I have been working as a senior consultant in the field of peri-operative care of children with congenital heart diseases and ECMO services for the last 18 years, mainly at the Bambino Gesu’ Children’s Hospital in Italy, the largest paediatric hospital in Italy. During my fellowship at Children’s Hospital Boston I developed a deep interest in clinical research. I also earned a Master in Public Health degree at Harvard University that allowed me to sharpen my knowledge in the field of epidemiology.
Since January 2021 I am the coordinator of the extracorporeal life support program at the Geneva Children’s Hospital.
My main research interests are clinical outcomes in pediatric patients after cardiac surgery or ECMO support with special interest in neurodevelopmental outcomes in pediatric patients after ECMO support and ethical issues in pediatric cardiac surgery/ECMO support.
In addition to ESPNIC, I am actively participating in EuroELSO activities.
