1973
Liceo Classico. Gubbio (Perugia), Italy.
Majors: Philosophy and Greek.

1979
M.D. University of Perugia Medical School, Perugia, Italy. Summa cum laude.

1980-1981
Internship in General Surgery. Division of Emergency Surgery, Policlinico di
Perugia, Perugia, Italy.

1980-1984
School of Specialization in General Surgery. University of Rome.

1992-1996
Residency in Psychiatry. The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center,
Westchester Division, White Plains, NY.

1995-1996
Chief Resident, The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center,
Westchester Division, White Plains, NY.

1996-1998
Research Fellow,
Cornell University Medical College.

1994-1999
Psychoanalytic Training. Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research.
College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, New York, NY.