Editorial Board
Editor-in-Chief
Andrea Bondurri, MD, PhD Email | Website
Luigi Sacco University Hospital, Milan, Italy
Interests: emergency surgery; colorectal cancer; AIN and anal cancer; stoma; IBD surgery; proctology (complex fistula-in-ano, faecal incontinence, ODS, haemorrhoids)
Editorial Board Members
Beatrice Aramini, MD, PhD Email | Website
Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC) of the Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, GB Morgagni - L Pierantoni Hospital, Forlì, Italy
Interests: lung cancer; cancer stem cells; thoracic surgery; minimally invasive surgery; oncological surgery; translational research; molecular targets
Filippo Banchini, MD Email | Website
Department of General Surgery, Guglielmo da Saliceto Hospital, Piacenza, Italy
Interests: colorectal surgery; liver surgery; gastric surgery; laparoscopic surgery; oncologic surgery; hernia surgery; coloproctology
Leonardo Barellini, MD, PhD Email
Dipartimento di Chirurgia generale, USL Toscana Nord-Ovest. U.O.C. Chirurgia oncologica ricostruttiva della mammilla, Livorno, Italy
Interests: breast surgery; oncoplastic surgery; breast unit; reconstructive surgery; inherited tumoral syndromes; teaching; tutoring. ultrasonography; breast lesion localization
Gary Alan Bass, MD, PhD Email | Website
Division of Traumatology, Surgical Critical Care and Emergency Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Interests: emergency general surgery; surgical critical care; trauma resuscitation; global surgery; perioperative outcomes; clinical epidemiology; implementation science; health services research; medical education; surgical data registries
Pietro Bertoglio, MD Email | Website
Division of Thoracic Surgery, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Interests: lung cancer; minimally invasive surgery; thymic neoplasm; multidisciplinary; molecular feature lung cancer; thoracic malignancies
Damiano Caputo, MD, FACS Email | Website 1 | Website 2
University Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Rome, Italy
Interests: pancreas cancer; colorectal cancer; laparoscopic surgery; minimally invasive surgery; robotic surgery
Donato Casella, MD, PhD Email | Website 1 | Website 2
Chirurgia Oncologica Della Mammella, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Siena, Italy
Interests: breast surgery; oncoplastic breast surgery; plastic surgery; breast reconstructive surgery
Piero Chirletti, MD Email | Website
Università di Roma, Rome, Italy
Interests: chirurgia digestiva; chirurgia pancreatica
Roberto Cirocchi, MD, PhD Email | Website
Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
Interests: surgical anatomy; digestive surgery; emergency surgery; trauma; melanoma
Salvatore Cocuzza, MD, PhD Email | Website
Department of Medical, Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies G.F. Ingrassia, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
Interests: ENT cancer; larynx cancer; post laryngectomy rehabilitation; OSAS; laryngopharyngeal reflux; CRS
Gianluca Costa, MD, PhD Email | Website
Department of Life Science, Health and Health Professions, Link Campus University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Interests: emergency surgery; acute care surgery; minimally invasive surgery; surgical education
Daniele Crocetti, MD, PhD Email | Website
Department of Surgery, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Interests: colorectal surgery; hernia repair surgery; laparoscopic surgery; robotic surgery
Dimitrios Damaskos, PhD Email | Website
General and Emergency Surgery, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
Interests: emergency surgery; trauma surgery; abdominal wall surgery; surgical training
GIUSEPPE D’ERMO, MD Email | Website
Department of Surgery, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
Interests: oncological surgery; precision cancer prevention; genetic and epigenetic of cancer; no-profit sector organization
Paolo Del Rio, MD Email | Website
Surgical Departmemt of University Hospital of Parma, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
Interests: miniinvasive surgery;colon surgery; thyroidectomy;parathyroidectomy; adrenal surgery; neuromonitoring; health organization
Paolo De Simone, MD, PhD Email | Website
University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
Interests: liver surgery; liver transplant; organ donation; liver cancer; hepatocellular carcinoma; cholangiocellular carcinoma
CHIARA DOBRINJA, MD, PhD Email | Website
UCO Clinica Chirurgica, Department of Medical, Surgery and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
Interests: endocrine surgery; thyroid surgery; parathyroid surgery; surgical oncology; adrenal surgery; general surgery
Mario D'Oria, MD Email | Website
Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Clinical Surgical and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
Interests: vascular surgery; endovascular surgery; vascular imaging; clinical epidemiology; perioperative care
Antonio Facciorusso, MD, PhD Email | Website
Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Surgical and Medical Sciences, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
Interests: hepatocellular carcinoma; gastrointestinal endoscopy; endoscopic ultrasound; ERCP; polypectomy
Gianluca Franceschini, MD Email | Website
Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
Interests: breast cancer; breast surgery; oncoplastic surgery; mastectomy; breast reconstruction; breast cancer treatment
Francesca Gaino, MD Email | Website
Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, Milan, Italy; Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Milan, Italy
Interests: head and neck surgery; head and neck oncology; transoral robotic surgery; salivary glands tumors; thyroid tumors; translational research in head and neck oncology
Roberto Gazzeri, MD Email | Website
San Giovanni Addolorata Hospital, Rome, Italy
Interests: spine surgery; pain therapy; spinal cord stimulation; herniated disc; spinal osteoporosis; peripheral nerve surgery; brain surgery
Matteo Ghilli, MD Email
Breast Centre, University Hospital of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
Interests: breast cancer; oncoplastic surgery; conservative mastectomies; axillary surgery; quality indicators in breast centre; certification of breast centre; patient reported outcomes measures; DCIS; B3 lesions
Laura Giacomelli, MD Email
Dipartimento di Chirurgia Generale e Specialistica - Università "Sapienza" di Roma, Roma, Italy
Interests: thyroid surgery; breast cancer
Weihua Gong, MD, PhD Email | Website
Department of Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Interests: gastrointestinal tumors; hernia; pro-inflammatory cytokines; organ transplantation
Simone Guadagni, MD Email | Website
General Surgery Unit (Director; Prof. Luca Morelli), Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
Interests: general surgery; robot; minimally invasive; colon-rectal; surgical ultrasound
Alfredo Iandolo, PhD Email | Website
University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy
Interests: endodontics; endodontic surgery; regeneration; oral surgery; dental biomaterial; apicoectomy; dental materials; CBCT 3D
Giulio Illuminati, MD Email
Department of Surgery, University of Rome "La Sapienza" - Policlinico Umberto Primo, Rome, Italy
Interests: vascular surgery; aortic surgery; carotid arteries; pancreatic cancer; gastric surgery; colorectal surgery
Monir Jawad, MD Email | Website
Central Hospital in Kristianstad, Kristianstad, Sweden; Lund University, Lund, Sweden
Interests: perioperative medicine; long-term surgical outcomes; global surgery; international multicentre trials; postoperative pulmonary complications; patient blood management; registry-based studies; intensive care
Yue Jin, PhD Email | Website
Department of Anesthesiology, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Interests: anesthesia; sedation; sepsis; ALI; macrophage; TREM2
Dimitrios K. Filippiadis, MD, PhD Email | Website
2nd Department of Radiology, University General Hospital "ATTIKON", Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Interests: interventional oncology; ablation; pain; cancer; navigation; robotics; musculoskeletal interventions
Hui Lu, MD Email | Website
The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Interests: orthopedics; limb fection; peripheral nerve injuries; tendon adhesion; hand surgery; limb tumors
Anna Maffioli, MD Email | Website
Università degli Studi di Milano, Luigi Sacco Universital Hospital, Milan, Italy
Interests: colorectal surgery; inflammatory bowel diseases; proctology; stoma care; wound care; abdominal wall surgery; oncological surgery; emergency surgery
Antonino Maniaci, MD, PhD Email | Website 1 | Website 2
Department of Medicine and Surgery, School of Medicine, University Enna Kore, Enna, Italy
Interests: head and neck cancer; larynx; obstructive sleep apnea; voice rehabilitation; chronic rhinosinusitis
Fabio Medas, MD Email | Website
Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
Interests: thyroid cancer; thyroidectomy; primary hyperparathyroidism; adrenalectomy; endocrine surgery
Marcello Migliore, MD, PhD Email | Website
Thoracic Surgery, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Excellent, Organ Transplant Centre of Excellence (OTCoE), Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; General Surgery and Medical Specialties and Program of Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery and New Technology, Policlinic Hospital, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
Interests: innovation in surgery; minimally invasive thoracic surgery; uniportal VATS; HITHOC; mesothelioma; lung metastases; advanced chest tumor; debulking surgery
Filippo Missiroli, MD Email | Website
Università di Roma Tor Vergata - Policlinico Tor Vergata, Vale Oxford 81, Rome, Italy
Interests: macula; retina; cataract; cornea; AMD (age related macular degeneration); diabetic retinopathy; CRVO (central retinal vein occlusion); cataract surgery; corneal disease; corneal infection
Valerio Papa, MD, PhD Email | Email | Website
Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
Interests: gastric cancer; pancreatic cancer; colorectal cancer; inflammatory bowel diseases; mini-invasive surgery; robotic surgery
Gennaro Quarto, MD Email | Website
University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
Interests: general surgery; oncological surgery; phlebology; vascular surgery; laser; sclerotherapy in venous disease; chronic venous disease
Andrea Renda, MD Email
University Federico II Naples, Naples, Italy
Interests: Colo-rectal surgery; Multiple primary malignancies; IBD; kidney transplant; History of Surgry
Aldo Rocca, MD Email | Website 1 | Website 2
Department of Medicine and Health Science “V. Tiberio”, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy
Interests: HPB surgery; minimally invasive surgery; radiomics; colorectal liver metastasis; robotic surgery
Alejandro Martin Sanchez, MD Email | Website
Multidisciplinary Breast Centre – Dipartimento Scienze della Salute della donna e del Bambino e di Sanità Pubblica, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italy
Interests: breast cancer; oncoplastic surgery; mastectomy; BRCA; breast sarcoma; neoadjuvant chemotherapy
Dai Sheng, MD, PhD Email
Department of Colorectal Surgery, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Interests: laparoscopic and robotic minimally invasive surgery for colorectal cancer; colonoscopic polypectomy; minimally invasive surgery for anal diseases such as hemorrhoids and anal fistula
Pasqualino Sirignano, MD, PhDS Email | Website
Department of General and Specialistic Surgery, “Sapienza” University of Rome; Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Division, Sant’Andrea Hospital of Rome, Rome, Italy
Interests: carotid artery stenosis; aortic aneurisms; aortic dissections; peripheral arterial disease; chronic limb threatening ischemia (CLTI); EVAR; TEVAR; F/B-EVAR; angioplasty; stenting
Eugen TARCOVEANU, MD, PhD Email
Academy of Medical Sciences, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Grigore T. Popa" Iași, Clinic I Surgery, Clinical Emergency Hospital "Sf. Spiridon" Iasi Romania
Interests: laparoscopic surgery; emergency surgery; history of surgery; hepato-bilio-pancreatic surgery; surgery of the colon
Rosario VECCHIO, MD, FACS Email
University of Catania, Catania, Italy
Interests: laparoscopic surgery; abdominal surgery; colo-rectal surgery; spleen surgery; hepato-biliary surgery; surgery in haemotologic disease
Maciej Walędziak, MD, PhD Email | Website
Department of General, Oncological, Metabolic and Thoracic Surgery, Military Institute of Medicine - National Research Institute, Warsaw, Poland
Interests: obesity; bariatric surgery; metabolic surgery; sleeve gastrectomy; robotic surgery
Peng Wu, MD Email | Website
Department of Orthopedics, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
Interests: arthroscopic minimally invasive surgery; osteoarthritis; plantar fasciitis; muscle regeneration; knee replacement; hip replacement; tissue material science; sports medicine; fracture surgery
Benlong Yang, MD, PhD Email | Website
Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China
Interests: surgical oncology; breast cancer; breast reconstruction; neoadjuvant chemotherapy; sentinel lymph node biopsy; implant
Weihua Yu, MD Email | Website
Department of General Surgery, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Interests: bariatric surgery; laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy; obesity; ERAS; NAFLD; MAFLD