Medical doctor and surgeon, specialist in Orthopaedics and Traumatology, carries out his research in the field of articular and extra-articular pathology of the lower limb and biomechanics of the foot and ankle. The areas of interest are mainly, but not exclusively, aimed at research and understanding in the field of in vivo kinematics of prosthetic ankle components (standard and custom-made) as well as the treatment of degenerative arthropathy and complex deformities of the ankle and foot.
Training
Graduated at the Medical School of the University of L'Aquila, he obtained a specialization degree in Orthopaedics and Traumatology with honors at the University of Bologna in 2019, carrying out his training activity mainly at the Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute. Winner of a Ph.D. fellowship in Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, in 2019 his research activity moved to the Laboratory of Biomechanics and Technological Innovation of the IRCCS Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute under the supervision of Prof. Stefano Zaffagnini.
Academic activities
In 2019, he was appointed Cultore della Materia in "Rheumatic Foot" for the undergraduate degree in Podology and Cultore della Materia in "Diabetic Foot" for the undergraduate degree in Orthopedic Techniques. He has carried out didactic collaboration activities at these degree courses.
He worked as a researcher at the FIFA Excellence Center - Sports Medicine Aspetar Hospital in Doha (Qatar) from March to June 2019.
Scientific activity
He participated in national and international congresses as a speaker, exposing the results of research activities carried out at the IRCCS Institute Orthopaedic Rizzoli.
His scientific output covers several fields of interest and is published in national and international indexed/impacted journals.
He has collaborated on various international books of orthopaedic and traumatological interest as author, co-author and editorial collaborator.
He also serves as a reviewer and editorial board member for international scientific journals.
