CURRICULUM VITAE

Dr. RAFFAELLO RICCIO

Doctor Medicine & Surgery (State - DMS) Napoli (Italy) 1987.Specialist Orthopaedics & Traumatology Napoli (Italy) 1992.

CONTENTS

PERSONAL DETAILS 3

SECONDARY EDUCATION 4

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS ( Undergraduate/ Postgraduate) 5

REGISTRATIONS, LICENSURES, FELLOWSHIPS 6

EMPLOYMENT (Current / Previous) 7

EXPERIENCE & PROFESSIONAL SKILLS 8

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PERSONAL DETAILS

First name: Raffaello

Surname: Riccio

Date of birth: 25, August, 1961

Place of birth: Napoli (Italy)

Nationality: Italian

Marital status: Unmarried

Current Address: Viale degli oleandri n°.8 Post Code 80131 Napoli (Italy)

Home telephone landline: +39081641999

Mobile telephone: +393920657290

E.mail address: R i ccioraf@interfree.it

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SECONDARY EDUCATION

• Italian Baccalaureate in Sciences (Advanced Level) “Diploma di Maturita Scientifica” Secondary High School focusing on Sciences “Liceo Scientifico Statale Galileo Galilei” Napoli (Italy) Graduation: July 1980.

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ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS (Undergraduate & Postgraduate)

• Degree, Medicine & Surgery – State DMS Napoli 1987 (Undergraduate Medical Qualification)

II Faculty of Medicine & Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Napoli (Italy),after Degree examination passed “Magna Cum Laude” on 31, July, 1987.Duration of Course 6 Academic years

Admitted into the Medical Profession by Naples Provincial Council of the Physiciansin the Province of Napoli (Italy) on 31 December 1987 after:“State Qualifyng Certification Examination to practise Medicine and Surgery”

• Specialist Orthopaedics and Traumatology (Postgraduate Medical Specialty Qualification) Faculty of Medicine & Surgery, School of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology,

University “Federico II” of Napoli (Italy)Duration of Course 5 Academic years (1987 – 1992)Specialist Degree, obtained “Magna Cum Laude”,on 07, July, 1992.

Admitted into Residency in Orthopaedics and Traumatology (1987 – 1992) by competitiveExamination at the Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology Teaching Hospital “Policlinico Universitario Federico II”Faculty of Medicine & Surgery,University “Federico II” Napoli (Italy).

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MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATIONS

Italian Registrations

Registered General Medical Practitioner (Medico – Chirurgo)Roll of the “Medical Doctors” at the Medical & Dental Council of Napoli (Italy)“Ordine dei Medici Chirurghi e degli Odontoiatri della Provincia di Napoli”Registration n° 23297Registration date. 15, April, 1988

Registered Specialist Orthopedic & Traumatology Surgeon (Specialista in Ortopedia e Traumatologia)List of “Doctors Specialists” at Medical & Dental Council of Napoli (Italy),“Ordine dei Medici Chirurghi e degli Odontoiatri della Provincia di Napoli”Registration date .07, July, 1992

FELLOWSHIPS

Dr. Raffaello Riccio is Fellow of:

Società Italiana di Ortopedia e Traumatologia( S.I.O.T.)“Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology”

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CURRENT EMPLOYMENTS

Since January 2004 till nowadays:

- Consultant Orthopaedics & Traumatology Surgeon (part time)Unit of Orthopaedics and TraumatologyHospital “Casa di Cura Maria Rosaria”Private Hospital operating within the Italian Public Health System (SSN)Pompei (Napoli Province)Local Health Care Trust: ASL Napoli 3 - (Italy).

- Consultant Orthopaedics & Traumatology Surgeon (part time)Unit of Orthopaedics & TraumatologyHospital “Casa di Cura S. Rita” Private Hospital operating within the Italian Public Health SystemAtripalda (Avellino Province) Local Health Care Trust ASL Avellino 2 - (Italy).

PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENTS

1987 – 1989 - Specialist Registrar (StR) Orthopaedics & Traumatology Surgeon Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology Teaching Hospital, “Policlinico Universitario Federico II” II Faculty of Medicine University of Napoli – (Italy).

1990 - 1993 - Medical Advisor, Orthopaedics & Traumatology Surgeon Unit of Orthopaedics & Traumatology Military Hospital of Caserta – (Italy).

1994 – 2000- Associate Specialist Orthopaedics & Traumatology Surgeon Unit of Orthopaedic & Traumatology Hospital “Casa di Cura San Michele” Private Hospital operating within the Italian Public Health System (SSN) Maddaloni (Caserta Province) Local Health Care Trust: ASL Caserta 1 – (Italy).

2000 – 2003 - Associate Specialist Orthopaedics & Traumatology Surgeon

Unit of Orthopaedics & Traumatology Hospital “Casa di Cura Sanatrix” Private Hospital operating within the Italian Public Health System (SSN) Napoli Local Health Care Trust: ASL Napoli 1 – (Italy).

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EXPERIENCE & PROFESSIONAL SKILL

Dr. Raffaello Riccio is able to undertake the following treatment inOrthopaedic Surgery

Hip Surgery:Total Hip Replacement (THA) for osteoarthritis of the hip Revision Hip SurgeryHip fracture TreatmentAvascular Necrosis of the Hip Treatment

Knee SurgeryTotal Knee Replacement (TKR) or Unicondylar Knee Replacement (UKR) for osteoarthritis of the knee Osteonecrosis of the knee treatmentACL ReconstructionArthroscopic Surgery of the KneeUnstable kneecap TreatmentKnee Fracture Treatment

Hand Wrist SurgeryCarpal Tunnel SyndromeFinger, hand and wrist fracturesUlnar never entrapmentRadial hand fractureStenosing tenosynovitis (trigger finger)Hand fracture treatment

Foot & Ankle SurgeryBunionectomy (Distal Head Osteotomy)Weil Osteotomy for Claw ToeExcision of Morton’s NeuromaFirst M-P Joint ArthrodesisLateral Ankle Ligament ReconstructionSurgery for Achilles Tendon RuptureFoot and Ankle fracture treatmentAnkle fusion

Traumatology Treatment of the Traumas of the Locomotor

Apparatus, also using minimally invasive tecniques.

Pediatric Orthopaedics

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Dr. Raffaello Riccio

Doctor Medicine & Surgery (State – DMS) Napoli (Italy) 1987 Specialist Orthopaedics and Traumatology Napoli (Italy) 1992

Viale degli oleandri 8 80131 – Napoli (Italy)

Home telephone landline : +39081641999

Mobile telephone : +393920657290

E.mail Address : Riccioraf@interfree.it