Prof. Dante Marchesi completed his medical degree at the Medical School of the University of Lausanneand pursued his orthopaedic training in Bern, Switzerland. As of 2002 he leads the spine clinic at the Hirslanden Bois Cerf Hospital in Lausanne. His wide array of clinical and research interests includes: thoracolumbar fracture classification and treatment, treatment of primary and metastatic tumors, and pediatric and adult deformity management.