Mission
MDDI operates to make early cancer diagnosis using dogs’ olfactory system a standard of international health systems, so that an effective, non-invasive and low cost diagnosis technique can be available for everyone.
Meet the staff
We are a group of dog trainers, doctors and vets who firmly believe that everyone should have access to a non-invasive, cost effective and reliable test for cancer screening, and that in dogs’ sense of smell relies the solution to achieve this.
Sara La Spina
PRESIDENT
APNEC certified dog trainer
Aldo La Spina
VICAR VICE PRESIDENT
Technical Manager of the Milan branch
Assistance dogs instructor certified Hearing Dogs UK
Mariangela Albertini
RESEARCHER
Professor of Physiology and Ethology at the Department of Veterinary Sciences of the University of Milan
Diego Pintarelli
ADVISOR
Surgeon
Enzo Vezzoli
VICE PRESIDENT
Technical Manager of the Trento branch
Search and rescue dogs trainer
Tiziana Gori
ADVISOR
Vet specialised in AAI (Animal Assisted Interventions)