Other competencies
- Intraoperative echocardiography.
- Cardiology consultation
- Spiroergometry
Career
| 2022-Present | Staff cardiologist (20%) Echocardiography Laboratoy, University Heart Clinic, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland |
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| 2019 | Level 2 Training in Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, Helios Klinikum Berlin Buch, Germany. |
| 2018-Present | Staff cardiologist at HerzGefässZentrum im Park, Hirslanden Klinik im Park, Zürich, Switzerland |
| 2010-2018 | Staff cardiologist at the “San Pietro FBF” Hospital in Rome, Italy (Intensive Care Unit and Echo Lab) |
| 2008-2018 | Cardiology consultant for the Italian National Olympic Committee at the “Institute of Sports Medicine and Science” in Rome, Italy |
| 2007-2010 | Ph.D in cardiovascular Pathophysiology and Staff cardiologist position in the intensive care unit and Echo Lab at Policlinico Umberto I, Sapienza University of Rome. |
| 2003-2007 | Fellowship in Cardiovascular Disease at Policlinico Umberto I, Sapienza University of Rome |
| 2003 | Graduation in Medicine and Surgery at the University of Rome Sapienza, Italy |
Most important memberships
- European Society of Cardiology (FESC)
- American Society of Echocardiography (FASE)
- Swiss Society of Cardiology
- European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging
- European Association of Preventive Cardiology
Research focus
- Cardiac imaging
- Sports cardiology
Publications
Further
| 2023 | Member of the Task Force of the 2023 European Society of Cardiology Guidelines on Infective Endocarditis |
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| 2021 | Recipient of the “Viviane Conraads Outstanding Achievement Award” from the European Association of Preventive Cardiology (a branch of the European Society of Cardiology) |
| 2020 | Task Force Member of the 2020 ESC Guidelines on Sports Cardiology |
| 2018 | Co-chairperson of a joint EAPC / EACVI writing committee for the document: “Recommendations and interpretation of cardiovascular imaging in athletes”; published in the European Heart Journal in 2017 |
| 2016-2022 | Nucleus Member of the European Association of Preventive Cardiology “Sports Cardiology” Section |
| 2009 | Research Grant from the National Italian Olympic Committee to study the left ventricular performance in athletes with 3D echocardiography |
| 2008 | Research Grant from the National Italian Olympic Committee to study the cardiovascular remodeling in athletes with 3D echocardiography |
| 2003 | Visiting Fellow at the TUFTS University (New England Medical Center, Boston MA, USA), training in echocardiography (3 Months) |