May 2015 – today
Director Ophthalmology Unit, San Martino Hospital IRCCS, Genova, Italy
2002 – April 2015
VITREO-RETINAL SURGERY UNIT – THE EYE HOSPITAL OF ROME, ITALY
Chief Retina Surgeon with over 450 Retina surgeries per year within the largest eye-only hospital in Rome. Responsibilities include covering call for trauma cases of the busiest eye-dedicated ER in Rome. Actively involved in clinical research in the field of surgical retina as well as basic research in novel areas of technical improvement such as the development of new vitrectomy light sources, the application of Finite Element Modeling and numerical computation to eye traumas and echo Particle Image Velocimetry to vitreous traction and vitrectomy probes efficiency.
2002 – today
PRIVATE PRACTICE
Solo practice in Rome, interests include all fields of retinal surgery, medical retina, anti-VEGF treatment of AMD and myopic CNV, cataract surgery including toric and multifocal IOLs
2001–2002
VITREO-RETINAL SURGERY UNIT – OSPEDALE MAGGIORE – BOLOGNA, ITALY
Vitreo-retinal Surgery Consultant within the busiest Retina Center in Bologna, Italy. Over 300 surgical cases, basic medical retina including PDT and cataract surgery
1999 – 2000
COLUMBIA PRESBYTERIAN MEDICAL CENTRE – E. HARKNESS EYE INSTITUTE
Completed Vitreo-Retinal training including Medical Retina basic skills and resident training activity.
Education and Training
1999 -2000
MEDICAL RETINA AND VITREORETINAL SURGERY POST-DOCTORAL CLINICAL FELLOWSHIP
Columbia University New York – Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
• Name and type of organisation providing education and training Columbia University – Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, Harkness Eye Institute, Chairman: Stanley Chang MD
• Principal subjects/occupational
skills covered Comprehensive training in the field of Surgical Retina and
• Title of qualification awarded Post-Doctoral Fellowship
1998-9
UNITED STATES MEDICAL LICENSE EXAM (USMLE)
• Name and type of organisation providing education and training ECFMG
• Title of qualification awarded USMLE
1997
EUROPEAN BORAD OF OPHTHALMOLOGY DIPLOMA (EBOD)
• Name and type of organisation providing education and training UEMS – Europena Union of Medical Specialists
SOE – European Society of Ophthalmology
• Title of qualification awarded European Board Diploma
1992-1996
RESIDENT IN OPTHALMOLOGY – UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA
Graduated 60/60 magna cum laude (with honors)
1986-1992
MEDICAL SCHOOL – UNIVERSITY OF ROME LA SAPIENZA
Graduated 110/110 magna cum laude (with honors)
Surgical Experience
1999 – 2012
Over 4000 overall surgical cases as first operator including:
– Over 1300 Scleral Buckles
– Over 2400 Vitrectomies
– Over 800 Phacoemulsification + IOL Implant
Publications
1999 – 2012
52 publications including papers in: Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Retina, Experimental Eye Research, Graefe’s Archives, European Journal of Ophthalmology
Congress Participation
1999 – 2012
Over 100 lectures at Local and International Meetings including the American Academy of Ophthalmology, World Ophthalmology Congress, Euretina Meetings, the International Society of Ocular Trauma, London Imperial College (Euromech), the Italian, French Ophthalmological Society and Greek Vitreoretinal Society.