Born in Prato on January 7, 1956, he graduated in medicine and surgery on October 6, 1980 from the University of Florence with an experimental thesis titled “Reflex algodystrophic manifestations in joint pain,” achieving the highest grade with honors.
He specialized in sports medicine at the G. D’Annunzio University of Chieti with an experimental thesis titled “Analysis of systolic times in the functional evaluation of athletes,” achieving the highest grade with honors.