Born in Naples in 1979. Degree in Dentistry “cum laude” in 2002 at the University of Naples “Federico II”. Ph.D. degree in “Biomedical Technologies Applied to the Odontostomatological Sciences” in 2005 and research Fellow from 2006 to 2010 at the University of Naples (SUN). Assistant Professor of Periodontology and Implantology at the University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli” from 2010. Physician Assistant at the Periodontology and Implantology Unit of the Department of Dentistry from 2011. Active Member and Board Member (General Secretary for 2013-2014) of the Italian Academy of Osseointagration (IAO). Author of 29 scientific papers on international peer reviewed journals, co-author of 4 book chapters about topics of periodontology and implantology. Total impact factor 65, h-index 14, total citations 436. Member of the editorial board and reviewer of several international journals. 

Innovative materials and protocols in implant dentistry, periodontal and bone regenerative therapy, in vitro studies on primary periodontal cells and bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells, etiopathogenesis and therapy of periodontal disease.