Work experience

Medical Oncologist, Consultant

03 Nov 2003 – 25 Oct 2011

Position held

Oncologist in training (2003-2007); PhD (2008-2011)

Principle Activities/Responsibilities

Patients management (Chemotherapy, Oncology DH activity), Academic work (help undergrauated students to prepare their degree thesis; help lecturer and Professor to prepare their presentation for lessons and Congress); data managing for RCTs

Employer

University of Rome “Sapienza”, V.le del Policlinico 155, Rome (Italy)

Field

Oncology

   Dec 2007- June 2009

Position held

Consultant Medical Oncologist

Principle Activities/Responsibilities

Chemotherapy, Oncology DH activity

Employer

Sanitary Local Agency (ASL) VT2, Tarquinia Hospital, V.le Igea 1, 01016 Tarquinia (VT)

Field

Oncology

Dec 2008 – July 2011

Position held

Scientific Medical Director

Principle Activities/Responsibilities

Organize and coordinate scientific meetings for breast-  and non breast- cancer women; organize support activities (lymphatic drainage, genetic counseling, music therapy, dance therapy), preside over meetings between breast cancer women to let them share their experiences; interface with many companies to raise funds; organize epidemiological studies on the territory.

Employer

Breast Cancer Women National Association (ANDOS) onlus

Field

Field Oncologist

Feb 2010- Jun 2011

Position held

  Oncology Medical Advisor

Principle Activities/Responsibilities

Writing scientific protocols; giving lessons to the product specialist, reviewing documentation for ethics committees and prepare presentations for medical direction

Employer

Cephalon S.r.l. , Piazza G. Marconi, 25 – 00144, Rome (Italy)

Field

Medical Oncologist, consultant; Oncology Manager

Jun-Nov 2010

Position held

Oncology Medical Advisor

Principle Activities/Responsibilities

Prepare and discuss presentation on G-CSF

Employer

   Sandoz S.p.A., L.go U. Boccioni 1 -  21040, Origgio (VA), Italy

Field

Medical Oncology

Since Dec 2010

Position held

Consultant Medical Oncologist

Principle Activities/Responsibilities

Chemotherapy (inpatients, outpatients, DH) and oncology visits, (from the diagnosis to the follow-up): all solid tumours with a specific interest in  breast and ovarian cancer

Employer

Casa di Cura “Quisiana”, Via Gian Giacomo Porro, 5 - 00197 Rome, Italy

Field

Medical Oncology

April 2013

Position held

Ward Consultant Oncologist

Principle Activities/Responsibilities

Chemotherapy (inpatients, elective/emergency )

Employer

NHS, Charing Cross Hospital
Fulham Palace Road
London (UK) W6 8RF

Field

Medical Oncologist

Work experience abroad

May-October 2001

Fellow student; rotated in Prof Wafik-El Dejry Laboratory

HHMI, University of Pennsylvania (UPENN), Philadelphia, USA

April 2005

Medical doctor involved in a humanitarian mission

Zanzibar, Tanzania (Africa)

November 2011

Medical doctor involved in a humanitarian mission (certified)

Centre de Sante, Manazary, Madagascar (Africa)

April 2013

Position held

Ward Consultant Oncologist

Principle Activities/Responsibilities

Chemotherapy (inpatients, elective/emergency )

Employer

NHS, Charing Cross Hospital
Fulham Palace Road
London (UK) W6 8RF

Field

Medical Oncologist

Education and training

July 14^th, 2003

Degree in Medicine and Surgery, score: 110/110 magna cum laude

University of Rome “Sapienza”, v.le del Policlinico 155 - 00161, Rome (Italy)

Master’s degree

October 25^th  2007

Specialization in Medical Oncology, score: 70/70 magna cum laude

University of Rome “Sapienza”, v.le del Policlinico 155 - 00161, Rome (Italy)

Post-graduate title

November 2008

Started PhD in Molecular medicine

University of Rome “Sapienza”, v.le del Policlinico 155 - 00161, Rome (Italy)

Post-graduate title

Scholarships and Awards

1999-2000

“Music therapy in the psychiatric adolescent”

Child Neuro-psichiatry II Division

University of Rome “Sapienza”, v.le del Policlinico 155 - 00161, Rome (Italy)

2000-2001

Scholarship for thesis degree abroad.

HHMI, University of Pennsylvania (UPENN), Philadelphia (USA)

University of Rome “Sapienza”, v.le del Policlinico 155 - 00161, Rome (Italy)

  27^th September, 2010 (Rome)

Best presentation Award

GOGI 2010, Rome, Italy

28^th June 2012 (New York)

Young Investigator of the Year Award

Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC)

Licensure

General Medical Council (Italy) – specialist full registration – since 2004 (Viterbo, Number 2100)

General Medical Council (UK) – full registration with specialist (Number 7389617)

Invited Lectures, Conference Presentations

 13^th-17^th May, 2005

Poster presenter

Annual Meeting ASCO 2005

Orlando, Florida, USA

6^th – 7^th July, 2007

Invited speaker

VI Corso educazionale AIOM giovani “ASCO 2007: le novità”

Rome, Italy

13 ^th May, 2008

Expert meeting panelist

“Face to face” (bevacizumab in first line breast cancer)

Forte dei Marmi (LU), Italy

30^th May, 2008

Poster presenter

Annual Meeting ASCO 2008

Chicago, Illinois, USA                                

                2^nd July, 2008

Chair

CME event: “Il dolore come problema sociale e il ruolo del farmacista”

Viterbo, Italy

13 ^th November, 2008

Expert meeting panelist

CRIS 2008

Rome, Italy

28 ^th November, 2008

Invited Speaker

Congress:  “Il Trattamento del Carcinoma della Mammella Operabile: stato dell’arte e pratica clinica”

Rome, Italy

6^th February, 2009

Invited Speaker

Congress: “Antracicline: Evoluzione di un farmaco”, Università Campus Biomedico, Roma

13^th June, 2009

Invited Speaker and panelist

Congress: “Territorio senza Dolore”

Tarquinia (VT), Italy

15^th May, 2010

Invited speaker

Congress:  GOGI “IL CARCINOMA DELLA PROSTATA NEL PAZIENTE ANZIANO”,

Rieti, Italy

27^th September, 2010

Invited speaker

Congress “Carcinoma della mammella nella paziente anziana; peculiarità biologiche, cliniche e terapeutiche. Dal caso clinico alla discussione interattiva”, Università di Roma “Sapienza”,

Rome, Italy

 4^th June 2011

Oral Poster presenter

Annual Meeting ASCO 2011

Chicago, Illinois, USA

21^st June 2011

Invited speaker

Congress: “Carcinoma della mammella nella paziente anziana. Dal caso clinico alla discussione interattiva”

29 ^th September, 2011

Expert meeting panelist

CRIS 2011

Rome, Italy

14 ^th October, 2011

Invited speaker

Corso GOGI,  Università degli Studi di Roma “Sapienza”

Rome, Italy

3^h – 5^th November, 2011

Poster presenter

“Biosimilar filgrastim in routine clinical practice: a single centre experience”

XI meeting of international society of geriatric oncology (SIOG)

Paris, France

29 ^th June, 2012

Invited speaker and young investigator of the year award:

MASCC/ISOO 2012, New York, USA

Personal skills and competences

Mother tongue

Italian

Other language

English

Self-assessment

Understanding

Speaking

Writing

European level (*)

Listening

Reading

Spoken interaction

Spoken production

English

B2

Independent

C2

Proficient

C1

Proficient

C1

Proficient

C1

Proficient

Social skills and competences

-          Very good communication skills due to oncologist’s activities (able to communicate good and bad news with balance)

-          Good ability to interact with people at a multicultural level to exchange ideas and thoughts

-          Good ability to adapt at several environmental situations

-          Able to express difficult concepts in a easy way

-          Main field of research Interest:

Women’s cancer (breast and gynaecological) expertise

Weekly chemotherapy (dose dense, dose intense); metronomic therapy

Supportive Care in Cancer expertise (Pain management, myeloid support, infectious disease)

Translational research (“from bench to bed” and vice-versa): gained from El-Dejry laboratory rotation

Vascular growth, injury and disruption in cancer angiogenesis and vascular promoting factors

Organisational skills and competences

-          Good ability as team leader and trainer gained through the experience as degree thesis tutor at the University of Rome

-          Able to gather different ideas from the group and turn them into a single, concrete project

-          Good experience in clinical trial management (I personally designed 3 clinical, published, trials (RCTs) and participated as data manager in numerous national and international trials)

-          Good ability to summarize and present many and different concepts on a specific topic

-          Good ability to prepare and present all necessary regulatory documentation to the Ethic Committee for trial approval; able to interact with EC leaders to solve any problems

-          Able to perform data analysis through statistic instrument (gained through several university’s courses and a specific bio-statistic course in Naples in 2010) 

Computer skills and competences

  - Competent user of Microsoft Office™ tools (Word™, Excel™ and PowerPoint™);

- Skilled user of Statistic Programme (MedCalc^®)

- Basic knowledge of graphic design applications (PhotoShop™)

Artistic skills and competences

-          Play piano (Music School, Italian Conservatory level 3^rd)

-          Painting and drawing

Driving licence

I hold a driving licence: category B

Professional Society Memberships

Affiliation: Italian Association of Medical Oncology (AIOM); European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO); Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC)

  Reviewer for Therapeutic Advances In Medical oncology (ISSN: 1745-2222ISSN:1745-2222) from June 2012

Licence

Current Full Medical Licence (Italy)

EU degree and specialization