Giliola Spattini graduated with honor in Veterinary Medicine in 1998 from Parma University. She worked for two years in a referring private practice in Italy. In 2001 She started an alternate residency program in Diagnostic Imaging at the Royal Veterinary College of London, under the supervision of Christopher R. Lamb. She integrated her residency with externship at Tufts, Penn, Utrecht, Liege, Uppsala and Bern Universities.

In 2008 She obtained the Diploma of the European College of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging (ECVDI). In 2009 She discussed her PhD thesis at the Department of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging at Parma University. Since 2008 has been working with sport medicine experts on ultrasonography of the limbs in sportive dogs. She has been the president of the Italian Society of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging (SVIDI). She has published on national and international Journal. She has contributed to four books on Diagnostic Imaging. She is a frequent contributor to continuous post graduate education (CPD) around the world. In 2018 she joined Rigenerand a research group working on human cancer.

She works in Clinica Veterinaria Castellarano (Italy) as a specialist in Diagnostic Imaging and as a consultant for Antech Imaging Service.

She founded www.diagnosticmindset.com.