Marco Pietra graduated in Veterinary Medicine in 1989. He held the position of visitor at the Clinic for Horses of the Veterinary Faculty in Hannover (Germany) from November 1990 to May 1991. He has been a Full Professor at the Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, University of Bologna, since 2019. He has been a Medical Director of the Veterinary Teaching Hospital, University of Bologna, since 2019. His field of particular competence is small animal gastroenterology, small animal pneumology, and small animal endoscopy.