Federico Massari graduated from Milan University, has worked in referral practice since 2005 and in academia (Zurich University) in 2018-19. He is President of the Italian Society of Mininvasive Surgery (SICMIV) and Vice-president of the newborn European Society of Mininvasive Surgery (VESMIS). He currently works at DOCVET – Nervianese Veterinary Clinic, a European referral center for soft tissue, oncologic, and minimally invasive surgery,