Nicola is a Diplomate of the European College of Zoological Medicine (Herpetology) and previously has been employed as a Reptile specialist in Hong Kong at Tai Wai Small Animal & Exotics Hospital. Back in Italy, he performed his ECZM residency at the Clinic for Exotic Animals in Rome and he founded EBMVet, a study group on Evidence-based medicine. He completed a Master of Science in evidence-based healthcare at the university of Oxford and a PhD at the University of Bologna. He serves as an associate editor of BMC Veterinary Research, and as a methodologist reviewer for veterinary journals.In his time off he loves Brazilian Jujitsu, surfing and playing chess.