Medical doctor (MD), specialized in Liver and Metabolic Diseases (AMS), PhD in Atherosclerosis (Preventive Cardiology), researcher at the National Research Council (CNR) of Rome, Italy.

Professor of First Aid at the University “La Sapienza” of Rome and of Internal Medicine at University “Nostra Signora del Buon Consiglio” of Elbasan, Albania.

Head of national and international projects on nutrition and cardiovascular prevention.

Author of 2 books and of more than 250 scientific publications.

Member of the “Cardio-cerebrovascular alliance” of the Italian Ministry of Health; member of REPRISE (register of Scientific Experts set up at the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research) for scientific popularization; member of the scientific and directors board of the Italian Society for the Cardiovascular Prevention (SIPREC), and representative to the European Heart Network (EHN) of Brussels, Belgium; member of the scientific board of the Mediterranean Diet Foundation.

Participation in national radio and tv programs which dealt with nutrition, hypercholesterolemia and cardiovascular prevention.

MD at Olympic Games of Rio 2016 (at the golf tournament).