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Francesca Cecchi (she/her/hers)

Director Neuromotor Rehab Unit and PROMISE@LAB, University of Florence-IRCCS Fondazione don Gnocchi
Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Italy - IRCCS Fondazione don Carlo Gnocchi, Italy, Italy

BIOSKETCH Francesca Cecchi, born in Florence on 6 April 1966.
Best Education and Training: MD specialized in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine and in Geriatrics, University of Florence; Master in Spinal Diseases of the adult and the adolescent, Italian Institute of Studies on the Spine (ISICO); Master in Rehabilitation of Performing Artists, University of Milan, Italy; Postgraduate course on Manual Medicine, University of Siena; Postgraduate Training on Biomechanics and Virtual Reality tools in the field of Stroke Rehabilitation, Universitat Politècnica de Valencia, Spain.
Current Position: Associate Professor Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Director of the Postgraduate School in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Florence, Italy; Director of the Complex Neuromotor rehabilitation Unit University of Florence - Scientific Institute, Foundation Don Carlo Gnocchi (FDG) , Florence. Director of the joint research laboratory PROMISE@LAB, University of Florence - Scientific Institute, FDG. Director of the Neuromotor Research Unit, Scientific Institute, FDG, Florence. Co-coordinator National Virtual Institute Cerebrovascular disorders” Italian Network of Neuroscience and Neurorehabilitation. National advisory board Italian Society of Neurorehabilitation. Secretary of National Stroke Section, Italian Scientific Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (SIMFER), Deputy Secretary of SIMFER Toscana. Chair of the CochraneRehab Unit University of Florence, Italy.
Scientific activity: since 1995; neurological and orthopedic rehabilitation and promotion of active and healthy ageing. PI of International and Italian funded multicenter studies on neurological and orthopedic rehab, and active ageing; Project Coordinator of ROOMMATE (THCS 2022) aimed at creating a user friendly digital ecosystem for stroke rehabilitation. Cochrane’s Corner Author. Member of the National Conference on Robotic Neurorehabilitation CICERONE. Member of the Editorial Board of thr European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (Rehabilitation, Q1). She has published over 200 scientific documents, including University Textbooks. Scopus Author Profile (21/10/25): Documents: 170. Total citations: 2600, Author h-index: 29.
October 21st, 2025
Francesca Cecchi

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