Prof. Alexander Gardetto is Adjunct Professor of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery at the University Hospital of Padova and Head of the Center for Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery with Hand Surgery, as well as the Center of Excellence for Bionic Reconstruction at Brixsana Private Clinic. He has published more than 37 scientific papers as first or co-author and contributed to several books in the field of reconstructive and aesthetic surgery. Prof. Gardetto is actively involved in international congresses as a lecturer and chairman. During his surgical career, he developed innovative reconstruction techniques for facial soft tissue and hand defects that are now widely used worldwide. His anatomical research on facial soft tissue layers has significantly advanced modern reconstructive and aesthetic surgery. His current scientific focus is the prevention of phantom limb pain and neuroma pain in amputees through innovative approaches such as Targeted Sensory Reinnervation within the field of bionic reconstructive surgery. In 2023, he received the Best Podium Presentation Award from the Centre for Amputation Reconstruction at New York University during the Bionic Reconstruction Conference at NYU Langone Health.