Rectal resection in Italy: Our Best Clinics and Costs 2025

Professor Riccardo Rosati is the Head of the Gastrointestinal Surgery (GI) Department in the San Raffaele Research Hospital. Leads one of the most recognized “High Volume Centers” for esophageal surgery in Italy. His department has extensive experience in open and minimally invasive surgery of the digestive tract, especially in the field of foregut and large bowel diseases. The hospital department headed by Professor Rosati treats approximately 2,000 surgical cases per year. Work experience Since 2014 — Head of the Head Department of GI Surgery at Ospedale San Raffaele in Milan 2009-2014 — Founder and Director of University Center for Research and Care of Esophagogastric Diseases (CURE) in the International Medical School, University of Milan 1996-2014 — Head of the General and Minimally Invasive Surgery Division in Humanitas Research Hospital 1985-1996 — Surgeon at the General and Oncologic Surgery Department at the Medical Faculty at the University of Milan. Education 1980 — Medical Faculty at the University of Milan — Degree in general medicine 1985 — Medical Faculty at the University of Milan — Specialty in general surgery 1988 — Medical Faculty at the University of Turin — Specialty in thoracic surgery 1990 — National board certification to chair the General Surgery Department. Scientific activity Has written over 300 publications. Membership The American College of Surgeons The Italian Association of Hospital Surgeons The European Association for Endoscopic Surgery The International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus The European Society for Diseases of the Esophagus The Italian Society of Oncological Surgery The Italian Society of Endoscopic Surgery and New Technologies The Society for Surgery of the Gastrointestinal Tract The European Surgical Association The Italian Group for Research on Gastric Cancer.

Professor Michele Reni is an experienced medical oncologist with over 30 years of practice based in Italy. Expert in pancreatic adenocarcinoma, gastro-esophageal cancers, and central nervous system tumors. Coordinator of Italian Association of Medical Oncology (AIOM) guidelines for treatment and management of pancreatic cancer. Work experience Since 2016 — Director of Strategic Program of Clinical Coordination at the Pancreas Center in IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele 2002-2016 — Senior Registrar at the Department of Oncology in IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele 1996-2001 — Registrar at the Department of Oncology in IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele. Education 1988 — Medical Faculty at the University of Milan — Degree in general medicine and surgery 1992 — Medical Faculty at the University of Milan — Specialty in radiation oncology 1996 — Medical Faculty at the University of Milan — Specialty in clinical oncology. Scientific activity Has published over 180 papers on cancer treatment.  Chairman of numerous clinical trials on treating patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer.

Prof. Filippini began his career in 1980 and has been teaching at the University of Chieti since the 1990s in the fields of General Surgery, Microsurgery, Reconstructive Surgery, Vascular Surgery, Orthopedics, and Gynecology. His primary focus is oncological surgery, particularly specializing in "The surgical treatment of locally advanced tumors and multi-organ resections." He has enriched his expertise by visiting prominent reference centers in the United States, including the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in Manhattan, New York City. There, he delved into minimally invasive, laparoscopic, and microsurgical techniques under the guidance of esteemed mentors such as John Daly, Michele Gagner, and Murray Brennan. Additionally, in 2005, he further expanded his skills at the City of Hope Oncology Center in Los Angeles, focusing on robotic surgery in oncology.In 1980, Prof. Filippini graduated in Medicine and Surgery from the G. D'Annunzio University of Chieti in Italy with honors, presenting an experimental thesis on lympho-venous anastomosis using microsurgical techniques. He completed his specialization in general surgery at the University of Pisa with distinction after five years. In 1990, he obtained another specialization in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery from the University of Padua in Italy, where he maintained a stellar academic record.Prof. Filippini has presented at numerous national and international conferences and authored over 100 scientific publications. Additionally, he has co-authored two monographs.