EDUCATION

· Degree in Medicine and Surgery from the Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II

· Specialist in Neurosurgery from the Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, summa cum laude

· PhD in Medicine and Translational Research from the University of Barcelona, awarded excellent cum laude

· Board-certified Neurosurgeon by the European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (FEBNS)

· Research and clinical fellowships:

- University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati (USA)

- Hospital Clínic de Barcelona (Barcelona)

- Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío (Seville)

EXPERIENCE

· More than 15 years of experience in Neurosurgery

· Special dedication to skull base surgery, neuro-oncology, and minimally invasive approaches

· International expert in transorbital endoscopic surgery and applied surgical anatomy

· Visiting professor at international centers and societies such as Weill Cornell Medicine, Universität Münster, Università di Verona, EBRIS Foundation, KOSEN Seoul, WFNS and IFNE

Specialization

· General Neurosurgery

· Brain tumors

· Skull base surgery

· Minimally invasive endoscopic surgery

· Brain metastases

· Radiosurgery

· Meningiomas and orbitocranial tumors

· Cerebrospinal fluid disorders and hydrocephalus

· Spinal surgery

· Cervical and lumbar disc herniation

RESEARCH

· Author of 95 international publications indexed in Web of Science

· More than 2,200 scientific citations

· H-index: 24

· Author of book chapters and international educational resources

· International scientific reviewer with more than 150 verified reviews

· Principal investigator of the AGAUR Producte project on a sensorized dynamic retractor for transorbital endoscopic surgery

· Co-inventor of an international patent for instrumentation in transorbital endoscopic surgery

· Winner of the Campus Clínic Innova 2025 Award and the Campus Clínic-barnaclínic Innovation Award 2022