Medical School (1992-1998) an Residency program (1998-2002) in Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology at the University Hospital of Parma/IT. While completing the training in Radiology he started a period of training & research in Advanced Cardio-Vascular Imaging at the Radiology Department of the Erasmus Medical Center University in Rotterdam/NL (2000-2002).

Started his clinical post-residency experience at the Radiology Department of the Erasmus Medical Center University in Rotterdam (2002-2006) while completing a PhD in Cardiovascular Imaging (thesis defense march 2005). In 2006 moved to Italy as Chief of Non Invasive Cardiovascular Imaging in the Department of Radiology of the University Hospital of Parma until 2011. Between 2011 and 2015 worked as Consultant for several Italian Hospitals and Diagnostic centers mainly focusing on general diagnostic radiology and cardiovascular imaging. Then moved to Montreal (Canada) for 2 years as Cardiovascular Radiologist. Between 2017 and 2019 worked as Consultant for several Italian Hospitals and Diagnostic centers mainly focusing on general diagnostic radiology and cardiovascular imaging. From 2019 is Chairman of Radiology Department at the NHS Hospital of Urbino/IT. Since 2017 is Responsible for Cardiovascular Imaging Research at IRCCS SYNLAB SDN (Naples/IT).

Expert and pioneer of Cardio-Vascular Imaging with particular focus on Cardiac CT/MR and Photon Counting CT technology.

Radiologist/Imaging Specialist. Main areas of expertise are related to Advanced Imaging Techniques especially CT and MR. Advanced competence in cardio-thoracic and cardio-vascular anatomy, physiology and diseases. Experience in pediatric/congenital Cardiac & Vascular diseases. Very experienced in digital workflow analysis and optimization.

2014/2016 - President of the Italian College of Cardiac Radiology (SIRM - Italian Society of Radiology).

2017/2019 - Chair of Radiology Department - Villa Berica Hospital (GHC) - Vicenza/IT

2017/2019 - Director Cardiovascular Imaging Service - Affidea (Veneto) - Padua-Monselice/IT

2019/2021 - Chair of Radiology Department NHS - Area Vasta 1 - ASUR Marche/IT

2021/2024 - Chair of Radiology Department NHS - Fondazione Monasterio/CNR- Adult and Pediatric Heart Center - Pisa & Massa/IT

2022-November - 1st Installation of a clinical Photon Counting CT scanner in Southern Europe and in Italy.

2012/today - Professor of Radiology at Erasmus Medical Center University in Rotterdam/NL

2017/today - Senior Research Associate/Consultant Cardiovascular Imaging - IRCCS SYNLAB SDN - Naples/IT

2017/today - Director Cardiovascular Imaging Service - IRCCS SYNLAB SDN - Naples/IT(Photon Counting CT)

2025/today - Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging - CDI/Centro Diagnostico Italiano - Milan/IT (Photon Counting CT)

Clinical Experience/Sub-specialty

>25 years of post-residency full-time Clinical Radiologist experience.

Core clinical experience in Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular, Body, Oncologic, Emergency Radiology (CT and MRI).

Scientific Output

Author/co-author >1300 publications (591 indexed in Pubmed), 12 books and >90 book chapters.

Global Impact Factor >4200 (2021); h-index (Google Scholar) = 94 (>37k citations).