Piercarlo Sarzi-Puttini graduated in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Parma and obtained three specializations: Rheumatology at the University of Milan, Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation at the University of Milan, and Internal Medicine at the University of Pavia. In 2015, he obtained an II Level Master's degree in Pain Therapy from the University of Parma. He currently holds the role of Director of the Complex Rheumatology Operational Unit IRCCS Galeazzi Sant'Ambrogio in Milan. He is also the Director of the Rheumatology Unit, ASST Fatebenefratelli-Sacco, and Professor in Rheumatology at the University of Milan. He is a member of the College of Italian Hospital Rheumatologists (CREI), the Italian Society of Rheumatology (SIR), and the American College of Rheumatology (ACR). His main areas of research are on the cohort study of patients with rheumatoid arthritis or spondylarthritis (the structure he directs is part of the LOHREN and GISEA registries) and on the study of fibromyalgia syndrome and chronic pain in rheumatology with identification of and follow-up with patients suffering from fibromyalgia syndrome. He has published numerous scientific articles.