About
I qualified in Medicine from University of Bari (Italy). I undertook a neurology training at University of Bari, which included two years as a clinical fellow at University College of London. I then pursued my passion in research and I was awarded a PhD in Neuroscience at University College of London.
I am currently a Consultant Neurologist at the Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust and honorary senior clinical lecturer at University of Liverpool. Moreover, I am honorary senior lecturer in Neuroscience (teaching) at University of Manchester and visiting researcher at Manchester Metropolitan University.
My main clinical interest is in movement disorders and related advanced therapies, especially deep brain stimulation and MRI guided focused ultrasound. I have also developed a clinical and academic expertise in Tourette's syndrome, which has led me to open the first joint neurology-neuropsychiatry clinic in the North West (co-lead: Dr Alfia Arun, Consultant Neuropsychiatrist).
I was funded by the NIHR North West Coast Research Scholarship (2019-2021) followed by the NIHR North West Coast Advanced Research Scholarship (2023-2024).
Other prestigious awards include the International Scholarship Award of the American Academy of Neurology (2015) and the Investigator Award of the European Academy of Neurology (2016).
Alongside my clinical and scientific work , I am particularly dedicated to Medical Education. Indeed, I was a co-founder of the Residents and Research Fellows Section of the European Academy of Neurology (EAN) in 2015. This section provides regular seminars, mentorship activities and exchanges programmes among several neurological centres and has hugely grown over the last 10 years. I have been the junior delegate of the EAN Education Committee (2015-2016), associated Editor of the EAN website/EANpage (2015-2020), Editor-in-Chief of the EANpage (2020-2021) and Editor-in-Chief of the EAN website (2022).
I have an extensive experience in teaching undergraduate and postgraduate students.
I am passionate to work with charities dedicated to neurological conditions as they are the voices of the patients; I became trustee of the dystonia UK in 2024.
I have been appointed as regional lead (North West) of the Parkinson’s UK Excellence Network in September 2024 and North West specialty lead for neurological Disorders to the NIHR North West Regional Research Delivery Network in January 2025.Social Media