Cardiothoracic residency (1995-1999) University of Bari, Italy
Cardiovascular residency (1996-1997) University of Bordeaux - Hopital Haut-Leveque, France
Reserch Fellowship (2000). Hamilton Research Centre. MacMaster University, Hamilton,
Clinical Fellowship in Cardiac Surgery (2000-2002). Toronto General Hospital, University of Toronto.
Assistant Professor, Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Bari, Italy (2003-2016)
Mitral valve surgery
Cardiopulmonary bypass
Heart failure surgery
Minimally Invasive Surgery