Curriculum
Professional experiences
Since 2020: Associate Professor of Urology at the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery of Magna Grecia - Catanzaro.
Since 2020: Uroandrologist at Villa Donatello Nursing Home (Florence) and Ars Medica, Rome.
Since 2019: Coordinator of the Tuscany-Umbria-Liguria Macroregion of the Italian Andrology Society (SIA)
From 2017 to 2019: Medical Director at Nuovo San Giovanni Di Dio Hospital, Florence.
From 2017 to 2019: Councilor of the Italian Andrology Society (Società Italiana di Andrologia), member of the Italian penile prosthetic surgery register.
From 2005 to 2016: Medical Director at Santa Maria Annunziata Hospital, Florence.
From 2013 to 2016 Treasurer of the Italian Andrology Society (Società Italiana di Andrologia), takes care of the site www.prevenzioneandrologica.it.
From 2010 to 2012: Councilor of the Italian Andrology Society (Società Italiana di Andrologia), takes care of the site www.prevenzioneandrologica.it.
Since 2010: Member of the Male Infertility study group of "Italian Society of Urology" (Società Italiana di Urologia).
Since 2006: Contact person for Andrology Health Society of the Municipality of Florence.
2005: Consultant of the Tuscany Region for Andrology: Author of the resolutions for which patients undergoing radical prostatectomy residing in the region can have erectile dysfunction drugs at the expense of the Regional Health System.
From 2005 to 2008: Member of the study group of Andrological Oncology, Italian Andrology Society.
From March 2002 to March2006: Holder of Research Grant entitled: "Variations in serum gonadotropin levels and related receptors in infertile patients with primary testicular damage and testicular germ cell tumors" at the University of Florence.
Since 2006: Follows the trials Phase II and III S Maria Annunziata Hospital, University of Florence.
From 2000 to 2005: Follows the Phase II and III experiments of the Florentine Urology Clinic.
2004: Surgical professional training at:
San Giuseppe Hospital - Milan (Director Prof. E. Austoni).
Children University. Hospital-Belgrade (Director Prof S. Perovich).
Hospital-Trieste (Director Prof E. Belgrano).
AKH-Hamburg (Director Prof.ssa M.Fisch).
Fundacio Puigvert-Barcellona (Director Prof. E. Ruiz-Castane).
Midlessex Hospital-London (Director Prof. D. Ralph)
From 2002 to 2003: Volunteer Physician at Urological Clinic University of Florence - Careggi Hospital (tutor: Prof. M. Rizzo) where it carries out clinical, outpatient and surgical care activities.
2001: Clinical Research Fellow at King's College Hospital in London by participating in research activities in the field of testicular cancer pathogenesis; holding lectures and seminars, in the field of urology, to students and postgraduates and invited to give a report on penile surgery at the Royal Society of Medicine. During this period, I performed numerous endoscopic surgeries as first operator and followed laparoscopic training * on the simulator and pigs also at the University of Aarlborg (Denmark).
*Laparoscopic training: 2 cholecystectomies, 5 nephrectomies, 2 heminephrectomies and 1 prostatectomy on pigs (Aalborg-Denmark). 1 basic course and 2 advanced courses at King's College and East Surrey Hospital in London.
From 1996 to 2001: Specializing in Urology, Urological Clinic, University of Florence.
From 1997 to 1998: Medical Officer at the Military District and the Military Hospital of Florence with the qualification of Uro-Andrologist for the Selectors Group. In that year he conducted important epidemiological studies on a sample of 18,000 young people who were drafted who were the subject of publications and speeches at national and international conferences.
From 1996 to 1997: Six-month post-graduate internship: Careggi Hospital; general surgery, internal medicine, laboratory medicine, obstetrics and gynecology. Meyer Pediatric Hospital: pediatrics (pediatric urogenital surgery).