Specialists

Biography

Dr. Marco Bonetti graduated in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Bologna in 1992 and specialised in Otorhinolaryngology at the same university in 1999. He worked in the ENT department of the Ospedale Infermi in Rimini and attended the Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.

From 2011 to 2019 he coordinated the ENT Service of the State Hospital of the Republic of San Marino. He now heads the ENT department of the Ospedale Privato Accreditato Montanari in Morciano di Romagna, focusing on functional and endoscopic nasal surgery, neck surgery, and surgery for snoring and sleep apnoea.

Biography

Dr. Elio Caccialanza is a plastic and aesthetic surgeon working on the face and body. He graduated with honours in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Pavia in 1972 and specialised in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the University of Milan in 1975.

He was senior assistant in Plastic Surgery II at San Donato Hospital in Milan and taught aesthetic surgery of the head and neck at the University of Pavia. He is a member of the Italian Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery and the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, and the author of 110 scientific publications.

Biography

Dr. Walter Chiara holds degrees in Medicine and Surgery and in Biology, is board certified in surgery and in nutrition science and has a master's in morphodynamic plastic surgery. He is an international delegate of the World Society of Anti-Ageing Medicine.

His work covers plastic and aesthetic surgery, including abdominoplasty, lifting and liposuction, with minimally invasive techniques. He has used autologous fibroblast transplantation since 2002 and stem cells from autologous fat since 2005.

Biography

Dr. Michele Conti is a neurosurgeon who specialises in spine surgery. He graduated in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Verona in 1996 and specialised in Neurosurgery with top marks under Prof. Bricolo, with training periods at CHU Nantes and in Pittsburgh, USA.

He was a neurosurgeon at San Maurizio Hospital in Bolzano, head of Neurosurgery at Rovereto Hospital, and later head of the spinal surgery units at Casa di Cura Madonna della Salute in Porto Viro and Ospedale Pederzoli in Peschiera del Garda. In 2020 he co-founded the Get Well Spine Center in Rovereto, and in 2022 he founded Neural Collar, a research organisation on spinal cord and spine regeneration.

Biography

Dr. Piero Crabai graduated in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Florence in 1988 and specialised in plastic surgery (1993) and in orthopaedics and traumatology (1998) at the University of Milan. He trained in craniofacial surgery at the University of Grenoble, at Hospital Manuel Gea González in Mexico City and at the Institute of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery of New York University Medical Center. As an officer of the Italian Army Medical Corps he served on peacekeeping missions and headed the plastic and reconstructive surgery ward of the Milan Military Hospital; in 2020 he was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel.

Licensed by the Dubai Health Authority since 2014, he heads the plastic surgery department of LCAS by Bioscience Clinic in Dubai Healthcare City and is a regenerative medicine research specialist at Bioscience Institute Inc. in Boston. For more than fifteen years his work has included regenerative medicine with mesenchymal stem cells and cell-enriched fat grafting in reconstructive surgery, and he has published studies in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in 2024 and 2025.

Biography

Dr. Edris Farahbod is an aesthetic physician licensed by the Dubai Health Authority, with more than ten years in aesthetic medicine. He holds an MD from Shahid Beheshti University and an MBBS from Gulf Medical University, and trained with the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M).

He is Medical Director of Beverly Hills Wellness and Aesthetics Clinic at Five Palm Jumeirah in Dubai, and previously worked as an aesthetic doctor at Emirates Specialty Hospital and at the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery Hospital in Dubai Healthcare City. His work covers laser treatments for face and body, botulinum toxin and filler injections, chemical peels, non-invasive body contouring, PRP and growth factor therapy for hair loss.

Biography

Dr. Matteo Giovannini is the medical director of Nova Clinic, where he heads general surgery. He graduated in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Bologna and specialised in General Surgery in the unit directed by Prof. Gilberto Poggioli.

His work covers abdominal, breast and proctological surgery, with minimally invasive techniques. After his specialisation he also gained experience in reconstructive plastic surgery and spinal neurosurgery.

Biography

Dr. Giuseppe Giudice directs the Plastic Surgery unit of the Policlinico di Bari, which includes the Burns Centre, a reference point for patients from across southern Italy.

Biography

Dr. Alfonso Maria Irollo is the medical head of the assisted reproduction centre at Chianciano Salute in Chianciano Terme (Siena), which works mainly on couple infertility.

He meets every couple himself to make the diagnosis and plan the treatment, which he defines together with the embryologist and the geneticist, and personally performs the more complex diagnostic procedures, such as hysteroscopy.

Biography

Dr. Matteo Manzo is a plastic and aesthetic surgeon. He graduated in Medicine and Surgery from Università Campus Bio-Medico in Rome in 2009 and specialised in Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery at the University of Sassari in 2018.

Since 2022 he has headed the Aesthetic Surgery department of the Policlinico Sassarese, and since 2023 he has also operated in Pesaro and at Casa di Cura Montanari in Morciano di Romagna. The procedures he performs most often are rhinoplasty, blepharoplasty, liposculpture and lipofilling, facelift, breast surgery and abdominoplasty.

Biography

Dr. Nicola Mondaini is a urologist and andrologist. He graduated in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Florence in 1996 and specialised in Urology with honours in 2001 at the Urology Clinic of the University of Florence, Careggi Hospital, after a period as Clinical Research Fellow at King's College Hospital in London.

He holds a second-level Master's in Andrology from the University of Florence and attended the European School of Andrological Surgery. In 2014 he obtained the national qualification as Associate Professor of Urology and became Editor in Chief for andrology of the journal Archivio Italiano di Urologia e Andrologia.

Biography

Dr. Aniello Montalbano is a specialist in Otorhinolaryngology and sees patients at the Poliambulatorio Valturio in Rimini, part of the Montanari Salute group.

Biography

Dr. Adolfo Panfili is an orthopaedic surgeon. He is the founder and president of AIMO, the International Association of Orthomolecular Medicine, and in his practice he combines orthomolecular medicine with other techniques, including stem cells.

He is the author of books published by Tecniche Nuove, including "Medicina Ortomolecolare", "La dieta pH" and "Il dente avvelenato".

Biography

Dr. Massimo Piracci graduated in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Rome Tor Vergata in 1992 and specialised in Orthopaedics and Traumatology at the same university in 1999. From 2003 to 2014 he headed the Orthopaedic Department of Clinica Annunziatella in Rome, working in trauma surgery, arthroscopy and ligament reconstruction.

Since 2014 he has practised in the United Arab Emirates. He is a consultant in orthopaedics and sports medicine at Saudi German Hospital Dubai and Medcare Orthopaedics and Spine Hospital, and Medical Director of En Vogue Medical Center in Dubai. He holds a diploma in regenerative medicine from the American Board of Regenerative Medicine and a master's degree in ozone therapy from the University of Verona, and has been consultant orthopaedic surgeon to UAE football clubs, including Al Ain FC.

Biography

Dr. Natasha Shetty is an aesthetic physician licensed by the Dubai Health Authority, with eight years of experience. She graduated in medicine (MBBS) from Padmashree Dr. D.Y. Patil University in Mumbai in 2015, holds an MSc in Clinical Dermatology from Cardiff University (2017) and completed a fellowship in aesthetic medicine with the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M) in 2019.

Since 2025 she has been an aesthetic physician at Amwaj Polyclinic in Dubai; before that she was a senior aesthetic physician at Skin Series in Mumbai. Her work combines injectable treatments, including botulinum toxin, dermal fillers, skin boosters and biostimulators, with laser and energy-based devices, chemical peels, microneedling and PRP for skin and hair.

Biography

Dr. Vasan Satya Srini is a specialist in surgical andrology licensed by the Dubai Health Authority. He graduated in medicine (MBBS) from St. John's Medical College in Bangalore in 1981 and obtained the Diplomate of National Board in General Surgery (1987) and in Urology (1995) in New Delhi, followed by a fellowship in andrology and incontinence at New Changi Hospital in Singapore (1997).

In Dubai he practises at Aster Hospital Mankhool, Aster Day Surgery Center and Northwest Hospital & Day Surgery Center in Jumeirah. He directs Ankur Health Care in Bangalore and, since 2009, the andrology fellowship programme of Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences. His work covers male infertility, sexual dysfunction, microsurgical andrology and men's health. He is a board member of the International Society for Sexual Medicine (ISSM) and the author of the Springer books "Men's Health" (second edition, 2025) and "Principles and Practice of Male Infertility" (2016).

Biography

Dr. Francesco Tentoni is an orthopaedic surgeon with a particular interest in hip and knee joint replacement, sports medicine and regenerative medicine.

He specialised at the Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute in Bologna and has spent the last ten years studying the effectiveness of adipose-derived stem cells (ADSC) in cartilage repair.

Biography

Dr. Maurizio Viel graduated in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Milan, where he also specialised in maxillofacial surgery, and completed a fellowship in aesthetic plastic surgery in London sponsored by the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS). He is licensed by the Dubai Health Authority and fully registered as a medical practitioner in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

Since 1990 he has been a visiting plastic surgeon at 15 Harley Street in London. From 2008 to 2022 he practised at the London Centre for Aesthetic Surgery in Dubai Healthcare City, and since 2022 at Cornerstone Polyclinic in Dubai. He is a consultant and certified trainer for IPSEN and FILLMED, has lectured on fat grafting and facial volumising, and is a member of the Emirates Plastic Surgery Society, the British Association of Cosmetic Surgeons and the Royal Society of Medicine.