Alessandro Leone graduated in 2005 as a medical doctor at the Bologna University. In 2010 he graduated as a Cardiac surgeon. After finishing his residency in cardiac surgery, Alessandro completed his training focused on thoracic aortic surgery, aortic arch procedure and minimally invasive surgery at the Hannover University Hospital. Currently, he is a staff member of the Department of Cardiac Surgery at the Bologna University Hospital. His areas of interest are trans-catheter valve replacement, complex aortic arch surgery, aortic reconstructive surgery.