He obtained his veterinary degree at the University of Turin (Italy) in 2001. He has worked in private practice from 2001 to 2006. In 2007 he was the anesthesia staff veterinarian at the Ontario Veterinary College of the University of Guelph (Canada). From 2008 to 2011 he completed his Veterinary Anesthesia Residency Program (ACVAA) and his postgraduate degree Doctor of Veterinary Science (DVSc) at the Ontario Veterinary College. From 2011 to present he is member of the Anesthesia Faculty at the Matthew J. Ryan Veterinary Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. His areas of academic interest are total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA) and non-invasive cardio-vascular monitoring techniques in the anesthetized patient.