professor
Medicine and Surgery
Orthopaedic Rizzoli Institute
Italy
1970: Assistant MD at the Surgical Clinic of University of Bologna. 1975: Assistant MD at the Institute of Surgical Semeiotics, University of Bologna.1989: Director of the Laboratory of Experimental Surgery (then Laboratory of Preclinical and Surgical Studies), IOR.1994: Member of Ethic Scientific Committee, University of Bologna.1996: Coordinator of C.R.I.S.M.A. (Interuniversity Research Centre of Advanced Medical Systems), University of Bologna.2001: Member of the Ethic Committee, IOR.2002: Member of the Scientific Committee of Skeletal and Muscle Tissue Bank, IOR.2002: Coordinator of METALAB Rizzoli (National Center for Evaluation of Biocompatibility of Medical Devices).2004: President of Scientific Committee of ANT-Italia Onlus Foundation.2009: Head of Scientific Section of BITTA Laboratory. 2010: Consultant at IOR.
Surgical Pathophysiology; Regenerative Medicine; Guided tissue regeneration; Tissue engineering; Biomaterials; In vivo Models; Osteoporosis; Osteoarthritis; Tendon and ligament repair; Dentistry.