Professional experiences
From 2020: Associate Professor of Urology at the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery of Magna Graecia – Catanzaro.
From 2020: Uroandrologist at Casa di Cura Villa Donatello Florence.
From 2019 to present: Macroregion Coordinator Tuscany-Umbria-Liguria of the Italian Society of Andrology.
From 2017 to 2019: Medical Director at Ospedale Nuovo San Giovanni Di Dio, Florence.
From 2017 to 2019: Board Member of the Italian Society of Andrology, member of the board of the Italian registry of penile prosthetic surgery.
From 2005 to 2016: Medical Director at Ospedale Santa Maria Annunziata, Florence.
From 2013 to 2016 Treasurer of Italian Society of Andrology, managed the website www.prevenzioneandrologica.it.
From 2010 to 2012: Board Member of Italian Society of Andrology, managed the website www.prevenzioneandrologica.it.
From 2010 to present: Member of the Male Infertility study group of the Italian Society of Urology.
From 2006 to present: Representative for Andrology Health Society Municipality of Florence.
2005: Consultant for the Tuscany Region for Andrology: Author of the resolutions whereby patients undergoing radical prostatectomy residing in the region can receive medications for erectile dysfunction at the expense of the Regional Health System.
From 2005 to 2008: Member of the study group Andrological Oncology Italian Society of Andrology.
From March 2002 to March 2006: Holder of a Research Grant entitled: “Variations in serum levels of gonadotropins and their receptors in infertile patients with primary testicular damage and germ cell tumors of the testis” issued by the University of Florence.
From 2006 to present: Oversees Phase II and III trials at S Maria Annunziata Hospital, University of Florence.
From 2000 to 2005: Oversaw Phase II and III clinical trials at Clinica Urologia Fiorentina.
2004: Surgical internships at:
Ospedale San Giuseppe – Milan (Director: Prof. E. Austoni)
Children University Hospital – Belgrade (Director: Prof. S. Perovich)
Ospedale – Trieste (Director: Prof. E. Belgrano)
AKH – Hamburg (Director: Prof. M. Fisch)
Fundacio Puigvert – Barcelona (Director: Prof. E. Ruiz-Castane)
Middlesex Hospital – London (Director: Prof. D. Ralph)
From 2002 to 2003: Volunteer Physician at the Urology Clinic of the University of Florence – Careggi Hospital (Tutor: Prof. M. Rizzo), where he performed clinical, outpatient, and surgical assistance activities.
2001: Clinical Research Fellow at King’s College Hospital in London, participating in research on the pathogenesis of testicular cancer; delivering lectures and seminars in urology to students and trainees; and invited to present on penile surgery at the Royal Society of Medicine. During this period, he performed numerous endoscopic surgical procedures as the lead surgeon and completed laparoscopic training* on simulators and live pigs, including training at the University of Aalborg (Denmark).
*Laparoscopic training: 2 cholecystectomies, 5 nephrectomies, 2 heminephrectomies, and 1 prostatectomy on pigs (Aalborg – Denmark). Completed 1 basic course and 2 advanced courses at King’s College and East Surrey Hospital in London.
From 1996 to 2001: Urology Resident at the Urology Clinic, University of Florence.
From 1997 to 1998: Medical Officer at the Military District and the Military Hospital of Florence, serving as Uro-Andrologist for the Selection Group. During this year, he conducted significant epidemiological studies on a sample of 18,000 young conscripts, which became the subject of publications and presentations at national and international conferences.
From 1996 to 1997: Six-month post-graduate internship at Careggi Hospital: general surgery, internal medicine, laboratory medicine, obstetrics, and gynecology. At Meyer Pediatric Hospital: pediatrics (pediatric urogenital surgery).
