University of Catania Medical School (M.D. 1982)
Fellow Cardiac Surgery - University - Chieti (1985-1987)
Italian Cardiac Surgery Licence (1987)
Staff-surgeon Cardiac Surgery - Ospedali Riuniti - Bergamo (1987-1997)
Fellow Cardiac Surgery - Catholic University - Leuven (1995-1996)
Staff-surgeon Cardiac Surgery - Poliambulanza Foundation Hospital - Brescia (1997-2004)
Chief of Cardiac Surgery Unit - Poliambulanza Foundation Hospital - Brescia (since October 2004)
Surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation
Reconstructive mitral and aortic valve surgery
Aortic valve-sparing procedures
MID CAB tchniques
Systematic use of OPCAB technique
LV restoring surgery
Totally arterial myocardial revascularization
Home rehabilitation and Telemedicine