EDUCATION

1980    Classical Lyceum ; High School leaving certificate

1986    University of Parma , Parma , Italy

First-class medical degree Cum Laude and university honor

LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION

1986    University of Parma , Parma , Italy

            Italian license to practice medicine and surgery with top marks

Specialty Certifications

1991    University of Verona , Verona , Italy

Specialty in Neurological Surgery with top marks.

2000    University of Milan , Milan , Italy

Specialty in ENT surgery with top marks.

POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING

Courses Attended In Italy :

1987    Cerebral aneurysms: imaging. Verona

1988    Cerebral arterio-venous malformations Verona

1989    Annual course of the Italian Society for Neurosurgery. Abano

1990    Annual course of the Italian Society for Neurosurgery. Abano

1991    4^th microsurgery workshop, Microsurgical Research Institute. Prato

1991    International Course on Transcranial Doppler. Montesilvano

1994    Lateral approaches to the skull base. Piacenza

1995    Course on transcraniofacial approaches ( Italian Society for Skull Base Surgery). Roma

1995    Cranio-cervical junction surgery (Italian Society for Skull Base Surgery). Milano

1996    International course on intraoperative cranial nerves monitoring (Italian Society for Skull Base Surgery). Parma

1997    8^th course in vascular surgery techniques. Milano

Courses Attended Outside Italy :

1992    International course on clinical neurosurgery (Prof. Samii). Hannover

1995    Workshop on the vertebral artery (Prof. George). Parigi

1996    Fifth pratical course in Microsurgery of the Skull Base (Prof. Fish). Zurigo

1996    Course de chirurgie de la base du crâne (Prof Magnan). Marseille

1999        Congress of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons. New Orleans

            Antero-lateral approaches to tumors and aneurysms (Credit 4)

            Cavernous sinus surgery (Credit 2)

            Angiocrafically occult vascular malformations (Credit 2)

            Lateral skull base (Credit 2)

            Intracranial endoscopy (Credit 2)

FOCUSED CLINICAL AND RESEARCH EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES

1986    Neurotrauma training

Under Prof. D. MillerDepartment of Neurosurgery, Western General Hospital , University of Edimburgh

1989    Experimental and clinical researches on calcium channel blockers in SAH related vasospasm

            Under Prof N. Kassel

            Stereotactic radiosurgery  training

            Under Prof. L. Steiner

            Department of Neurosurgery, Charlottesville – USA- Virginia University

1995    Training on the surgical techiniques for the control of vertebral artery in the treatment of vascular and tumoral pathologies of the skull base, of the cranio-cervical junction and of the cervical spine.

            Under Prof. B. George

            Department of Neurosurgery, Hôspital Lariboisiére, Paris

1999    International Fellowship

Research activity at the “Minimally Invasive Surgery skull Base Training Center ” on micrusurgical and endoscopic skull base approaches for clival tumors

Vascular microsurgical and EC/IC by-pass training

Under Prof L. N. Sekhar

Department of Neurosurgery, George Washington University Neurological Institute

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS AND TEACHING ACTIVITIES

1) Institutions

Universities

·         1992-2000 Tutor of Neurosurgery at the medical school and in residency programs. University of Milan ( Policlinic Hospital , San Raffaele Hospital, Sacco Hospital ) University of Milano Bicocca (San Gerardo Hospital in Monza )

·         1994-2000 Instructor of Neuroanatomy at the Chair of Human Anatomy at the University of Milan .

·           1992-1996 Instructor of Neuroanatomy at the Specialty School in Neurosurgery at the University of Milan .

·           1995-2000 Tutor of Clinical Neurosurgery at the Specialty School in Neurosurgery at the University of Milan .

·         2000-2002 Professor of Clinical Neurosurgery at the Specialty School in Neurosurgery at the University "Vita e Salute" San Raffaele in Milan .

·         2000-2002 Professor of Surgical Anatomy of the skull and Brain at the Medical school at the University "Vita e Salute" San Raffaele in Milan .

·         2000-2002 Professor of Clinical Neurosurgery at the Medical school at the University "Vita e Salute" San Raffaele in Milan .

·        October 2002: Visting Professor of Neurosurgery (residency program) " The George Washington University Neurological Institute"- Washington D.C. USA ,.

·        September 2004: Visting Professor of Neurosurgery " The George Washington University Neurological Institute"- Washington D.C. USA

·        2004/2005 Associate Professor of Neurosurgery at the University of Brescia.

·        2004/2005 Professor of Clinical Neuroanatomy at the University "Vita e Salute" San Raffaele.

·        2004/2007 Full Time Professor of Neurosurgery at the University of Brescia.

·        2005/2007 Chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Brescia.

·        2005/2007 Director of the Residency Program in Neurosurgery at the University of Brescia.

·        2008  Full Time Professor of Neurosurgery at the University “Vita e Salute” San Raffaele Milan.

·        2008  Chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery at the University “Vita e Salute” San Raffaele Milan.

·        2008 Director of the Residency Program in Neurosurgery at the University “Vita e Salute” San Raffaele Milan.

Schools of nursing

·         1990-1996 Professor Neurosurgery at the School of Nursing at the Verona University Hospital and at the San Raffaele University Hospital in Milan .

2) Post-graduated courses

·         Instructor: The Fronto-orbitozygomatic approach. Course of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons: Anterior and antero-lateral approaches to tumors and aneurysms (Director Prof.L.N.Sekhar) New Orleans ’99.

·         Lecture: The transchoclear approach to the clivus. Course for residents of the Italian society for neurosurgery 1999

·         Lecture: Surgical anatomy of the carotid artery in the posterior intracavernous and intrapetrous segment " Intensive dissection course on skull base surgery"- Milan 2000.

·         Organizer of the “International intensive course on skull base surgery: the control of the large vessels at the Skull Base-Milan 2000- Ospedale San Raffaele Milano. Guest Faculty L.Sekhar ( Washington DC USA ), B.George ( Paris France ).

·         Instructor in the above-mentioned course.

·         Lecture: Surgery of the sellar region."Videocourse on skull base surgery" University of Pavia 2-4 October 2000.

·         Lecture: TSH and Gonadotropin producing pituitary tumors. "12th. Birkensteiner Hormonkonfrenz-Neuroendocrinologie" (post-graduated course of the German Society of Endocrinology) November 11-12, 2000-Fischbachau - Germany .

·         Instructor: Course of the Italian society for neurosurgery on the surgical approaches to the posterior fossa and craniospinal junction: Anatomy and techniques.  L'Aquila , Italy November 15-18, 2000.

·         Lecture: " Anatomical variants in the presigmoid transtentorial route". Course of the Italian society for neurosurgery on the surgical approaches to the posterior fossa and craniospinal junction: Anatomy and techniques.  L'Aquila , Italy November 15-18, 2000.

·         Organizer: of the “Second International intensive course on skull base surgery: surgical approaches to the sellar tumors Milan 2001- University "Vita e Salute" San Raffaele. Credits given by the Italian Health Minister:15. Guest Faculty E.Laws  ( Charlottesville USA ), R Fhalbush ( Nuernberg Germany )

·         Lecture: " The fronto-pterional approach to the sellar region and variants" al “Second International intensive course on skull base surgery: surgical approaches to the sellar tumors Milan 2001- University "Vita e Salute" San Raffaele

·         Instructor in the above-mentioned course.

·         Organizer: of the "Course of surgical anatomy of the skull base: transtemporal approaches to the intracranial space ". Milan 2001- University "Vita e Salute" San Raffaele. Credits given by the Italian Health Minister: 25.

·         Lecture:  "The transchoclear approach to the posterior fossa" "Course of surgical anatomy of the skull base: transtemporal approaches to intracranial space ". Milan 2001- University "Vita e Salute" San Raffaele.

·         Instructor in the above mentioned course

·         Lecture: "Transbasal approach to the clivus". Videocourse on "Surgical approaches to the skull base" Italian Society for skull base surgery. Legnano 2001.

·         Lecture: "The surgical treatment of optic nerve compressions". National Focus on Neurophtalmology Milan March 2002.

·         Lecture: "The sublabial trannsphenoidal approach to the sella". Endoscopic pituitary Surgery International workshop. Napoli , May 2002.

·         Organizer " Dissection course on skull base approaches" Satellite at the VII National Congress of Italian Society for skull base surgery-Milan 2002 Credits given by the Italian Health Minister: 29.

·         Lecture : "The fronto-orbotozygomatic approach " in the above mentioned course.

·         Istructor in the above mentioned course

·         Lecture: Fronto-orbito-zygomatic approach in the above mentioned course.

·         Lecture: Translabyrinthine and transchoclear approaches in the above mentioned course.

·         Lecture: Surgical treatment of compressive neuropathies. Focus on Neurophtalmology Milano Marzo 2003.

·         Organizer: Dissection course satellite to the XLIV Meeting of the Italian Society for Neurosurgery, Milano November 2004.

·         Lecture: “The fronto-pterional approach and variants” in the above mentioned course.

·         Lecture: “ The retrosigmoid approach”in the above mentioned course.

·         Organizer: Post graduated corse: “Brain tumors” Brescia  Maggio 2006.

·         Lecture: Neurosurgeical approaches to the orbit. National Corse on Eye and Orbit surgery. Cervia Settember 2006.

·         Lecture: Surgical approaches to the sella. Post-graduated course satellite to the IX Congress of the Italian Society for Skull Base Surgery. Legnano November 2006.

·         Lecture: Awake Craniotomy. Post-graduated Corse on Epilepsy. Brescia 10 November 2006.

·         Istructor and Lecturer: Pterional and Fronto-Temporo-Orbito-Zygomatic approaches. Pre-Congress Training Course. Joint Meeting of the Italian Society of Neurosurgery and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons( USA ). Roma June 2007.

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

1996 -to date collaboration with the Max Plank Istitut für Psychiatrie of Munchen-Germany to study the pathology of the pituitary tumors.

2000 -to date collaboration with the Institute of Medical Genetics at the University of Milan to study the chordomas form the cytogenetic point of view.

1992 -to date member of the Pituitary Unit (research unit officially recognized by the International Advisory Board of the Neuroscience Department of the Scientific Institute San Raffaele).

1992 -to date collaboration with the Chair of Maxillo-facial surgery of the University of Milan for the research on new surgical technique for the treatment of cranio-facial malformation and cranio-facial tumors.

Currently Prof. P.Mortini is collaborating in clinical and basic research with:

·         Dept. of Neurology - University Vita e Salute San Raffaele, Milano

·         Dept. of Neurosurgery - University Vita e Salute San Raffaele, Milano

·         Dept. of Patology - University Vita e Salute San Raffaele, Milano

·         Max-Planck-Institut für Psychiatrie, Muenchen, Germany

·         Dept. of Maxillo-Facial Surgery-University of Milan

·         Institute for Medical Genetics - University of Milan

·         George Washington University-Washington DC, USA

·         Harvard Medical Shool, Boston , USA

·         Massachussets Insitute of Technology, Boston , USA

·         Department of Bioengeneer University of Lecce ( Italy)

Scientific Societies

·         1998 to date member of the Scientific Committee of the Italian Skull Base Society.

2) Membership

·         Congress of Neurological Surgeons ( USA )

·         European Society for Skull Base Surgery

·         Italian Society for Skull Base Surgery

·         Italian Society for Neurosurgery

Invited lectures and chairmanships

·         Lecture: "Topographic anatomy of the sellar and parasellar region" ( Congress of the Italian Society for Neurophtalmology) Milan ’93:

·         Lecture: "The cranial nerve in the cavernous sinus: course and vascularization". 2^nd National Congress of the Italian Society for Skull Base Surgery. Milan ’94

·         Faculty member: Third International Conference on Acoustic Neurinomas and other CPA Tumors Rome 1999

·         Chairman  session: "Other Pathologies al "Third International Conference on Acoustic Neurinomas and other CPA Tumors Rome 1999

·         Lecture: "Sellar invasive tumors". National Congress of the Italian Society for Skull Base Surgery. Livorno.September 2000

·         Lecture:" Pituitary adenomas surgical indications and results". National symposium of the Italian Society for Endocrinology.Livorno February 2001.

·         Lecture: "Anatomy and Surgery of the jugular foramen". 15th Winter meeting of the Italian Society of Neurosurgery- Madonna di Campiglio  March 2001

·         Program advisor and Faculty member: 5th European Skull Base Society Congress Copenhagen 2001.

·         Lecture: "The fronto-orbito-zygomatic approach to the parasellar and sellar area". 16th Winter meeting of the Italian Society of Neurosurgery- Madonna di Campiglio  March 2001

·         President and organizer of the 7th National Congress of the Italian Society for skull base surgery. Milano 2002.Credit given by the Italian Health Minister 19.

·         Lecture: Surgical Anatomy of teh cranio-spinal junction. Madonna di Campiglio, 2003.

·         Lecture: Surgical problema in the treatment of middle fossa meningiomas.

Joint meeting of the Italian Society for neurosurgery and the Societad de Cirurgia Neurologica del Cono Sur. Napoli 2003.

·           Lecture: Clivus Chordomas. Meeting on tumors of the skull base and rynopharynx. Brescia 2004.

·           Lecture: Surgeical Approcahes to the orbit. Meeting on orbit surgery.Monza 2005.

·           Chairman-Round table: Evolution of the strategies in the treatment of skull base tumors. Legnano 2006.

·           Chairman-Round table: Epilepsy in brain tumors. Meeting on brain tumor epilepsy. Brescia 2006.

·           Panelist: Hot topics in head and neck cancer.Brescia 2006.

·           Chairman-Round table. Neuroncology Session; Annual Meeting SIN-SNO”Updates in Clinical Neurology” Brescia 2007.

·           Chairman-Round table. Cerebrospinal Fluid Dynamics. Br.A.I.N. (Brescia Intensive Care Neuroscience) Brescia 2007..

Publications

177 both international and national. See the attached list.

CLINICAL ACTIVITIES

·         1986-1991 Resident in Neurosurgery at the Department of Neurosurgery University of Verona .

·         1992-2000 Active Staff member Department of Neurosurgery University of Milan at the San Raffaele Hospital in Milan

·         1996 to date Consultant Neurosurgeon at the Lodi County Hospital

·         2001 Senior Active Staff member Department of Neurosurgery University Vita e Salute at the San Raffaele Hospital in Milan

·         2002 Director of the Skull Base Surgery Section at the Department of Neurosurgery University "Vita e Salute" at the San Raffaele Hospital in Milan .

·         2005 to date: Chairman Department of Neurosurgery University of Brescia

·         2005 Consultant Neurosurgeon San Raffaele Hospital Milan

Surgical procedures performed: 2664 mainly for skull base tumors, brain tumors and cerebrovascular disorders.