University of Padua, Italy (M.D. 1976)
University of Padua, Italy, General Surgery Residency (1977-1981)
University of Milan, Italy, Thoracic Surgery Residency (1981-1986)
Research Fellowship in Surgery, Harvard Medical School (1982-1983)
Fellowship in General Thoracic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital (1983)
Visiting Fellowship in Esophageal Surgery, Kyorin Univ. School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan (1985)
Co-ordinator of the Lung Trasplant Program, Ospedale Maggiore-Policlinico, Milan, Italy (1990-1992)
Co-ordinator of the Thoracic Surgical Residency Program, University of Milan, Italy (1993-)
Head, Dept. of General Thoracic Surgery, Ospedale San Raffaele, University of Milan, Italy (1995-)
Esophageal Surgery
Surgery of Lung Cancer
Lung Volume Reduction Surgery
Pulmonary Transplantation
Mediastinal Surgery
Tracheal Surgery