She completed a PhD in Rheumatology on Sjögren’s Syndrome at the Experimental Medicine & Rheumatology Department, John Vane Science Centre, William Harvey Research Institute. She then completed her Specialty training in Rheumatology with Queen Mary University, Barts and The London School of Medicine, London, as well as at la Sapienza University in Rome. During her medical career she also trained in French Universities such as the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bretonneau, Tours and Le Service d’Urgence de la Fondation Vallée, Paris. Dr Astorri has published several scientific articles in peer-reviewed journals and is a member of the IDF - Independent Doctors Federation.