I earned my medical degree in General Medicine and Surgery in 2006 from the University of Florence. I am board certified in Paediatrics since 2012 (University of Milan). I completed my training in Pediatrics and Neonatology at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico – University of Milan, directed by Professor Fabio Mosca. During my training, I developed a strong interest in neonatal respiratory physiology, neonatal respiratory support and neonatal resuscitation.
I did a research fellowship at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute in Melbourne in 2013-2014, investigating different strategies for neonatal resuscitation in preterm lambs and less invasive methods of delivering surfactant, under the supervision of Dr David Tingay and Prof Peter Dargaville. I have and continue to participate in experimental research on the long-term complications of preterm birth and prolonged mechanical ventilation in former preterm lambs under the guidance of both Dr. Jane Pillow in Perth (University of Western Australia) and Dr. Kurt Albertine in Salt lake City (University of Utah).
I have been working as an attending physician in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico – University of Milan since December 2014. My clinical research projects have been focused up to now on lung recruitment strategies at birth, neonatal non-invasive respiratory support, Forced Oscillation Technique for assessing respiratory mechanics, individualisation of surfactant therapy, optimisation of respiratory support and lung function follow-up of former preterm infants.
I am a member of the Pulmonology Board of the Italian Society of Neonatology (SIN), a member of the Pulmonology section of the European Society for Paediatric Research (ESPR) and became chair of the NICU and PICU group of the European Respiratory Society (ERS) in 2022.
