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Faculty profiles and official portraits
Explore individually sourced roles, affiliations and portraits. Where a portrait is unavailable in reviewed evidence, it is marked below.

Michele Riccio
Listed SICM fellowship training-centre lead
The official 2026–2027 application names each centre and its Responsabile. These are alternative training-centre leads, not a promise that every fellow trains with everyone. The initials-only F.A. Donadelli entry remains unresolved and is not expanded.
Ancona — SOC Reconstructive and Hand Surgery
Official host, university or fellowship society — reviewed role ↗Profile reviewed 20 Oct 2026
Profile page →Official portrait unavailable in reviewed evidence
Riccardo Budroni
Listed SICM fellowship training-centre lead
The official 2026–2027 application names each centre and its Responsabile. These are alternative training-centre leads, not a promise that every fellow trains with everyone. The initials-only F.A. Donadelli entry remains unresolved and is not expanded.
Cagliari — Orthopaedics and Reconstructive Microsurgery
Official host, university or fellowship society — reviewed role ↗Profile reviewed 20 Oct 2026
Profile page →Official portrait unavailable in reviewed evidence
Cesare Tiengo
Listed SICM fellowship training-centre lead
The official 2026–2027 application names each centre and its Responsabile. These are alternative training-centre leads, not a promise that every fellow trains with everyone. The initials-only F.A. Donadelli entry remains unresolved and is not expanded.
Padova — Hand Surgery and Microsurgery
Official host, university or fellowship society — reviewed role ↗Profile reviewed 20 Oct 2026
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Sandra Pfanner
Listed SICM fellowship training-centre lead
The official 2026–2027 application names each centre and its Responsabile. These are alternative training-centre leads, not a promise that every fellow trains with everyone. The initials-only F.A. Donadelli entry remains unresolved and is not expanded.
Firenze — Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery
Official host, university or fellowship society — reviewed role ↗Profile reviewed 20 Oct 2026
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Nunzio Catena
Listed SICM fellowship training-centre lead
The official 2026–2027 application names each centre and its Responsabile. These are alternative training-centre leads, not a promise that every fellow trains with everyone. The initials-only F.A. Donadelli entry remains unresolved and is not expanded.
Genova — Gaslini Hand Surgery and Microsurgery
Official host, university or fellowship society — reviewed role ↗Profile reviewed 20 Oct 2026
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Giorgio Pajardi
Listed SICM fellowship training-centre lead
The official 2026–2027 application names each centre and its Responsabile. These are alternative training-centre leads, not a promise that every fellow trains with everyone. The initials-only F.A. Donadelli entry remains unresolved and is not expanded.
Milano — MultiMedica Hand Surgery
Official host, university or fellowship society — reviewed role ↗Profile reviewed 20 Oct 2026
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Pierluigi Tos
Listed SICM fellowship training-centre lead
The official 2026–2027 application names each centre and its Responsabile. These are alternative training-centre leads, not a promise that every fellow trains with everyone. The initials-only F.A. Donadelli entry remains unresolved and is not expanded.
Milano — Pini Hand Surgery and Microsurgery
Official host, university or fellowship society — reviewed role ↗Profile reviewed 20 Oct 2026
Profile page →Official portrait unavailable in reviewed evidence
Andrea Leti
Listed SICM fellowship training-centre lead
The official 2026–2027 application names each centre and its Responsabile. These are alternative training-centre leads, not a promise that every fellow trains with everyone. The initials-only F.A. Donadelli entry remains unresolved and is not expanded.
Modena — Hand Surgery
Official host, university or fellowship society — reviewed role ↗Profile reviewed 20 Oct 2026
Profile page →Official portrait unavailable in reviewed evidence
Alberto De Mas
Listed SICM fellowship training-centre lead
The official 2026–2027 application names each centre and its Responsabile. These are alternative training-centre leads, not a promise that every fellow trains with everyone. The initials-only F.A. Donadelli entry remains unresolved and is not expanded.
Pordenone — Hand Surgery and Microsurgery
Official host, university or fellowship society — reviewed role ↗Profile reviewed 20 Oct 2026
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Nicola Felici
Listed SICM fellowship training-centre lead
The official 2026–2027 application names each centre and its Responsabile. These are alternative training-centre leads, not a promise that every fellow trains with everyone. The initials-only F.A. Donadelli entry remains unresolved and is not expanded.
Roma — San Camillo Limb Reconstruction
Official host, university or fellowship society — reviewed role ↗Profile reviewed 20 Oct 2026
Profile page →Official portrait unavailable in reviewed evidence
Alberto Lazzerini
Listed SICM fellowship training-centre lead
The official 2026–2027 application names each centre and its Responsabile. These are alternative training-centre leads, not a promise that every fellow trains with everyone. The initials-only F.A. Donadelli entry remains unresolved and is not expanded.
Milano — Galeazzi Hand Surgery
Official host, university or fellowship society — reviewed role ↗Profile reviewed 20 Oct 2026
Profile page →Official portrait unavailable in reviewed evidence
Andrea Zoccolan
Listed SICM fellowship training-centre lead
The official 2026–2027 application names each centre and its Responsabile. These are alternative training-centre leads, not a promise that every fellow trains with everyone. The initials-only F.A. Donadelli entry remains unresolved and is not expanded.
Savona — San Paolo Hand Surgery
Official host, university or fellowship society — reviewed role ↗Profile reviewed 20 Oct 2026
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Massimo Corain
Listed SICM fellowship training-centre lead
The official 2026–2027 application names each centre and its Responsabile. These are alternative training-centre leads, not a promise that every fellow trains with everyone. The initials-only F.A. Donadelli entry remains unresolved and is not expanded.
Verona — Hand Surgery
Official host, university or fellowship society — reviewed role ↗Profile reviewed 20 Oct 2026
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Bruno Battiston
Listed SICM fellowship training-centre lead
The official 2026–2027 application names each centre and its Responsabile. These are alternative training-centre leads, not a promise that every fellow trains with everyone. The initials-only F.A. Donadelli entry remains unresolved and is not expanded.
Torino — CTO Hand Surgery
Official host, university or fellowship society — reviewed role ↗Profile reviewed 20 Oct 2026
Profile page →Official portrait unavailable in reviewed evidence
Ignazio Marcoccio
Listed SICM fellowship training-centre lead
The official 2026–2027 application names each centre and its Responsabile. These are alternative training-centre leads, not a promise that every fellow trains with everyone. The initials-only F.A. Donadelli entry remains unresolved and is not expanded.
Brescia — Hand Surgery and Microsurgery
Official host, university or fellowship society — reviewed role ↗Profile reviewed 20 Oct 2026
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Published role and affiliation
The official evidence identifies the leadership and affiliation listed below for SICM Fellowship in Hand Surgery and Reconstructive Microsurgery.
- Leadership as published
- Network training-centre leads: Michele Riccio, Riccardo Budroni and 13 others
- Evidence reviewed
- 13 Oct 2026
- Affiliated training host
- Società Italiana di Chirurgia della Mano (SICM) — SICM-accredited Italian hand surgery centres
Names may identify a director, supervisor, host or contact. The source wording above defines the role; reconfirm the current appointment with the programme.
Training context
Published programme focus
These areas describe the linked training programme, rather than a complete clinical biography or list of individual credentials.
Associated training route
Clinical fellowship
SICM Fellowship in Hand Surgery and Reconstructive Microsurgery
Annual SICM fellowship, running since 2009, in which young orthopaedic or plastic surgeons spend six months each at two SICM-accredited hand surgery centres in Italy (e.g. Florence Careggi, Pini Milan, Padua, Modena, Turin CTO, Rome San Camillo). City reflects the SICM secretariat; training takes place at the chosen centres.
- Location
- Brescia, Italy
- Duration
- 12 months (two consecutive 6-month periods at two different SICM-accredited centres); 2026-2027 edition starts 4 January 2027
- Clinical participation
- Full-time attendance with participation in at least 100 hand surgery and/or reconstructive microsurgery operations, documented in a logbook certified by the tutors
- International applicants
- Requires registration with the Italian medical register (Albo dei Medici-Chirurghi); effectively for Italian-registered doctors
- Funding
- Rimborso spese fino a €15,000 after completing published training and scientific objectives; confirm current terms in the SICM bando
- Application timing
- 2026-2027 edition closed 31 March 2026
Deadline passed
Two funded places per year
Eligibility, training and application
Eligibility
Under 35; registered with the Italian medical register; specialist in orthopaedics or plastic surgery, or resident from year 4 with the programme director's consent; SICM member; professional liability and accident insurance
Published training
- Two semesters at different SICM-accredited hand and microsurgery units
- At least 100 hand or reconstructive microsurgery procedures with logbook
- Scientific paper submission and presentation at the SICM national congress
- Optional SICM advanced microsurgery or upper-limb dissection course
Application route
Email the admission form, CV and recent presentation letter to segreteria@sicm.it (copying the SICM President and Training Committee chair); selection by CV review and interview
Published application documents
- Domanda di ammissione compilata
- Curriculum vitae aggiornato
- Lettera di presentazione
Published contact note: segreteria@sicm.it; also listed sandrap@inwind.it and ginca.caruso@gmail.com on the 2026 bando
Official society listing · Source reviewed 13 Oct 2026
Official sources
- SICM fellowship page ↗
- SICM Fellowship 2026 regulations (PDF) ↗
- Ignazio Marcoccio — Official host, university or fellowship society — reviewed role ↗
Source review: 13 Oct 2026. Education history, additional appointments, publications and personal contact details are not added without separate official evidence.
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