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Best surgeons in Italy: TOP 23 doctors

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Giuseppe Speziale
Cardiologist
27 years of experience
5.0
1 review

Giuseppe Speziale

Cardiologist
27 years of experience
Italy, Rome
Ospedale San Carlo di Nancy
5.0
1 review
Doctor's visit price on request
Umbilical hernia repair $4332.19 - $4873.72
Myomectomy (removal of uterine fibroids) $11913.53 - $14079.63
Nephrectomy $21660.96 - $30325.35
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Luigi Masoni
General surgeon
35 years of experience
5.0
1 review

Luigi Masoni

General surgeon
35 years of experience
Italy, Rome
Ospedale San Carlo di Nancy
5.0
1 review
Doctor's visit price on request
Umbilical hernia repair $4332.19 - $4873.72
Myomectomy (removal of uterine fibroids) $11913.53 - $14079.63
Nephrectomy $21660.96 - $30325.35
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Roberto Bassani
Orthopedic spine surgeon
24 years of experience
5.0
14 reviews
Italy, Milan
IRCCS OSPEDALE GALEAZZI - SANT'AMBROGIO

Roberto Bassani

Orthopedic spine surgeon
24 years of experience

accreditations:

The Scoliosis Research Society
A.O. Spine International

Dr. Roberto Bassani has performed over 2,500 major spinal surgical operations in the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine.

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Pedro Beriano
Orthopedic spine surgeon
5.0
14 reviews
Italy, Milan
IRCCS OSPEDALE GALEAZZI - SANT'AMBROGIO

Pedro Beriano

Orthopedic spine surgeon

Spine Surgeon

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Luca Aldrighetti
Surgical oncologist
32 years of experience
4.5
55 reviews
Italy, Milan
San Raffaele

Luca Aldrighetti

Surgical oncologist
32 years of experience

Doctor Luca Aldrighetti is a highly experienced hepatobiliary surgeon and the Head of the Hepatobiliary and General Surgery Division at the San Raffaele Research Hospital in Milan. He is an international pioneer of minimally invasive liver surgery, having initiated and developed the San Raffaele laparoscopic liver resection program with more than 1,000 cases to date. He has a PhD in Technological Applications and Experimental Methodologies, is Professor at the Vita-Salute San Raffaele University and the IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, and is a member of 18 national and international scientific societies.

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4.5
55 reviews
Doctor's visit price on request
Breast cancer surgery $15704.2 - $22744.01
Hysterectomy (uterus removal)
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Roberto Chiesa
Vascular surgeon
4.5
55 reviews

Roberto Chiesa

Vascular surgeon
Italy, Milan
San Raffaele
4.5
55 reviews
Doctor's visit price on request
Breast cancer surgery $15704.2 - $22744.01
Hysterectomy (uterus removal)
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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
Federico Della Rocca
Orthopedist
23 years of experience
Italy, Milan
HUMANITAS RESEARCH HOSPITAL

Federico Della Rocca

Orthopedist
23 years of experience
Dott. Federico Della Rocca is the Prosthetic and Minimally Invasive Hip and Knee Orthopaedics. Medical areas of interest: Pathology of the hip and knee, with particular interest in prosthetic and arthroscopic hip surgery. He performs about 700 surgeries every year. He has numerous participations as speaker at national and international conferences.Previous experience:He was an attending physician at Steadman Hawkins Clinic Hospital, Vail Colorado, USA. He gave a great contribution to the development of the GTS (Global Tissue Sparing) hip prosthetic stem and biomechanical rotational stability tests with Prof Thomsen, Heidelberg (Germany) 12/2012.Research areas of interest: Arthroscopic techniques on the hipTeaching experience: Theory and practical courses in arthroscopic and prosthetic hip surgery at Medical EducationRead more
Leonardo Maradei
Leg surgery specialist
29 years of experience
Italy, Milan
HUMANITAS RESEARCH HOSPITAL

Leonardo Maradei

Leg surgery specialist
29 years of experience
Prof. Leonardo Maradei is specialised in orthopaedics and traumatology and is the Director of the Foot Surgery and Minimally Invasive Operations Unit in Humanitas Research Hospital. Prof. Leonardo Maradei performs surgery on the foot with minimally invasive techniques and arthroscopic surgery. After his specialization he deepened his studies in arthroscopic surgery of the shoulder and the knee at the Mississippi Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center (USA), under the guidance of prof. F. H. Savoie. He has developed considerable experience in shoulder prosthetic surgery as a pupil of prof. Mario Randelli. His research is focused on the development of new prosthetic materials for the shoulder. During his years in Humanitas he has performed more than 2000 surgeries on the foot, more than 1000 on the knee and more than a 1000 on the shoulder. Dr. Maradei is a professor at Università Statale of Milan where he teaches Medicine and Surgery - Lessons on minimally invasive surgery of the shoulder and knee.Publications: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=maradei+leonardo Read more
Marco Montorsi
Thoracic surgeon
46 years of experience
Italy, Milan
HUMANITAS RESEARCH HOSPITAL

Marco Montorsi

Thoracic surgeon
46 years of experience
Prof. Marco Montorsi is the Director of the Department of General and digestive surgery unit in Humanitas Research Hospital and he is Professor of General Surgery at the Humanitas University. His academic career started in the the Humanitas University of Milan, where he entered in 1980 as Assistant Professor and was appointed as Professor of Surgery in 2001.His main interests are in the field of digestive diseases and in the surgical treatment of the related pathologies, mainly hepatico-pancreatico-biliary (HPB) and colorectal pathologies. He is indeed the Director of the Department of Surgery in Humanitas Research Hospital where a great volume of major abdominal surgeries is routinely performed. Around 250 -300 hepatic and pancreatic resections and 350 colorectal resections.He began performing laparoscopic colorectal surgery in the early 90s and gained a lot of experience in this field. The vast majority of colorectal tumours diagnosed in the department of Surgery is submitted to laparoscopic resection thus allowing a smooth and safe disease course. A robotic approach with the new Da Vinci equipment is now available for patients with rectal tumours.Transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) with dedicated instruments is also offered to selected patient with low-sited rectal tumours so sparing major abdominal approach.A routine policy of strict interaction with the Dept. of Oncology is active for patients needing a perioperative chemo- and radiotherapy with the aim of full integration for a better care and results.Prof. Marco Montorsi is also Humanitas University President with over 10 years of experience in didactic and clinic teaching to medical students.Publications: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=montorsi+marcoRead more
Efrem Civilini
Vascular surgeon
27 years of experience
Italy, Milan
HUMANITAS RESEARCH HOSPITAL

Efrem Civilini

Vascular surgeon
27 years of experience

accreditations:

European Society of Vascular Surgery
Prof. Efrem Civilini  is chairman at Humanitas University and Vascular Surgery Unit Director at Humanitas Research Hospital. He received his medical degree from the University of Milan, Italy and board-certified in Vascular Surgery at the University of Siena, Italy. He took his internship and residency in vascular surgery at San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan (Italy) where he completed his training with clinical and research fellowships under the guidance of his mentor Prof. Roberto Chiesa. As an attending surgeon and later as chief of Thoracic Aortic Surgery at the Cardiovascular Department of San Raffaele he practiced his surgical skills in an internationally recognized team treating thoraco-abdominal aneurysms and then studied minimally invasive aortic surgery at the Cleveland Clinic (OH). After an experience of about 15.000 vascular surgerie, in 2015 was appointed to Humanitas at the head of a relatively young team: the department of Vascular Surgery I. This department provides comprehensive treatments for all types of vascular disorders including the new technology of catheter-based intervention as well as traditional surgical treatment all geared toward maximizing safety and optimizing outcomes. Prof. Civilini’s research has been focused on aortic surgery and minimally invasive vascular therapies. He co-authored practice guidelines for the treatment of patients with cardiovascular diseases and has played a role in industry-sponsored clinical trials assessing the performance of new expandable stents used to treat thoracic aorta disease. He has been invited to present his clinical experience at international and national medical conferences and symposia. He has authored or co-authored several peer-reviewed articles and book chapters on his clinical experience and research. He serves as a reviewer for the Annals of Vascular Surgery and is member of the European Society of Vascular Surgery and the Società Italiana di Chirurgia Vascolare ed Endovascolare. Previous experience: 1995-2014 Scientific Institute San Raffaele, Milan. Italy Staff surgeon and Director of the Thoracic Aortic Surgery 2003-2014 “Vita – Salute” University, Milan. Italy Fellow and Contract Professor of Surgery 2008  Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland (OH) Additional training in catheter-based interventions and endovascular surgery of thoraco-abdominal aneurysms. Publications: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Civilini%20E%5BAuthor%5D&cauthor=true&cauthor_uid=26344379 Read more
Enrico Arnaldi
Orthopedic surgeon
46 years of experience
Italy, Milan
HUMANITAS RESEARCH HOSPITAL

Enrico Arnaldi

Orthopedic surgeon
46 years of experience
Prof. Enrico Arnaldi is the Arthroscopic and Reconstructive Surgery of the Knee Unit Director in Humanitas Research Hospital. He was the medical apprentice of Dr. Lorenzo Spotorno (a master and pioneer in prosthetic surgery). Since 1984, he has dedicated himself to arthroscopic knee surgery and later on shoulder surgery.Medical areas of interest: He is specialized in degenerative and post-traumatic shoulder diseases (rotator cuff tendon injuries, glenomeral arthrosis, shoulder instability) and related surgical treatments, arthroscopic (tendon repairs, capsuloplasty, etc.) and open (latarjet stabilization, orthoprosthesis, etc.). He also deals with degenerative and post traumatic knee pathologies, with particular attention to the osteoarthritis of the knee (primitive or secondary), the post-traumatic complex capsule-ligamentous instabilities, the lesions of the cruciate ligaments, meniscus and cartilage, and open-air surgical treatments (such as corrective osteotomies, first implant orthoprosthesis and revisions) and arthroscopic (meniscectomies and meniscal sutures, meniscal transplants, ACL reconstruction, treatment of focal cartilage lesions). Research areas of interest:There are many research interests, ranging from biotechnology to meniscal transplants and osteochondral grafts, from allogeneic grafts for reviews from failures of ligamentous reconstruction to patella stabilization.He practiced his specialty in the US in some of the world-renowned medical institutions along with internationally famous doctors: the University of Pittsburgh (Dr. Freddie Fu, Dr. Harner, Dr. Savio Lee Wo), the Intermountain Hospital in Salt Lake City (Dr. Rosemberg, Dr. Paulos), Dr. E. Wolf (San Francisco), Dr. Helman and Dr. Morrison (Los Angeles), Dr. Nottage, Dr. Esch (San Diego), Dr. Steadman and Dr. Hawkins (Vail), Dr. P. Fowler (London Ontario Canada), and J. P. Warner in Boston University.He has performed more than 10,000 arthroscopic knee surgeries and approximately 1,200 prosthetic reconstruction of the knee. He has always been very involved in the research works in the area of new biotechnologies, meniscal and osteochondral transplantation, allogeneic grafts for revisions by failures of ligament reconstructions, stabilization of the patella.Publications: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=arnaldi+enricoRead more
Maria Grazia Bordoni
Vascular surgeon
39 years of experience
Italy, Milan
HUMANITAS RESEARCH HOSPITAL

Maria Grazia Bordoni

Vascular surgeon
39 years of experience
Prof. Dr. Maria Grazia Bordoni is the Vascular Surgery Unit Director in Humanitas Research Hospital. She has graduated at Università degli Studi of Milan and specialised as a vascular surgeon and since then she has been interested in vascular surgery in all its aspects.Medical areas of interest:Her main specialties are endovascular surgery and treatment of the large vessels of the abdomen and thorax (aorta, thoracic cavity), carotid surgery, endovascular and surgical treatments for arteries of the lower limbs, preparation of complex vascular access in hemodialysis, phlebology, diagnosis and treatment of vascular malformations. Research areas of interest: When it comes to the research activity, Dr. Bordoni is mainly dealing with early treatment of acute ischemic strokes and stimulation of the carotid baroreceptors in patients with heart failure. Prof. Bordoni has performed more than 2000 surgeries as first surgeon in her Humanitas career. Since 2005, she is also Milan University professor: she teaches General Surgery and focuses on the topic of vascular and surgical emergencies.Publications: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=bordoni+mgRead more
Marco Alloisio
Thoracic surgeon
48 years of experience
Italy, Milan
HUMANITAS RESEARCH HOSPITAL

Marco Alloisio

Thoracic surgeon
48 years of experience
Prof. Marco Alloisio is the thoracic surgery Unit Director at Humanitas Research Hospital. He graduated in Medicine in 1976 at Università Statale of Milan, specialized in General Surgery, Oncological and Thoracic Surgery.  Under the guidance of Professor Umberto Veronesi, from 1977 to 1997 he was an assistant in the divisions of general oncological, otolaryngology and thoracic surgery at the National Cancer Institute of Milan (INT). During this period, he also worked with general surgery, breast surgery, oncological otorhinolaryngology and had several periods spent studying abroad (Paris and New York at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center). In 1997 he started his activity at Humanitas Research Hospital and in 1998 he was appointed Chief of Mini-Invasive Thoracic Surgery. From 2006 he was designated Chief of Thoracic Surgery at the same Institution. Main clinical activity has been focused on Thoracic Surgical Oncology, and in particular all kinds of surgical management of primary and secondary lung cancer, lung metastases, mediastinal tumors and thoracic wall tumors. Prof. Marco Alloisio is president of the Italian League for the fight against cancer (LILT) in Milan, and member of many national and international societies (SIC, SICO, ESSO, ISDE, ACOI, SICT, ESTS). Author of over 200 publications, including articles and presentations to national and internationals scientific meetings. His engagement in clinical research involves early detection and management of primary lung cancer and his treatment also with video-assisted techniques, successful treatment of lung metastases with new techniques for salvage surgery (multiple sub lobar resections and laser resections) but also aggressive surgery for advanced lung cancers after induction chemotherapy and treatment of the thoracic wall and vertebral bodies.  In the latter field, he is engaged in the surgical treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma (extra pleural pneumonectomy) with multimodality approaches in a multicentric Italian cooperative group. Currently engaged in genetic research studies such as "ERCC1 and B-Tubulin exspression in locally advanced NSCLC treated with platinum/vinorelbin neodjuvant chemotherapy" and in external collaborations with universities and hospitals around the world. Publications: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=alloisio+marco Read more
Mario Tartarone
Orthopedic surgeon
22 years of experience
5.0
1 review

Mario Tartarone

Orthopedic surgeon
22 years of experience
Italy, Rome
Ospedale San Carlo di Nancy
5.0
1 review
Doctor's visit price on request
Umbilical hernia repair $4332.19 - $4873.72
Myomectomy (removal of uterine fibroids) $11913.53 - $14079.63
Nephrectomy $21660.96 - $30325.35
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Paolo Gentileschi
General surgeon
24 years of experience
5.0
1 review

Paolo Gentileschi

General surgeon
24 years of experience
Italy, Rome
Ospedale San Carlo di Nancy
5.0
1 review
Doctor's visit price on request
Umbilical hernia repair $4332.19 - $4873.72
Myomectomy (removal of uterine fibroids) $11913.53 - $14079.63
Nephrectomy $21660.96 - $30325.35
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Sandro Bordin
ENT doctor
32 years of experience
5.0
1 review

Sandro Bordin

ENT doctor
32 years of experience
Italy, Rome
Ospedale San Carlo di Nancy
5.0
1 review
Doctor's visit price on request
Umbilical hernia repair $4332.19 - $4873.72
Myomectomy (removal of uterine fibroids) $11913.53 - $14079.63
Nephrectomy $21660.96 - $30325.35
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Giulio Boscarino
General practitioner
16 years of experience

Giulio Boscarino

General practitioner
16 years of experience
Italy, Ravenna
Lucia Magnani Health Clinic
Francesco Grecchi
Oral and maxillofacial surgeon
38 years of experience
5.0
14 reviews
Italy, Milan
IRCCS OSPEDALE GALEAZZI - SANT'AMBROGIO

Francesco Grecchi

Oral and maxillofacial surgeon
38 years of experience

accreditations:

GISOS
National Ectodermal Dysplasia Association
Italian Stomatological Institute
Dr. Francesco Grecchi is a maxillofacial surgeon at the Maxillofacial Surgery Unit at the IRCCS Galeazzi Orthopedic Institute in Milan. He is specialized in General Surgery and Maxillofacial Surgery and is a founding member of GISOS with co-authorship of over 100 publications in national and international journals. He is also a Referent in Maxillofacial Surgery for the National Ectodermal Dysplasia Association and consultant of the Maxillofacial Surgery department of the Italian Stomatological Institute in Milan.Read more
Caterina Lania
Urological surgeon
37 years of experience
4.5
55 reviews
Italy, Milan
San Raffaele

Caterina Lania

Urological surgeon
37 years of experience
Dr. Caterina Lania is an experienced consultant in Andrology and Urology at San Raffaele Hospital, specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of male and female urogenital pathologies. She is a graduate of the University of Milan and has authored over 150 scientific articles. She regularly attends national and international industry congresses.Read more
4.5
55 reviews
Doctor's visit price on request
Breast cancer surgery $15704.2 - $22744.01
Hysterectomy (uterus removal)
More treatments

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