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Massimo Falconi
Surgical oncologist
4.5
55 reviews
Italy, Milan
San Raffaele

Massimo Falconi

Surgical oncologist

accreditations:

The International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association
The European Neuroendocrine Tumor Society
The European Society of Medical Oncology

Professor Massimo Falconi is a gastrointestinal oncologist with over 30 years of experience specializing in pancreatic diseases. He practices at Ospedale San Raffaele in Milan and has led 3,600 surgeries, including distal, total, middle pancreatectomies , pancreatic resections, and enucleations. He is the Director of the Pancreatic Surgery and the Pancreas Translational and Clinical Unit at IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele with international experience in Japan, Spain, Germany, and Sweden. Prof. Falconi has written over 330 articles and taken part in 350+ Italian and 220+ international conferences, and is a member of several organizations.

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4.5
55 reviews
Doctor's visit price on request
Liposuction $8731.74
Facelift surgery $25440.63
Rhinoplasty (nose job) $11857.92
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Francesco Bandello
Ophtalmologist
40 years of experience
4.5
55 reviews
Italy, Milan
San Raffaele

Francesco Bandello

Ophtalmologist
40 years of experience
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4.5
55 reviews
Doctor's visit price on request
Liposuction $8731.74
Facelift surgery $25440.63
Rhinoplasty (nose job) $11857.92
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Giorgia Mangili
Clinical oncologist
32 years of experience
4.5
55 reviews
Italy, Milan
San Raffaele

Giorgia Mangili

Clinical oncologist
32 years of experience

accreditations:

European Society of Gynaecological Oncology

Dr. Giorgia Mangili is the Head of the Medical Gynecological Oncology Group at the San Raffaele Scientific Institute Hospital since 2002. She has a degree in general medicine and specialties in gynecology and obstetrics, oncology, and is an Associate and Professor in obstetrics and gynecology. She focuses her work on gynaecological oncology, rare gynaecological tumours, preservation of fertility in oncology and cancer and pregnancy. She is a member of the European Organisation for Treatment of Trophoblastic Diseases, the European Society of Gynaecological Oncology, and the Italian Society of Gynecologic Oncology.

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4.5
55 reviews
Doctor's visit price on request
Liposuction $8731.74
Facelift surgery $25440.63
Rhinoplasty (nose job) $11857.92
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Jacopo Peccatori
Hematologist
27 years of experience
4.5
55 reviews
Italy, Milan
San Raffaele

Jacopo Peccatori

Hematologist
27 years of experience

accreditations:

The European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation

Dr. Jacopo Peccatori is the Head of Bone Marrow Transplant Department in San Raffaele Scientific Institute and one of the top lymphoma doctors. He has been in this position since 2006 and has written over 70 studies on allogeneic bone marrow transplantation, acute leukemia, and multiple myeloma. He has a degree in general medicine from the University of Milan and specialties in internal medicine and haematology and is a member of The European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation and The Italian Group for Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation and Cell Therapies.

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4.5
55 reviews
Doctor's visit price on request
Liposuction $8731.74
Facelift surgery $25440.63
Rhinoplasty (nose job) $11857.92
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Mario Carminati
4.9
38 reviews
Italy, Milan
San Donato Hospital
Bernhard Reimers
Cardiologist
29 years of experience
Italy, Milan
HUMANITAS RESEARCH HOSPITAL

Bernhard Reimers

Cardiologist
29 years of experience
Dr. Bernhard Reimers – Clinical and Invasive Cardiology Unit Director in Humanitas Research Hospital, was born in Germany. He graduated in medicine and surgery in University of Padua (Italy) in 1990, followed by specialization in Cardiology. During the first 3 years of specialization in Cardiology in the Coronary Unit of Padua University, his particular interests were in managing cardiovascular urgency and critical patients, including management of fans, balloon pump, hemofiltration, temporary pacing, placement of central venous pathways and Swan-Ganz catheter. He spent his last year of specialization at the Hemodynamics of Casa di Cura Columbus (Milan), where he acquired his knowledge on the main diagnostic techniques he uses. After a short period of study at the Thoraxcenter of Rotterdam, during which he wrote his first scientific publications, Dr. Reimers has dedicated himself to hemodynamics and cardiovascular surgeries, working as Unit Director main assistant, executing angioplasty, coronary and peripheral procedures, reaching complete autonomy in coronary stenting, atherectomy, ultrasound intravascular and intracoronary doppler.Since September 1997 he has managed and developed the diagnostic and interventional cardiovascular program at the Department of Cardiology of Mirano (Venice), where, thanks to his achievements, since 2000 the highest number of coronary angioplasties were performed. In 2006 the Unit has performed 975 coronary angioplasties (including 125 primary), more than 400 carotid angioplasty and peripherals. Dr. Reimers became Unit Director and has trained and taught a young team of interventional cardiologists, including 4 completely independent in the performance of coronary angioplasty, which manages both hemodynamics and largely the CCU in close collaboration between the two services. After this important experience, he was invited to be part of Humanitas Research Hospital as Clinical and Invasive Cardiology Unit Director.Dr. Reimers participates in many scientific studies on the treatment of myocardial infarction considering new interventional or pharmaceutical approaches for primary angioplasty. He was also member of the Technical Commission of the Regional Bid for the purchase of stents. Thanks to Dr. Reimers’ efforts, Hemodynamics of Mirano (Venice) is considered reference center for primary angioplasty and elective complex procedures. Dr. Reimers is considered to be one of the leading experts of carotid angioplasty worldwide. He is preparing a program for interventional treatment of acute stroke. He performs routine renal angioplasty and implants percutaneous devices and endoprosthesis systems for aortic aneurysms.Dr. Reimers has published, as author or co-author, 77 articles quoted in Medline. The impact factor calculated based on 2006 is 263. He published 9 book chapters and several abstracts for important international conferences dedicated to Cardiology, such as TCT, PCR, National GISE ANMCO, JIM and ESC, were he also performed live invasive procedures.Dr. Reimers has always considered participation in clinical trials and scientific international events among the main activities of his professional carrier. Besides teaching at University of Tor Vergata in Rome, he organizes many conferences, national and international medical follow-up courses. For over 9 years he has been organizing theoretical and practical courses with lectures and transmission of live procedures in Venice. He has so far organized two editions of TOBI, international meeting dedicated to invasive treatment of total coronary occlusions and bifurcations, three editions of ETI, international conference and the largest in Italy, dedicated to invasive cardiology devices. Dr. Reimers was member of the scientific committee in the editions of 2006 and 2007 of National Convention GISE (Italian Group of Hemodynamic Study) and participated at important events dedicated to CAPTURE study, ESIRIUS, SYNTAX, TIMI 38, FINESSE and many others.Publications: ttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=bernhardRead more
Marco Ettore Klinger
Plastic surgeon
38 years of experience
Italy, Milan
HUMANITAS RESEARCH HOSPITAL

Marco Ettore Klinger

Plastic surgeon
38 years of experience
Prof. Marco Klinger is director of the School of Specialization in Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery at the University of Milan and Head of the Operating Unit in Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery at Humanitas Research Hospital.He specializes in plastic and reconstructive surgery: treatment of scars, burns, outcomes of bariatric surgery, regenerative medicine and surgery, post-oncological breast reconstruction, breast malformations and skin oncology. Aesthetic plastic surgery: augmentation mammoplasty, mastopexy, reduction mammoplasty, rhinoplasty/ rhinoseptoplasty, lifting, liposuction, abdominoplasty, blepharoplasty and otoplasty.Research interests: Regenerative medicine and surgery.Prof. Klinger and his team have performed more than 35,000 plastic surgery and reconstructive surgery; he is the author of over 200 scientific articles, published in national and international journals. Among his most recent and significant studies, the use of lipofilling in treatment of severe burn outcome, scleroderma and chronic pain syndromes, such as Post Mastectomy Pain Syndrome.Scientific publications: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=klinger%20marco Read more
Guido Torzilli
Hepatobiliary surgeon
31 years of experience

Guido Torzilli

Hepatobiliary surgeon
31 years of experience
Italy, Milan
HUMANITAS RESEARCH HOSPITAL
Armando Santoro
Clinical oncologist
44 years of experience
Italy, Milan
HUMANITAS RESEARCH HOSPITAL

Armando Santoro

Clinical oncologist
44 years of experience
Professor Santoro is heavily involved in research, with interest in many topics, such as the development of new cancer drugs and new biological therapies, interests for solid and haematological tumours, and not only he treats cancer survivors but also patients with comorbidities. He has worked in Humanitas Research Hospital for 22 years. Professor Santoro’s post-graduate research was carried out at the Unité de Development Therapeutique (Institut de Cancerologie et d’Immunogenetique, Villejuif of Paris) from 1974 to 1975, and in the Division of Medical Oncology of the National Cancer Institute of Milan from 1976 to 1977.  In 1977, he specialized in Clinical and Laboratory Haematology at University of Rome. In 1979, he completed his fellowship post-graduate work in the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center of New York and later, at Stanford University. In 1980, he specialized in oncology at the University of Genoa.  Current Teaching Activity: Professor Santoro worked as Contract Professor at the Specialization School in Clinical Pathology ad Pavia University from 1992 to 1997. Also, from 1993 to 2002 he has been President of the Rare Tumour Group. Now he is full professor at Humanitas University.  Current Positions:  .Since 1997, he is the Director of the Department of Medical Oncology and Haematology, at Istituto Clinico Humanitas, Milan. Also, he is Member of the Ethics Committee of Istituto Clinico Humanitas and Director of Clinical Research in the same Institute since 2007. - Since 2008, he is Member of the Planning Committee, Ministry of Work and of Health and Social Politics, Rome, Italy. - Since October 2008, Professor Santoro is Counsellor of the Board of Directors of the Fondazione Humanitas for Research of Rozzano, Italy. - Since November 2008, he is Expert Member of the National Centre for the Prevention and Control of Disease, Ministry of Work and of Health and Social Politics (Rome, Italy). - Since February 2009, he is National Representative preparatory actions for the "European Partnership for Action against Cancer" Ministry of Work and of Health and Social Politics (Rome, Italy). - Since February 2009, Professor Santoro is member of National Italian Committee on the Research Network in Oncology, Ministry of Work and of Health and Social Politics (Rome, Italy). - Since May 2009, he is Coordinator of the Oesophageal-Stomach Cancer Group Coordinator of the Liver and Biliary Tree Cancer Group, Regional Oncology Commission – Lombardy Oncology Network.   In addition, Professor Santoro’s unique expertise was recognized through numerous awards, such as the Managing Doctor of the Year award (2013), the City of Siena S. Caterina d’Oro Award (2013, Serra Association Award for scientific research) and social and healthcare commitment (Salerno, 2009).      Publications: santoro%a - Search Results - PubMed (nih.gov)  Read more
Marta Scorsetti
Radiation oncologist
31 years of experience

Marta Scorsetti

Radiation oncologist
31 years of experience
Italy, Milan
HUMANITAS RESEARCH HOSPITAL
Antonino Spinelli
Colorectal surgeon
23 years of experience
Italy, Milan
HUMANITAS RESEARCH HOSPITAL

Antonino Spinelli

Colorectal surgeon
23 years of experience

accreditations:

European Society of Coloproctology
International Organization for the study of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Professor Antonino Spinelli is the Director of the Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery at Humanitas Research Hospital. The Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery is one of the most important centres for colorectal disease, especially for procedures of sphincter preservation for rectal tumours, but also for chronic inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn disease, ulcerative rectal colitis…) and the surgical treatment of diverticular pathologies.  Professor Spinelli carries out a constant research on minimally invasive surgeries, including the single-port surgery, mini-laparoscopy, low-impact surgery and trans-anal techniques (TATME, TAMIS, TTSS). Furthermore, the advanced postoperative recovering is another area of his interest. He graduated as MD in 2001 at University of Milano. During his education, he won several scholarships: he trained ad University of Berlin Charitè for two years at the Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery. Also, he obtained his PhD on Surgical Phsyiopathology with a dissertation on enhanced recovery for laparoscopic colorectal surgery in 2011.  Current Teaching Activity: he is Full Professor of Surgery at Humanitas University.  Also, Professor Spinelli is general Secretary of the European Society of Coloproctology (ESCP) and Board Member of the Guidelines Committee (GulCom) of the European Crohn Disease and Colitis Organization (ECCO). He is Fellow of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery (FASCRS), Honorary Fellow of the Czech Society of Surgery (CSS) and Honorary Member of the Brazilian College of Digestive Surgery (CBCD).  He is a member of the International Organization for the study of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IOIBD) and several other national and international scientific societies.  In addition, Professor Spinelli serves as Associate Editor for Colorectal Disease (Journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain & Ireland, Royal College of Surgeons of England, of the European Society of Coloproctology and of the Spanish Society of Coloproctology – Asociación Española de Coloproctología), Diseases of the Colon and Rectum (official journal of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons), Journal of the Anus, Rectum and Colon (official journal of the Japan Society of Coloproctology). He is Editorial Board Member of the Journal of Crohn’s Colitis (official journal of the European Crohn’s Colitis Organization), Advisory Board of Coloproctology (official journal of the German Society for Coloproctology – Deutsche Gesellschaft für Koloproktologie) and Editorial Board Member of Updates in Surgery (official journal of the Italian Society of Surgery – Società Italiana di Chirurgia).   Read more
Corrado Tinterri
Breast surgeon
29 years of experience

Corrado Tinterri

Breast surgeon
29 years of experience
Italy, Milan
HUMANITAS RESEARCH HOSPITAL
Piero Volpi
Orthopedist
45 years of experience

Piero Volpi

Orthopedist
45 years of experience
Italy, Milan
HUMANITAS RESEARCH HOSPITAL
Paolo Vinciguerra
Ophtalmologist
38 years of experience

Paolo Vinciguerra

Ophtalmologist
38 years of experience
Italy, Milan
HUMANITAS RESEARCH HOSPITAL
Domenico Vitobello
Gynecologist
27 years of experience

Domenico Vitobello

Gynecologist
27 years of experience
Italy, Milan
HUMANITAS RESEARCH HOSPITAL
Giuseppe Spriano
ENT doctor
40 years of experience

Giuseppe Spriano

ENT doctor
40 years of experience
Italy, Milan
HUMANITAS RESEARCH HOSPITAL
Antonio Voza
Pulmonologist
23 years of experience

Antonio Voza

Pulmonologist
23 years of experience
Italy, Milan
HUMANITAS RESEARCH HOSPITAL
Alessandro Zerbi
Pancreatic surgeon
37 years of experience

Alessandro Zerbi

Pancreatic surgeon
37 years of experience
Italy, Milan
HUMANITAS RESEARCH HOSPITAL
Carlo Selmi
Rheumatologist
23 years of experience
Italy, Milan
HUMANITAS RESEARCH HOSPITAL

Carlo Selmi

Rheumatologist
23 years of experience

accreditations:

American College of Rheumatology
Italian Society of Rheumatology
Professor Carlo Selmi is leading the Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Unit at Humanitas Research Hospital.  Since 2009, he is the responsible of the Autoimmunity and Metabolic Laboratory, dedicated to the study of the possible mechanism linked to the progression of autoimmune diseases.  The research focuses on four main areas:  - The epigenetic mechanisms that regulate the environment-genomic interface by influencing the susceptibility and the phenotype of chronic autoimmune and inflammatory diseases in the model of discordant monozygotic twins for disease. To date, the laboratory has biological sample of discordant couples for numerous diseases. - The target antigens of autoimmunity modifications that affect the development of the course of autoimmune diseases. In particular, the laboratory studies the post-translational modifications of joint collagen in rheumatoid arthritis. - The prevalence of non-organ autoantibodies, such as anti-nucleus and anti-ENAs and disease specific autoantibodies, such as anti-citrulline and anti-endomysium in a non-specific population of health adults and the significance of the positive founds over time. - Gender medicine in real-life, through the analysis of administrative databases. The team holds dedicated clinics also for, spondiloarthritis and connetcive tissue disease, and it is active in articular ultrasound, videocapillaroscopy, arthrocenthesis and joint injection of steroid or hyaluronic acid.  The Division includes an inpatient clinic for complex cases. All group members are fluent in spoken and written English Current Teaching Activity: Professor Selmi works as Assistant Professor of Rheumatology at the University of Milan since 2006. Furthermore, he holds a joint appointment as Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Division of Rheumatology of the University of California at Davis since 2005. He is member of the American College of Rheumatology, American Association of Allergists and Immunologists, and the Italian Society of Rheumatology. He serves on the International Group for Research on Psoriatic Disease (GRAPPA) and the working group for autoantibody standardization within the ACR (ASC).   Publications: Selmi C[Author] - Search Results - PubMed (nih.gov) Read more
Guido Grappiolo
Orthopedist
39 years of experience
Italy, Milan
HUMANITAS RESEARCH HOSPITAL

Guido Grappiolo

Orthopedist
39 years of experience
Prof. Guido Grappiolo is Orthopedics Hip and Prosthesis Unit Director in Humanitas Research Hospital. Since 1991, Prof. Guido Grappiolo began working as a researcher dedicated mainly to hip surgery in cooperation with internationally renowned authors such as: Prof. Ganz Prof. T. Gruen, Prof. D. Blaha (U.S.A.), Prof. H. Wagner (Germany), Prof. E. Morscher (Switzerland).He collaborates with major international schools in the research of new and modern strategies in the field of minimally invasive prosthetics, computer-assisted surgery and conservative surgery. To encourage research in orthopedics is the main scientific goal of the establishment and organization of the "Foundation Livio Sciutto – NPO", an organization of which Prof. Grappiolo is the scientific director. Playing this role, Prof. Grappiolo has been creating and maintaining contacts with other national and international research institutes, which trained thousands of surgeons coming from every country of the world.The organization has one of the largest hip replacement database of the world: more than 45.000. Dr. Grappiolo is mentored by Dr. Spotorno (a master and pioneer in prosthetic surgery), and their group studied and developed some of the bestselling prosthesis in the world. His research led him to contact the major international schools with which he collaborates in the search for new strategies of improvement in prosthetic minimally invasive and computer-assisted conservative surgery with the development of new prosthetic models and exploration of new materials.To date, he has attended over 170 meetings, both national and international, almost every time in the role of speaker or chairman. His name appears as author, in more than 60 publications and articles. He has performed more than 2600 prosthetic surgery (hip, knee and ankle).Publications: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=grappiolo Read more