First class degree in Medicine and Surgery (1988)-Siena University
First class specialization in Thoracic Surgery (1993)-Siena University
First class specialization in Cardiac Surgery (1999)- "La Sapienza" University in Rome
Research fellow in Cardiac Surgery (1998)-"La Sapienza" University in Rome
Associated Professor in Cardiac Surgery (2001)-"La Sapienza" University in Rome
Surgical treatment of arrhythmias
Extracorporeal circulation
Stentless valve
Tissue engineering
Fencing