Education
High School Diploma
High School Diploma (Classical Studies) from Liceo Classico di Grosseto (1978)
Degree
Degree in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Florence (1984) with honors (110/110 cum laude)
General Surgery
Specialization in General Surgery from the University of Florence (1989) with honors (70/70)
Urology
Specialization in Urology from the University of Florence (1994) with honors (70/70)
Work and Professional Experience
1985 - 1986
Medical Officer (Medical Supplement Officer) at the Institute of Traumatology and War Surgery, School of Military Health in Florence
1990
Senior Medical Officer / Assistant Surgeon at Piombino Hospital
1990 - 2000
Senior Medical Officer / Assistant Surgeon at Prato Hospital
2000 - 2019
Senior Medical Officer at Careggi University Hospital, Florence, in the General Oncology Surgery Unit and the Robotic Oncology Surgery Unit
2011 - 2014
Acting Director of the Complex Operational Unit (SOD) of General Oncology Surgery at Careggi University Hospital, Florence
2013 - 2019
Director of the Multidisciplinary Oncology Group (HBP GOM) for Liver, Biliary and Pancreatic Oncology at Careggi University Hospital, Florence
2014 - 2019
Director of the Pancreas Unit at Careggi University Hospital, Florence
2019 - 2023
Director of the Complex Operational Unit for General and Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery at the University Hospital of Siena
2019 - 2023
Director of the Department of Surgical Sciences at the University Hospital of Siena, Department of Surgical Sciences
Teaching Activities
Lecturer at the University of Florence for 3rd and 5th-year students of the Medicine and Surgery degree course, as well as for students of the School of Specialization in General Surgery and Digestive Surgery, and for general practice physicians during their post-graduate internships.
Masters, Training, and Surgical Schools
Hopital Beaujon Parigi
Internship at Hopital Beaujon, General and Liver Surgery, Paris (1993)
ACOI Torino
ACOI National School of Liver Surgery, Turin (2004)
Basic Robotic Surgery
ACOI School of Robotic Surgery, Basic Course, Grosseto (2009)
Colorectal Advanced Robotic Surgery
ACOI School of Robotic Surgery, Advanced Course in Colorectal Surgery, Grosseto (2010)
Advanced Hepato-Biliary and Colorectal Robotic Surgery
ACOI School of Robotic Surgery, Advanced Course in Hepato-Biliary and Colorectal Robotic Surgery (2013)
Surgical Courses and Congresses
Participation in around 200 Surgical Courses and Congresses
Scientific Activity
Author and co-author of over 160 scientific publications in national and international journals, including book chapters. Speaker and organizer at numerous surgical conferences. Member of the Italian Society of Surgery (SIC), the Italian Hospital Surgeons Association (ACOI), and the Tuscan-Umbrian Society of Surgery.
