Marco Carotenuto was born on 16 February 1974, and completed his Degree in Medicine and Surgery in 2000 and Specialist degree in Child Adolescent Neuropsychiatry in 2005. In 2008, he completed his Doctorate in Behavioural and Learning Disorders Sciences. From 2008 to 2017, he was a Researcher, and in December 2017, he became an Associate Professor of Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry. Since 2023, he has been a Full Professor at Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli. Since January 2018, he has been the Chief of the Clinic of Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry. His main research areas are focused on child neurology, pediatric sleep disorders, polysomnography, pediatric primary headaches, and pediatric rehabilitation.