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

Dr. Jacopo Peccatori is the Head of Bone Marrow Transplant Department in San Raffaele Scientific Institute and one of the top lymphoma doctors. He has been in this position since 2006 and has written over 70 studies on allogeneic transplantation, acute leukemia, and multiple myeloma. He has a degree in general medicine from the University of Milan and specialties in internal medicine and haematology and is a member of The European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation and The Italian Group for Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation and Cell Therapies.

Dr. Giorgia Mangili is the Head of the Medical Gynecological Oncology Group at the San Raffaele Scientific Institute Hospital since 2002. She has a degree in general medicine and specialties in gynecology and obstetrics, oncology, and is an Associate and Professor in obstetrics and gynecology. She focuses her work on gynaecological oncology, rare gynaecological tumours, preservation of in oncology and cancer and pregnancy. She is a member of the European Organisation for Treatment of Trophoblastic Diseases, the European Society of Gynaecological Oncology, and the Italian Society of Gynecologic Oncology.

Associate Professor of Thoracic Surgery with European Board qualifications. Head of mini-invasive thoracic surgery unit, specializing in the treatment of lung and pleural diseases and mediastinal disorders. Member of Italian Society of Thoracic Surgery and Thoracic Endoscopy, as well as author of a monograph and over 200 scientific publications.

Professor Riccardo Rosati is the Head of the Gastrointestinal Surgery (GI) Department at the San Raffaele Research Hospital in Milan, Italy. He is a highly experienced surgeon with over 30 years of experience, having completed medical degrees in general medicine and general surgery, as well as specialization in thoracic surgery. He is a member of multiple surgical associations, and has written over 300 publications. His department treats approximately 2,000 surgical cases per year.

Professor Antonino Spinelli is the Director of the Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery at Humanitas Research Hospital.

The Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery is one of the most important centres for colorectal disease, especially for procedures of sphincter preservation for rectal tumours, but also for chronic inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn disease, ulcerative rectal colitis…) and the surgical treatment of diverticular pathologies. 

Professor Spinelli carries out a constant research on minimally invasive surgeries, including the single-port surgery, mini-laparoscopy, low-impact surgery and trans-anal techniques (TATME, TAMIS, TTSS). Furthermore, the advanced postoperative recovering is another area of his interest.

He graduated as MD in 2001 at University of Milano. During his education, he won several scholarships: he trained ad University of Berlin Charitè for two years at the Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery. Also, he obtained his PhD on Surgical Phsyiopathology with a dissertation on enhanced recovery for laparoscopic colorectal surgery in 2011. 

Current Teaching Activity: he is Full Professor of Surgery at Humanitas University. 

Also, Professor Spinelli is general Secretary of the European Society of Coloproctology (ESCP) and Board Member of the Guidelines Committee (GulCom) of the European Crohn Disease and Colitis Organization (ECCO). He is Fellow of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery (FASCRS), Honorary Fellow of the Czech Society of Surgery (CSS) and Honorary Member of the Brazilian College of Digestive Surgery (CBCD). 

He is a member of the International Organization for the study of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IOIBD) and several other national and international scientific societies. 

In addition, Professor Spinelli serves as Associate Editor for Colorectal Disease (Journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain & Ireland, Royal College of Surgeons of England, of the European Society of Coloproctology and of the Spanish Society of Coloproctology – Asociación Española de Coloproctología), Diseases of the Colon and Rectum (official journal of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons), Journal of the Anus, Rectum and Colon (official journal of the Japan Society of Coloproctology).

He is Editorial Board Member of the Journal of Crohn’s Colitis (official journal of the European Crohn’s Colitis Organization), Advisory Board of Coloproctology (official journal of the German Society for Coloproctology – Deutsche Gesellschaft für Koloproktologie) and Editorial Board Member of Updates in Surgery (official journal of the Italian Society of Surgery – Società Italiana di Chirurgia).

Dr. Paolo Profice is a neurological specialist with expertise in cerebrovascular diseases, Parkinson's disease, movement disorders and neuromuscular pathologies. He has a degree in Medicine and Surgery, a specialization in Neurology, and a second level Master in Cerebrovascular Diseases. He has extensive experience in clinical neurophysiology and clinical neurology, with a special focus on cerebrovascular pathologies and neuromuscular pathologies.

Director of the General Surgery Unit at Mater Olbia Hospital with Medical Degree with Honors from Catholic University, Rome, Italy and Certificate of Specialist in General Surgery. Experienced in performing over 1300 surgical procedures including liver, pancreas, and kidney transplants and 500 cases of oncologic operations. Teaching activity at School of Medicine and Surgery, Cattolica International, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy. Member of Italian Society of Surgery and the Italian Society of Oncologic Surgery. Author and co-author of publications in international journals.

Dr. is the Director of the Endocrine and Bariatric Surgery Unit and Head of the Mater Olbia Hospital Bariatric Center. He has a Degree in Medicine and Surgery from the School of Medicine at the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Rome, Italy, and a Certificate of Specialist in General Surgery from the same school. His main focus is laparoscopic surgical approaches to morbid obesity and endocrine diseases, with a special interest in minimally invasive techniques. He has performed over 4500 surgical procedures, including 1500 as the first operator, and has taught at the School of Medicine and the National School of Endocrine Surgery of the Italian Society of Surgery.

Dr. [Name] is the Director of Mater Olbia Hospital Neurosurgery Unit and an Assistant Professor of Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Rome. He has a Degree in Medicine and Surgery and a Certificate of Specialist in Neurosurgery. He specializes in the treatment of neuro-oncological, vascular and spinal pathologies and has performed over 4000 surgical procedures, of which over 2000 as first operator. He is experienced in minimally invasive surgical techniques and the use of modern technology such as intraoperative CT scans and ultrasounds.