Personale docente

Educational Qualifications
1985 High school diploma in Scientific Studies (full marks).
1991 Degree in Medicine and Surgery - University of Genova Medical School, Italy (magna cum laudae).
1996 Board Certified in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Genova, Italy (magna cum laudae).
1998 PhD in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Tromsø, Norway (magna cum laudae).
2000 Board Certified in Hand Surgery, University of Florence, Italy (full marks).
Clinical experience
- Internship, Department of General Surgery, University of Genova - School of Medicine, Genova, Italy (1989-1991).
- Visiting surgeon, Clinica Fluminense de Cirurgia Plastica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (1991).
- Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Residency, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgey, University of Genoa School of Medicine, Genova, Italy (1991-1996).
- Researcher and Attending Surgeon, Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Hand Surgery - Center for Experimental Surgery, University Hospital, Tromsø, Norway (1994-1995).
- Consultant, The Nordström Hospital for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Helsinki, Finland (1996).
- Attending surgeon, Regional Center for Surgery of the Hand, Savona, Italy (1997).
- Visiting surgeon, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, USA (January 1998).
- Clinical Instructor, Plastic Surgery Chair, University of Genova, Italy (1998-1999).
- Consultant, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, National Institute for Cancer Research, Genova, Italy (2000).
- Assistant Professor, Plastic Surgery Chair, University of Genova, Italy (2001-2009).
- Present: Associate Professor, Plastic Surgery Chair, University of Parma, Italy.
Awards
- Winner of a COMET EEC (European Economic Community) Medical Grant with a research programme on fetal wound healing (1992).
- Winner of a COMET EEC (European Economic Community) Medical Grant with a research programme on myocutaneous flap viability (1994).
- Winner of a Scholarship Grant by the International College of Surgeons (1994) with a research programme on tissue expansion procedures in plastic and reconstructive surgery.
- Winner of a Scholarship Grant by the Union Internationale contre le Cancer (UICC) (1995) with a research programme on muscle-vascular-induction (MVI) flap in post-oncological reconstructive surgery.
- Winner of a Research Grant by the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (1995) with the research programme "Effects of follicle bisection: An in vitro model".
- Winner of an "Owen Cole Memorial Scholarship" (1997), awarded by the Cleft Lip and Palate Association of Singapore and the Academy of Medicine of Singapore, with the scientific paper "Antenatal diagnosis of fetal cleft lip and palate by detection of isoenzymic anomalies in the amniotic fluid: Preliminary results".
- Winner of the “Best Scientific Presentation Award” of the Ligurian Society of Surgery (2000), with the scientific paper “Wrap-core suture and H-shaped digital splints for flexor tendon repair”.
Research Projects
- Research fellow (October 1998 – March 1999) of the research project “Computer-aided preoperative planning of surgical procedures”, University of Genova, Italy.
- Research fellow (April 1999 – October 1999) of the research project “Clinical, epidemiological, and molecular analysis of familiar melanoma” funded by the National Bureau of Health, Italy.
- Research fellow (1999) of the research project “Virtual endoscopy of the wrist”, University of Genova, Italy.
- Research fellow (2000) of the research project “Identification and colture of hair follicle stem cells for scalp reconstruction”, University of Genova, Italy.
- Scientific coordinator of the research project “Development of a multimodal interactive software for the surgical planning of oncologic and reconstructive surgical procedures”, funded by the National University and Scientific Research Ministry, Italy.
- Member (1999–present) of the Governing Board of the National Association BETA (Biomedical Technology Assessment), Italy.
- Included in the second edition (2000) of the publication “Marquis Who’s Who in Medicine and Healthcare”.
- Included in the publication “2000 Outstanding Scientists of the 20th Century”, International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, U.K.