Education: University of Turin - Doctor of Medicine (MD), 1989
Residency: University of Turin School of Medicine - Surgery, Cardiovascular, 1992
Residency: Mount Sinai Hospital - Surgery (General Surgery), 1996
Residency: Mount Sinai Hospital - Surgery (General Surgery), 1997
Residency: University of Miami/Jackson Health System - Surgery, Cardiovascular, 1999
Fellowship: University of California (San Francisco) School of Medicine - Pediatric Cardiology, 2001
Specialty Boards: American Board of Thoracic Surgery-Thoracic & Cardiac Surgery, 2020