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.

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