Education:

Hospital San Raffaele, University of Milan,
Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology Residency, 1999

University of Milan, Italy
M.D.,1993

Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Research Fellow.1995-1996

Division of Plastic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Research Fellow. 1999-2000


Professional Research Experience:

2001-present:

• Consultant in Orthopaedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA·
• Attending by the Orthopaedic Department with clinical and research responsibilities, Hospital San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
• Professor at the University course of Medical School titled: “Tissue Engineering, Orthopaedic Application” by the University Vita – Salute, Hospital San Raffaele, Milan, Italy

Awards:

2003 SIOT Scholarship Award (SIOT = Italian Society of Orthopaedic and Traumatology)
2002 SIOT Scholarship Award2001 Carlos Ottolenghi” Award at the joined Italian-Argentinean-Brazilian Meeting for the best paper presented at the Research Section
2001 Magna Cum Laude in Orthopaedic and Traumatology, University of Milan, Italy
2001 The Outstanding Research Presentation Award, Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons2001 First Place Award for the annual Bernard G. Sarnat, MD Basic Science Senior Award
2000 Awarded with the Plastic Surgery Education Foundation Grant2000 Best Poster Award at the XIX Meeting of the European Pediatric Orthopaedic Society
1999 Carlos Ottolenghi” Award at the joined Argentinan-Brasilian-Spanish Meeting for the best paper presented at the Research Section
1993 Magna Cum Laude in Medicine and Surgery, University of Milan, Italy

Research Interests:

1) Tissue Engineering
2) Cell-based therapy for cartilage and meniscus repair
3) Cartilaginous tissue healing