BornForli , Italy , 07-08-51
Graduated in Medicine University of Bologna , 1976 , Cum Laude
Full Training in Neurosurgery 1985
EANS Training Certificate , 1985
Experience of work abroad : Sweden (Stocholm) , UK (Sheffield , Edinburgh)
Staff Neurosurgeon at Bellaria Hospital Bologna (1985-1990) ,
Director of Neurotrauma and Emergency Care , Dept. Bufalini Hospital Cesena (1990-2007) ,
Director of Neurosurgery-Neurotraumatology , University Hospitals of Parma and Reggio Emilia , Italy (2007-2016)
Full Professor of Neurosurgery , Humanitas University , Milano, Italy, 2017-Present
Honorary Professor of Neurosurgery Burdenko Institute , Moskow, Russia
Honorary Professor of Neurosurgery , Universita’ Italiana di Buenos Aires , Argentina
Honorary Professor of Neurosurgery , University of Surabaya, Indonesia
Honorary Visiting Professor of neurosurgery, University of Cambridge , UK
Honorary Professor of Neurosurgery , Northwestern University, Peshawar, Pakistan
Chairman the Neurotrauma Committee of the WFNS (2002-2009)
President Italian Neurosurgical Society 2010-2012
President Elect , WFNS (2015) and President , the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies 2017-2021
Past President WFNS 2021-23, Honorary president 2023-
International life time recognition award from the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)
Life Time recognition Award of the International Neurotrauma Society (INTS)
Recognition Award of the Italian Neurosurgical Society (SINch)
Invited speaker in the last 10 years to 72 international meetings in all the 5 Continents of the WFNS
Visiting professor in UK, Taiwan, Russia, Argentina, India, Indonesia, USA, Brazil, Vietnam, France, Bolivia
Chairman of 5 international training course for young Neurosurgeons, teacher in other 17 Courses
Organizer of 6 International World Meetings
Reviewer for Journal of Neurotrauma, Acta Neurochirurgica , Jorunal of Neurosugical Sciences, Frontiers, Focus , JNS , Brain Sciences
Co-editor of 3 issues of Focus , chief Editor of two more issues Editor one issue of Brain Sciences