Clinical Interests
- Heart and lung transplantation
- Mechanical circulatory support for advanced cardiopulmonary diseases
- Valve repair
- Coronary artery bypass
Research Interests
- Mechanical assist devices
- Mechanical/tissue valves performance
- Gene therapy revascularization
- Xenotransplantation
- Immunosuppression
- Heart/lung preservation
- Endoscopic cardiac surgery
- Myocite cell transfer
Education
- MD, University of Turin, Faculty of Medicine & Surgery, Turin, Italy
Training
- Fellowship, Heart/VAD & Lung Transplant, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
- Fellowship, Cardiothoracic Surgery Division, Monaco, Montecarlo, France
- Residency, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Battista St. John’s Hospital, Turin, Italy
Memberships
- Euro-American Medical Network
- Italian-American Medical Association (Lung)
Patient Comments