Zielli Simone Ottavio, MD
CV
Qualification
Specialist in Orthopedics and Traumatology
Current assignment
MD
Title of qualification awarded
Degree in Medicine and Surgery - University of Pisa. July 2012. Grade: 110/110 with honors
Other qualifications awarded
- Medical Specialist in Orthopedics and Traumatology, University of Bologna. Grade: 110 with honors. Thesis: The Forgotten Joint Score Is a Valid Outcome Measure for Total Ankle Arthroplasty: A Prospective Study.
- PhD attendant in Scienze Mediche Generali e Scienze dei Servizi, Alma Mater Studiorum (University of Bologna).
Positions held
M.D. in Orthopedics and Traumatology at the Rizzoli Orthopedic Institute
Languages
Italian: native speaker
English: excellent
French: basic
Spanish: basic
Technologies
In-depth knowledge of biomedical search engines (PubMed, Scholar) and imaging software (PACS).
Proficient in the use of Office applications and the Internet.
Teaching activities
Collaborator for the Medicine and Surgery and Podiatry programs at the University of Bologna since the academic year 2022-2023
Scientific activities
- Author of over 40 publications in indexed international peer-reviewed scientific journals with impact factors.
- Speaker at national and international congresses.
- Organizer of conferences and participant in scientific secretariats.
- Member of various scientific societies and reviewer for peer-reviewed journals.
- Author of several book chapters.
- Principal Investigator and collaborator in multiple research projects.
- Creator of various educational videos (scientific cinematography), three of which received awards for Best Video at the
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (Award Winner).
Clinical and/or Scientific interests
- Degenerative pathologies of the hip, knee, and spine, and related surgical or infiltrative treatments.
- Foot and ankle pathologies: conservative treatments (prescription of physical and rehabilitative therapies, custom orthotics, braces, and orthoses), infiltrative and surgical treatments with minimally invasive techniques, regenerative medicine using stem cells.
- Traumatic conditions of the lower limb and associated complications.
- Conservative and surgical treatments for the most common pediatric and growth-related conditions (e.g., pediatric flatfoot, varus and valgus knee deformities, leg length discrepancies, etc.).