University of Florence, School of Medicine (M.D. 2004)
Italian National Certificate of Medicine (M.D. 2004)
Cardiac surgery residency 2004-2009
University of Maryland - Artificial Organs Lab fellowship (2009-2010)
Cardiac Surgeon - Staff - Ospedale del Cuore "G. Pasquinucci" - Fondazione Toscana "G. Monasterio"
PhD in Translational Medicine (Innovative Strategies in Biomedical Research) at Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna - Pisa (2013)
Heart valve surgery
Basic Science
Mechanical assistance devices
Cellular cardiomyoplasty
Experimental Surgery
Congenital heart disease