Consultant Cardiologist
Humanitas Research Institute, Italy
Cardiovascular imaging specialist with extensive experience in echocardiography and cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR; level 3 EACVI certification). Strong track record of leading multicenter research initiatives. Passionate about advancing cardiovascular imaging education through innovative, accessible programs that bridge clinical practice and research.
Education
1. Honorary Senior Research Fellowship
School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences, St Thomas’ Hospital, King’s College London, UK
2024–2025
2. Clinical Research Fellowship
Adult Cardiac MRI Service, School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences, St Thomas’ Hospital, King’s College London, UK
2019–2020
3. Honorary Clinical Research Fellowship
Multimodality Cardiac Imaging Section, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Italy. 2019
Professional Experience
1. Adult Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging Service (2024–2025)
School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences, St Thomas’ Hospital, King’s College London, UK
2. Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging Service (2019)
IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Italy
3. Multi-modality cardiac imaging specialist (2022-ongoing)
IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Italy
Selected Publications as first author
1. Myocardial Fibrosis at Cardiac MRI Helps Predict Adverse Clinical Outcomes in Mitral Valve Prolapse. Radiology, 2022.
2. Mitral Annulus Disjunction in Patients Undergoing CMR: Where is the Boundary between Normality and Disease? Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, 2024.
3. Arrhythmic Mitral Valve Prolapse Phenotype: Unsupervised Machine Learning Using a Multicenter CMR Registry. Radiology Cardiothoracic Imaging, 2024.
Awards/Recognitions
1. 1st Place, Young Investigator Award, EuroCMR 2021
2. Invited Section Expert Analysis on Mitral Annulus Disjunction, American College of Cardiology, 2024
3. 1st Place, European Fabry Academy PhD Research Initiative, 2019
4. Nucleus Member - CMR Working Group, Italian Society of Cardiology (2023–2025).
Invited Lectures/Presentations
1. EACVI 2023: “My Most Challenging Cardiomyopathy Case” (Barcelona, Spain)
2. MonteHeart Lectures, Albert Einstein College of Medicine: “Imaging the Mitral Annulus Disjunction: Sudden Cardiac Death Risk Marker?” (New York, USA, 2023)
3. JCMR Club: “Mitral Annulus Disjunction in Consecutive CMR Patients” (2024)
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