Alessandro Piras

Alessandro graduated from the Turin University College of Veterinary Medicine in 1989. He completed his surgical training in the College of Veterinary Medicine of the University of Parma in 1993 gaining the diploma of Specialist in Veterinary Surgery. In 1994 he spent an externship at the Canine Sport Medicine Center of the University of Florida and at the Hollywood Animal Hospital in Hollywood, Miami. 

Alessandro is member of several scientific organisations, being involved in their boards and in the their didactic activities. Member of the AO Veterinary Expert Group from 2004 to 2010, International Chair of the Community Development Commission from 2009 to 2015, International Chair of the AOVET Education Commission from 2015 to 2021 and AO Foundation Trustee from 2011 to the present days. Alessandro is very active as AO Chair, Faculty and International Speaker with more that 250 courses and conferences in Europe, Asia, Australia, USA and Latin and Central America. Co Founder and Scientific Director of Mathemedix, a Medical Devices Company based in Finland. Mathemedix is also a Continuing Education Provider and Alessandro organises Seminars and Courses with Mathemedix either in the Training Center Located in Espoo (Finland) and around the world. 

Author of several chapter in different orthopedic books and textbooks, Co Author in several scientific papers. After Co-founding and Directing the first Canine Sports Medicine and Orthopedics Hospital in Finland in 2019, Alessandro become Senior Educational Advisor for a large international Chain of Veterinary Hospitals and covered this position until April 2023. Presently Alessandro works as Free Lance Orthopedic Surgeon and Senior Surgical consultant in Canine Sports Medicine and Orthopedics for several Hospitals and Specialty Centers. Main areas of interest are Sporting Injuries, Traumatology (particularly of distal extremities), Musculo Tendinous and Ligamentous injuries and conditions, Limb Deformities Correction, Cruciate Lig. Disease, External Fixation with Circular and Hybrid External Skeletal Fixation, Mini Invasive Orthopedic Surgery, Feline and Toy breeds Orthopedics. Canine Sport Medicine and Surgery is a relevant part of Alessandro’s activity (60% of surgical cases and 70% of clinical cases). 

Hobbies: Fishing, sailing, growing vegetables and berries, mushroom picking, caring for plants and orchids.
Love cooking, books and movies, good food and good wine