Consultant CT Surgeon (Italy) Jan1997 to Oct 2001
Associate Surgeon (Mayo Clinic) Oct 2001 to May 2006
Attending/Assist. Prof. of Surgery - UPMC Pittsburgh June 2006 - Present
Section Chief Adult Cardiac Surgery - UPMC Passavant Hospital, Pittsburgh 15237 Oct 2010-Sept 2013
Chief Medical Officer NeoChord, Inc. Oct 2013 - present
New approaches to cardiac surgery
Off-Pump implantation of artificial chordae tendineae
Univ.of Pavia (Italy) School of Medicine (M.D. 1988)Univ.of Verona (Italy) CV Surg. Boards (1994)Pediatric CTS Fellowship Philadelphia 1992-1993CTS and H/L Transpl. Fellowship Mayo Clinic 1994-1996ECFMG and FLEX Examinations 1991-1992EBTS Certified (2002)