Dr. Gualtiero Gandini is a full professor at the Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences of the University of Bologna (Italy). 

He graduated cum laude from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Bologna and completed a PhD in Internal Medicine. In 2003, he achieved board certification in veterinary neurology from the European College of Veterinary Neurology (ECVN). Since then, he has dedicated himself to setting up a neurology unit at the veterinary teaching hospital in his department and to advancing knowledge of neurological issues at national and international levels.

He has served twice as president of the ECVN, from 2008 to 2010 and from 2022 to 2024, having been a member of the Executive Committee for 16 years (2000–2012 and 2022- 2026).

He has also been president of the Italian Society of Veterinary Neurology (SINVet) (2021-2024), having been a member since 1998.

Recognizing education as the university’s primary purpose, he has devoted considerable energy to innovating teaching methods. From 2015 to 2021 he was Director of the Veterinary Medicine Degree Programme at the University of Bologna, Italy. He has also served as Expert (2018-2025) in the European System of Evaluation of Veterinary Training (ESEVT) within the European Association of Establishments for Veterinary Education (EAEVE).

Dr. Gandini is deeply involved in activities of continuing education and professional development activities for veterinary practitioners. He has been invited to speak at 38 international and 41 national congresses and has taught in more than 170 international and national post-graduate courses on topics in veterinary neurology. He organized four European editions of the international neurology “Brain Camp - Veterinary Neuroscience Course” for residents in training in veterinary neurology, and three European Symposiums of the European College of Veterinary Neurology (2009; 2021; 2023).

Since 2019, he has been a member of the Purina Institute Advisory Panel.

Dr Gandini is the author or co-author of over 100 scientific publications, 78 of which have been published in peer-reviewed international journals. His current H-index is 23, with 1,458 citations (Scopus).