Professional Activities

Professional Positions And Employment

Post-doctoral training including residency/fellowship

Title	Institution Name, city and state	Year
Clinical Fellow	Department of Cardiovascular Surgery Service of Dr. Joseph Coselli Baylor College of Medicine-Methodist Hospital Houston, Texas	March 1994- October 1994
Clinical Fellow	CardiovascularSurgery. Director: Dr. D.A. Cooley Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital Houston, Texas	August1993- February 1993
Clinical/ Research Fellow	Montreal Lung Transplant Program                                                                          McGill University Montréal, Québec, Canada	February 1993- July 1993
Clinical Fellow	Transplant Service Director: Dr. O.H. Frazier Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital,Houston, Texas	July 1992- December 1992
Clinical Fellow	Cardiovascular Surgery Director: Dr. D.A. Cooley Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital Houston, Texas	July 1991- May 1992
Research Fellow	Transplant Service Director: Dr. O.H. Frazier Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital Houston, Texas	January 1991-June 1991
Residency	Cardiovascular Surgery Director: Prof B, Marino Dept. Of Cardiovascular Surgery University of Rome "La Sapienza"	1986-1991

Academic positions (teaching and research)

Associate Professor	Department of Surgery Division of Immunology and Organ Transplantation University of Texas Medical School at Houston Houston,Texas	2008-2010
Associate Professor	CardiovascularSurgery University of Rome "La Sapienza” Rome, Italy	2000-2010
Assistant Professor	CardiovascularSurgery University of Rome "La Sapienza” Rome, Italy	1990-2000

Hospital positions and Titles

Active Staff	Department of Cardiovascular Surgery DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center. 2010- 2013 Houston Methodist. Houston, Texas	2010- 2013
Director	Organ Procurement, Perfusion and Preservation. 10/2010- 2013 Methodist JC Walter Transplant Center. Houston Methodist. Houston, Texas	10/2010- 2013
Director	Ex-vivo Lung Perfusion Laboratory  Houston Methodist Research Hospital. Houston, Texas	9/2011-2013
AttendingSurgeon	Department of Cardiopulmonary Transplantation       Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital Houston, Texas	2008-2010
Clinical Fellow	Department of Cardiopulmonary Transplantation   Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital Houston, Texas	2007-2008
Visiting Surgeon	Cardiovascular Surgery                      Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital Houston, Texas	2005-2007
Director	Mechanical Circulatory Support Program    OspedaleSant’Andrea, Dept. Of Cardiovascular Surgery University of Rome "La Sapienza,” Rome, Italy	2002-2005
Staff	OspedaleSant’Andrea                        Dept. of Cardiovascular Surgery University of Rome "La Sapienza,” Rome, Ital	2001- 2005
Staff	Policlinico Umberto I                          Dept. of Cardiovascular Surgery University of Rome "La Sapienza Rome, Italy	1991- 2001

Professional Memberships

Member/officer	Name of Organization	Dates held
Member	European Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery	1998-current
Member	International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation	current