Clinical Surgical Internship (up to 150 hours/year)

Continuous teaching activity from Academic Year 1999/2000 through 2022/2023.

### PhD Programs

Member of PhD faculty boards in:

* Equine Sciences
* Animal Health, Animal Production and Food Safety
* Veterinary Health and Experimental Sciences (since 2020 – present)

Supervisor of PhD theses on:

* Survival analysis in equine colic (retrospective study on 242 cases)
* Plasma Serum Amyloid A (SAA) as a diagnostic and therapeutic response marker in horses

### Extra-University Teaching

* Specialization School in Equine Medicine and Surgery, Università degli Studi di Teramo
* Specialization School in Equine Medicine and Surgery, Università degli Studi di Milano

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# SECTION 3 – SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITY AND EXPERTISE

### Research Evaluation

All research outputs submitted to the Italian Research Quality Evaluation (VQR 2004–2014).
Publications in international peer-reviewed journals with impact factor.

### Scientific Society Membership

* Italian Society of Equine Veterinarians (SIVE)
* Italian Society of Veterinary Sciences (SISVet)
* Italian Society of Veterinary Surgery (SICV)

### Language Skills

Fluent written and spoken English (B1/B2 level, CEFR).

### IT Skills

Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) and image processing software (Photoshop, PhotoDeluxe, Corel Draw).

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# SECTION 4 – RESEARCH PROJECTS AND EDITORIAL ACTIVITY

Author of numerous peer-reviewed scientific publications and national/international conference proceedings. Research mainly focused on equine surgery, including:

* Diagnostic and orthopedic issues in sport horses
* Minimally invasive surgery
* Equine splanchnology

### Major Research Projects

* MIPAAF Project (2006–2009): Conservation and enhancement of the Lipizzaner horse breeding program (LIPISAN).
* International Research Project (2008–2011) with Cornell University and MED-EL:
  *Comparison of Equine Laryngeal Pacemaker vs Laryngoplasty in horses with laryngeal hemiparesis.*
* Research on equine mesenchymal stem cells (2008–2010).
* Ongoing project (since 2014): Microvesicular RNA cargo characterization for cell-free regenerative therapies in horses.

### Editorial Activity

* Referee for *Rivista di Ippologia* (since 2002).
* Co-translator of *Manuale di Clinica del Cavallo* (2005).
* Author of the book *Malattie parassitarie del cavallo e dell’asino* (Point Veterinaire Italie, 2022).

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# SECTION 5 – SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS

(1995–2016, as recorded in the Institutional Research Information System of the Università degli Studi di Perugia)

* 33 peer-reviewed publications with impact factor
* 132 contributions in national and international conference proceedings
* 2 book chapters

(Complete detailed publication list available upon request.)

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# SECTION 6 – CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION

Speaker or co-author in numerous national and international congresses, including ACVS Surgery Summit (USA), SIVE Congresses, SISVet National Meetings, WEVA Congress, and Equine Colic Research Symposium (USA), among others.

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