Andrea Franzoni holds a PhD in Archaeological, Art-Historical and Historical Sciences from the University of Verona and a PhD in History of Medicine from the University of Geneva. His research focuses primarily on the history of medicine, with particular attention to practices of care and the various ways in which the body has been perceived, represented, and treated over time – both as an object of medical intervention and as a bearer of cultural meaning.

During his doctoral studies, he conducted an in-depth investigation into the teaching of obstetrics in eighteenth-century Bologna, with a particular focus on the work of physician Giovanni Antonio Galli. His research examined the design and use of obstetrical teaching tools developed by Galli, as well as the founding of the first Italian school of obstetrics. By analysing a range of primary sources – including anatomical models, archival records, personal correspondence, and medical treatises – he reconstructed the educational methods introduced by Galli in the training of childbirth assistants.