Senior Medical Manager with a focus on the Pathophysiology of Osteoarthritis (OA). Scopus H=25 RESEARCH INTERESTS: MEDICAL ORTHOPEDIC PATHOLOGY: cartilage pathophysiology in OA and analysis of the major signaling pathways underlying the loss of maturational arrest of articular chondrocytes, extracellular matrix remodeling, DNA damage, and senescence. Evaluation of nutraceuticals as therapeutical tools in osteoarthritis. REGENERATIVE MEDICINE: analysis of the role of polyamines in the proliferation, differentiation, and survival of adipose tissue derived stem cells.