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Education
Residency in General Surgery
Faculty of Medicine and Surgery
University of Florence, Italy
Final Mark: 70 cum Laude/70
18 Oct. 1995 - 24 Oct. 2000
Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery
Faculty of Medicine and Surgery
University of Florence, Italy
Final Mark: 110 cum Laude/110
20 Sep. 1989 -17 Oct. 1995
Postgraduate Education
Master of Science in Health Science Education
McMaster University
01 July 2013 – 30 June 2016
Clinical Fellowship in Trauma
Director: Dr. Samir Faidi
McMaster University
01 July 2012 – 30 June 2013
Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery (FLS) Certification
Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES)
24 May 2011
Clinical Fellowship in Advanced Minimal Access Surgery & Bariatric
Director: Dr. Mehran Anvari
McMaster University
Centre for Minimal Access Surgery (CMAS)
Sept. 2009 - 30 June 2011
Diploma in Laparoscopic and Thoracoscopic Surgery
Director: Prof. Jacques Marescaux
University of Strasbourg - European Institute of Telesurgery (EITS)
20-24 November 2000
Completed Courses
with hand-on experience
iSPIES – Summit for Perfusion Imaging and Excellence in Surgery
Stryker's Premiere Medical Education Program
Las Vegas
13-15 Sept. 2018
Canadian Transanal Total Mesorectal Excision (TaTME) Proctorship Network Course
Surgical Skills Centre and SimSinai Centre
Mount Sinai Hospital
University of Toronto
9 March 2017
Resident’s Course in Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery
Centre for Minimal Access Surgery - CMAS
St. Joseph’s Hospital
McMaster University
27-28 August 2010
Minimally Invasive Surgery Minimized, Introducing SILS Procedures
Single Incision, Single Port, Single Choice
Centre for Minimal Access Surgery - CMAS
St. Joseph’s Hospital
McMaster University
4-5 June 2010
Advanced Colorectal Surgery Course
Centre for Minimal Access Surgery - CMAS
St. Joseph’s Hospital
McMaster University
28-29 May 2010
Bariatric Surgery Course
Centre for Minimal Access Surgery - CMAS
St. Joseph’s Hospital
McMaster University
14 May 2010
Resident’s Course in Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery
Centre for Minimal Access Surgery - CMAS
St. Joseph’s Hospital
McMaster University
27-28 November 2009
Advanced Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery Course
Centre for Minimal Access Surgery - CMAS
St. Joseph’s Hospital
McMaster University
2-3 October 2009
Laparoscopic Endocrine Surgery Course
School of Endocrine Surgery of the Italian Hospital Surgeons Association
Careggi Hospital - Department of Surgery
Florence, Italy
26-30 September 2005
Advanced Bariatric Surgery Course
Multidisciplinary Regional Center of Bariatric Surgery
Careggi Hospital - Department of Surgery
Florence, Italy
8-9 March 2004
Laparoscopic Surgery Course for Hirschsprung Disease
Monteluce Hospital - Pediatric Surgery Department
University of Perugia
Perugia, Italy
5-6 May 2003
2nd Annual Trauma Surgery Course
Maggiore Hospital - General and Trauma Surgery Department
Bologna, Italy
8-9 April 2003
Laparoscopic Treatment of Ventral Hernias Course
Careggi Hospital - Department of Surgery
Florence, Italy
11 January 2002
2nd Annual Fetal Surgery Course
Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù - Pediatric Surgery Department
Rome, Italy
16-16 November 2001
4th Annual Pediatric Laparoscopic and Thoracoscopic Course
Sant’Orsola Hospital - Pediatric Surgery Department
University of Bologna
Bologna, Italy
8-10 October 2001
5th Annual Course in Laparoscopic Surgery in Pediatric Urology.
Living-Donor Nephrectomy in Kidney Transplantation
Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù - Pediatric Surgery Department
Rome, Italy
19 February 2001
5th Postgraduate Course in Hepatobiliary Surgery
Department of Surgery
University of Padova
Padova, Italy
30 Nov. - 2 Dec. 2000
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