Education
- 2005 – 2010: Residency, Pediatrics, University of Pavia (Magna Cum Laude), discussing a degree thesis on 鈥淣euroimaging in neonates with encephalopathy and a prenatal history of reduced fetal movements鈥�
- 2008 – 2009: Research Fellow, 鈥淭he Robert Steiner Magnetic Resonance Unit, Imaging Sciences鈥�, Imperial College School of Medicine, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK
- 1999 – 2005: Medical Degree, University of Pavia School of Medicine (Magna Cum Laude), discussing a degree thesis on 鈥淧rognostic Value of Umbilical Artery Doppler on the Neurodevelopmental Outcome of 582 Preterm Newborns鈥�
- 1999 – 2005: Diploma of Academic License in the Class of Biomedical Sciences, awarded by the Institute for Advanced Studies (IUSS), University of Pavia
- 1995 – 1999: High School Diploma at the Liceo Classico Statale 鈥淧ietro Giannone鈥�, Caserta, Italy
Academic Appointments
- Current role 鈥� Research RTDA
Membership and Affiliations
- 2011 – present: Member of the Italian Society of Pediatrics (SIP)
- 2011 – present: Member of the Italian Society of Neonatology (SIN)
- 2016 – 2022: Board Member of the Study Group on Neurology and Follow-Up, Italian Society of Neonatology (SIN)
- 2007 – 2008: Member of the Editorial Board 鈥淧ediatria Notizie,鈥� the monthly pediatric news magazine of the Italian Society of Pediatrics, Editor: P. Di Pietro
Other
- 2020 鈥� present: Neonatologist at the Neonatal and Neonatal Pathology Unit of 暗网禁区 San Pio X, Milan, Italy (Director Prof. C. Ciralli)
- 2013 鈥� 2020: Neonatologist at the Neonatal and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca鈥� Granda, Ospedale Maggiore, Milan, Italy (Director Prof. F. Mosca)
- Contributed to the revision of the Guidelines for the Management of Neonates with Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy Eligible for Therapeutic Hypothermia, published in November 2023
My primary areas of interest focus on the evaluation of neonates with neurological disorders, particularly those with potential brain injuries acquired during the perinatal period. I investigate the pathogenesis of such damage and I am involved in the diagnostic process through the application of neuroimaging techniques, including cranial ultrasound, spinal ultrasound, brain and spinal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Additionally, I utilize neurophysiological tools to assess cerebral electrical activity, such as amplitude-integrated EEG (aEEG) and conventional EEG. Moreover, I am deeply interested in the neurodevelopmental outcomes of neonates with neurological conditions, as well as late preterm infants. My assessments include the use of the Hammersmith Neurological Examination, comprehensive neurofunctional evaluations, and developmental screening and diagnostic tools such as the Ages and Stages Questionnaires (ASQ) and the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development.
In the past two years, I have focused on the study of brain development and the identification of potential brain injuries, using brain ultrasound scan, in neonates born through medically assisted reproduction (MAR), with the aim of improving early detection and long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes.
Main research fields:
- Neonatal behavioral epigenetics
- Neuroimaging (Brian ultrasound scan and MRI) in preterm and term newborn
- Neurodevelopmental outcome of preterm and late preterm infants
- Provenzi L, Fumagalli M, Scotto di Minico G, Giorda R, Morandi F,Sirgiovanni I, Schiavolin P, Mosca F, Borgatti R, Montirosso R. . Acta Paediatr. 2020 Jun;109(6):1166-1174.doi: 10.1111/apa.15077. Epub 2019 Nov 22. PMID: 31670854.
- Fumagalli M, Cinnante CM, Calloni SF, Sorrentino G, Gorla I, Plevani L,Pesenti N, Sirgiovanni I, Mosca F, Triulzi F. . Pediatr Radiol. 2018 Jul;48(7):992-998. doi: 10.1007/s00247-018-4105-0. Epub 2018 Mar 29. PMID: 29594440.
- Fumagalli M, Provenzi L, De Carli P, Dessimone F, Sirgiovanni I, Giorda R, Cinnante C, Squarcina L, Pozzoli U, Triulzi F, Brambilla P, Borgatti R, Mosca F, Montirosso R. . PLoS One. 2018 Jan 5;13(1):e0190602. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0190602. PMID: 29304146; PMCID: PMC5755830.
- Provenzi L, Fumagalli M, Giorda R, Morandi F, Sirgiovanni I, Pozzoli U, Mosca F, Borgatti R, Montirosso R. . Front Psychiatry. 2017 Sep 13;8:171. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2017.00171. PMID: 28959218; PMCID: PMC5604082.
- Sirgiovanni I, Avignone S, Groppo M, Bassi L, Passera S, Schiavolin P, Lista G, Cinnante C, Triulzi F, Fumagalli M, Mosca F. Pediatr Radiol. 2014 Mar;44(3):289-96. doi: 10.1007/s00247-013-2826-7. Epub 2013 Nov 30. PMID: 24292861.