EDUCATION

  • October 25, 1988: Degree in Medicine and Surgery with honors (110/110) - Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Florence
  • July 15, 1992: Specialization in Dermatology with honors (70/70) - University of Florence
  • June 26, 1997: Specialization in Hand Surgery with honors (70/70), thesis on "Scar Outcomes in Hand Surgery," - University of Florence

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Employer
Azienda USL Toscana Centro, Piero Palagi Hospital , Viale Michelangiolo, 41 50125 Florence

Sector
National Health Service

Position

  • From 1994 to 1995 - Assistant at the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department of the Azienda Sanitaria Firenze
  • From 1996 to 1999 - Scholarship holder at the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department of the Azienda Sanitaria Firenze
  • Since January 2000 - Level I Medical Manager, Department of Hand Surgery, Azienda USL Toscana Centro
  • Since June 2023 - High Specialization Assignment in Neuro-Orthopedics, Department of Hand Surgery, Azienda USL Toscana Centro
  • Over 6000 surgeries performed as the lead surgeon, specializing in traumatic and elective pathology of the hand and upper limb
  • Expertise in hand and wrist fractures, nerve and tendon repair, ligament reconstructions, neurovascular flaps, tissue loss reconstruction, joint reconstructive surgery, prosthetic surgery, functional upper limb surgery, Dupuytren's disease surgery, regenerative surgery with Autologous Fat Grafting (Lipofilling)
  • Appointed as Corporate Representative for Clinical Risk, Accreditation and Quality
  • Coordinator of the Multidisciplinary Neuro-Orthopedics Service

ADDITIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS

  • President of the Guideline Commission of the SICM (Italian Society of Hand Surgery) - Since 2021
  • Ordinary member of the Italian Society of Hand Surgery (SICM) - Since 2006
  • Led the implementation of the Anti-Corruption and Transparency three-year plan at the Florence Health Company Surgical Department- From 2014 to 2017
  • Member of the Regional Health Council of Tuscany's Study Group on Complex Regional Pain Syndrome - From 2015 to 2016
  • Auditor for the SICM Board of Directors - From 2013 to 2017 and from 2019 to 2021
  • Active participant in the European Tissue Repair Society - From 1994 to 2000
  • Active involvement in SICM committees - From 2013 to 2020
  • Engaged in numerous national and international conferences as a faculty member (invited speaker and moderator)
  • Contributed to scientific works and communications at conferences organized by SICPRE, SICM, FESSH, ASSH and other national and international scientific societies
  • Involved in the scientific and organizational committees of various conferences
  • Instructor in training courses for hand surgeons and physiotherapists on traumatic and degenerative upper limb pathologies
  • Author of publications and monographs in Hand Surgery and Plastic Surgery

LANGUAGES

Italian: Native
English: Fluent