Graduated in Veterinary Medicine at the University of Bologna with a thesis on: "hip dysplasia in the dog". Specialized at the University of Turin in Veterinary Radiology with a thesis on: "Kodak insight in dog's thoracic radiology". Travel Award and Resident Prize at the EAVDI / ECVDI Congress, Murcia 2002, as the best presentation on: “CT-guided biopsies in the skeleton. To date author / coauthor of 184 scientific papers, 75 of which published in the journal. Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging (Dipl. ECVDI). Publisher and / or Co-author of the books: "Radiology of dogs and cats", Poletto Editore, 2005, "Veterinary Computed Tomoghraphy", Edited by Tobias Schwarz and Jimmy Saunders, Wiley-Blackwell, 2011, "First aid manual and traumatology in small animals ", Viganò, Elsevier Edition, 2013. President of the Italian Society of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging (SVIDI) 2001-2004. Contract professor University of Naples, 2007-2009. Lecturer 2007, 2008 at the School of Specialization in Animal Pathology and Clinic of Pet Animals and 2008 to date at the Master of Oncology and Diagnostic Imaging at the University of Pisa. From 2010 to 2013 teacher at the Master of Diagnostic Imaging at the University of Camerino. He holds the Academic title of Doctor of Veterinary Sciences (PhD) from the University of Ghent, 2010. Member of several PhD commissions as an international member of the University of Ghent and Liège. Member of several Committees of the ECVDI College, currently "Radioprotection". In 2011-13 member of the Board of the ECVDI College. In 2013 he obtained the scientific habilitation as Associate Professor and Full Professor. Since 2015 Associate Professor at the University of Teramo. Graduated in Sports Science in November 2018.