Federica Maggio, DVM, Diplomate ACVO
Born and raised in Italy, Dr. Federica Maggio attended veterinary school in Bologna and graduated with her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine in 1991. Following veterinary school, she was admitted to a residency program in ophthalmology at North Carolina State University and completed this in 2004. Since then, Dr. Maggio has been teaching ophthalmology at Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine and practicing ophthalmology at Tufts VETS in Walpole.
A specialist in veterinary ophthalmology, Dr. Maggio was inducted into the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmology in 2005. She has authored numerous ophthalmology articles that have appeared in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, the UK Veterinary Journal and Veterinaria. Dr. Maggio's most important contribution has been her research on hypertension in cats.
Dr. Maggio is married to Dr. Stefano Pizzirani, a veterinary ophthalmologist, and they have a five year old child, Teo. During her leisure time, she enjoys cooking, reading, running, watching movies and playing with her 2 cats, Nina and Ceppo.