Dr. Rovesti graduated from Parma University in 1982 and has been working since the beginning of his career at the veterinary clinic “M. E. Miller”, in Cavriago, Italy. The most important professional elements of his career are the following. • Visiting periods at the universities of Zurich, Colorado, Florida, North Carolina, and at the Gulf Coast Veterinary Specialists in Houston – years 1993-2000. • Boarded for the ECVS in 1997 (tutor Dr. Aldo Vezzoni), and became a non-active (NA) member in 2010. • Presented about 400 lectures in national and international meetings, and has been invited speaker for the American College of Veterinary Surgeons (ACVS) meeting (Chicago 2011). • Director of the AO advanced course (1997) and of many orthopedic courses. • Orthopedic consultant for the Vienna University (Head of surgery department Prof. Gilles Duprè) for the years 2009-2010. • Authored about 60 publications, 26 of those indexed in PubMed, three sections of the AO manual (2005), a chapter of “Complications in Small Animal Surgery” book (2016), and 3 chapters of Veterinary Clinics of North America (2012 and 2019). • President of the International Veterinary Orthopedic Association (IOVA) since 2020. • Holder of 3 patents for orthopedic instruments and implants. • Main interests: intraoperative skeletal traction, arthroscopy, stifle surgery, and hybrid external fixation.