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Luca Aldrighetti

Surgical oncologist, Hepatobiliary surgeon

33 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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San Raffaele ,Milan , Italy
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Italy, Milan

Hepatobiliary surgeon with more than 25 years of experience. One of the international pioneers of minimally invasive liver surgery, having initiated and developed the San Raffaele laparoscopic liver resection program.

Doctor Luca Aldrighetti is the Head of the Hepatobiliary and General Surgery Division at the San Raffaele Research Hospital in Milan. Holds a position of Scientific Director of the Italian Group of Minimally Invasive Liver Surgery (IGoMILS). Primary clinical and research activities include surgical oncology topics on colorectal liver metastases, perihilar and intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma and hepatocellular carcinoma, techniques for liver resection, and minimally invasive hepatobiliary surgery, with a personal series of more than 3,000 liver resections, more than 900 of which performed laparoscopically.

Work experience

  • Since 2014 — Director of the Hepatobiliary Surgery Unit of the San Raffaele Hospital (Italy)
  • Since 1998 — Member of the team of kidney and pancreas transplantation for cadaver for therapeutic purposes at the San Raffaele Hospital 
  • 2004-2014 — Head of the Liver Unit Functional Unit of the San Raffaele Hospital (Italy)
  • 1997-2001 — Level I Medical Director at the Surgery Division I of the San Raffaele Hospital (Italy)
  • 1992-1994 — Assistant surgeon at the Pittsburgh Transplantation Institute of the University of Pittsburgh (USA).

Education

  • 1989 — University of Milan — Degree in Medicine and Surgery
  • 1995 — University of Milan — PhD in Technological Applications and Experimental Methodologies in Surgery
  • 1997 — University of Milan — Specialization in General Surgery
  • 2002 — Vita-Salute San Raffaele University — Specialization in Thoracic Surgery.

Teaching activity

  • Professor at the Vita-Salute San Raffaele University 
  • Professor at the IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital.

Scientific activity

Has written over 650 research works. Initiated and developed the San Raffaele laparoscopic liver resection program — a national and international leader in this area with a series of laparoscopic resections that currently counts more of 1,000 cases. 

Membership

Prof. Luca Aldrighetti is a member of 18 national and international scientific societies including:

  • The Italian Group Of Minimally Invasive Liver Surgery — Founder and former President.
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Jan 20, 2025
Thyroid disease

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Nov 7, 2018
Stomach cancer surgery

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Anonymous
Jan 2, 2020
Consultation with an oncologist

We received a remote consultation at the San Rafael Clinic, for us this format was not suitable, because the second opinion is for those who either confirm the diagnosis or ask for another alternative... Read more

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Shakiha
Aug 27, 2021
Meningioma

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Anonymous
Oct 21, 2022
Consultation with an orthopaedist

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Jan 24, 2025
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Anonymous
Feb 8, 2020
I Fertilization

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Anonymous
Aug 16, 2024
Consultation with a urologist

I had a visit to a urologist, treatment did not help, the next recommendation was to visit in a month. Alas, the pain has not gone away.

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Anonymous
Feb 25, 2019
Biopsy

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Елена
Jan 6, 2020
Ophthalmology

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