Coordinates at the Palidoro site of the Bambino Gesù Hospital a multidisciplinary care for patients with genetic obesity and in particular with Prader-Willi syndrome .

He collaborates with other National centers on various clinical aspects of obesity and particularly on endocrine-metabolic complications.

He was Coordinator of the Genetic Obesity Study Group of the Italian Society of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetology (SIEDP) (years 1997-1999; 2015-2017).

He has served on the Executive Board of the Scientific Committee of the National Federation of Prader-Willi Syndrome Patients since 2010.

Responsible for the “My key” project for data collection of patients with PWS.

He coordinated the drafting of the “Clinical Recommendations on the Care of the PWS Patient” and the PWS PDTAs (diagnostic and therapeutic care pathways) in collaboration with the National Federation of PWS Patients and at the SIEDP Genetic Obesity Study Group.

Collaborates with the National PWS Federation and the Istituto Superiore di Sanità (Center for Rare Diseases) to establish the National PWS Registry.

He is a member of the Working Group on “Transition of Patients with PWS” of the Genetic Obesity Governing Board of SIEDP in collaboration with the National PWS Federation.