President of the Italian Society of Lymphangiology
– Graduated in Medicine and Surgery at the University School of Genoa (1973), with honours
– Specializations with honours in Vascular Surgery (Genoa, 1976), General Surgery (Genoa, 1981) and Emergency Surgery (Modena, 1986).
– Full Professor of General Surgery at the University of Genoa.
– Chief of the Operative Unit of “Lymphatic Surgery ” at the Department of Surgery – University Hospital “S.Martino”, Genoa.
– Author of more than 600 scientific publications, 5 monograph and numerous cooperations in Textbooks.
– H.C.Degree in Medicine and Surgery-Faculty of medicine, Valença/Rio de Janeiro (Brazil): 11-09-1996.
– H.C.Professorship, Faculty of Medicine, Valença/Rio de Janeiro (Brazil): 30-09-1999
Present Offices:
– President of the Italian Society of Lymphangiology
– President of the ISL Latin-Mediterranean Chapter
– Past-President of the International Society of Ly mphology (ISL) :1995-1997
– Chairman of the ISL Past-Presidents Advisory Committee
– President of the European Federation of Societies for Microsurgery: 2008-2010
– Past-President of the European Group of Lymphology (g.e.l)
– Past-President of the Italian Society of Microsurgery
– Past-President of the International Society for Experimental Microsurgery: 2006-2008
– President of the ISL XVIII International Congress of Lymphology (Genoa, Italy, Sept. 3-7,2001)
– Member of the International Research Advisory Board, San Diego Microsurgical Institute and
Training Center- La Jolla, California, U.S.A.
– Member of Executive Committee of the Italian Society of Emergency Surgery and Trauma
– Past-Member of Executive Committee of the Italian Society of University Surgeons
– Co-Editor of Lymphology (Official Organ of ISL)
– Past Editor-in-Chief of the European Journal of Lymphology and Related Problems
– Member of Editorial Board of many surgical and angiological National and International Journal
