I was born in 1985 in a town in the centre of Italy. My life partner, Giorgio, and I happily live in Perugia with our two sons. I like yoga and trekking; I did a part of Santiago’s walk alone and hoped to finish it one day, maybe with my family. I love travelling, good food and wine, but why not also beer? I like rock and classical music and love ballet.

Training. I got my general degree in Medicine in 2012 after a 2-year internship in the Cardiovascular-Stroke Unit Department at the Hospital in Perugia. I presented my thesis on “Inferior vena cava filter in preventing pulmonary embolism in patients with acute stroke: indications and outcome.”. Between 2013 and 2018, I pursued my specialisation in Emergency Medicine. The 5-year course occurred mainly in the Cardiovascular-Stroke Unit Department of the Hospital in Perugia. In 2018 I presented the thesis for my specialization entitled “SMASH-U Classification in Acute Haemorrhagic Stroke Patients: A Rapid Tool for Etiological Diagnosis and Management” (DOI: 10.1007/s11739-020-02330-2).

Research areas. The main areas of my research work are centred on acute ischemic stroke treatment and secondary prophylaxis. I took part in several randomised controlled trials as a sub-investigator (RESPECT-ESUS, PACIFIC AF, PREVENTIHS), sub-investigator and Italian Trial Coordinator (PACIFIC STROKE, PRESTIGE AF), principal investigator of an RCTs (AXIOMATIC SSP); I also collaborated in several prospective international studies (RAF, RAF-NOAC, RENO, RENO extend). I have several publications on these topics.

Professional. In 2018 I was co-author and Editorial Coordinator of the Italian National Observatory on Stroke Report, which was presented in the Italian Parliament. The same year, I attended the SAFE Working Conference and General Assembly as the Italian delegate in November. During the post-specialization period, I was active in promoting stroke awareness. From December 2018 to March 2020, I worked in the Cardiovascular-Stroke Unit Department at the Hospital in Perugia, collaborating in activities as an expert in Emergency Medicine for the project proposed by the Internal, Vascular and Emergency Medicine-Stroke Unit: "Implementation of the number of patients with acute ischemic ictus treated with systemic thrombolysis and mechanical thrombectomy at the Stroke Unit of the Perugia Hospital". I then worked as an Internal-Emergency Medicine physician from March 2020 to September 2021 at the Hospital in Perugia in the Cardiovascular and Emergency Medicine-Stroke Unit for COVID-19 emergencies and stroke services, from the acute phase to discharge management. I accepted the role of Clinical researcher for Perugia University in September 2021 while maintaining total clinical activity in the Cardiovascular and Emergency Medicine-Stroke Unit. I am active in several medical and scientific societies (ESO, SIMEU, SIMI, SISET, ISA-AII) and their young sections.