Best Lung cancer oncologists in Italy: TOP 4 doctors

Professor Nadia Di Muzio is a Head of the Radiotherapy Department in the San Raffaele Research Hospital in Milan since 2008. She has a degree in general medicine and surgery and specialty in oncological radiotherapy from the University of Milan and has done an internship at the Department of Radiation Oncology in the University of Madison. Professor Di Muzio is an author of 200 studies in radiation oncology research and an advocate of high-precision hypofraction methods in the radical treatment of prostate tumors. She currently holds positions in the Italian Association of Medical Oncology, the Italian Society of Oncological Urology and the European Society for Radiotherapy and 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.

Filippo de Marinis is the Director of the Thoracic Oncology Unit at the European Centre for Oncology (Milan, Italy). The doctor leads clinical trials of new methods in the treatment of malignant tumors of the chest organs.

The doctor's experience is more than 30 years.

In 1978, De Marinis completed his studies in Pulmonology at the Sapienza University of Rome. From 1983 to 1986, he specialized in oncology at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Rome. Filippo De Marinis then worked as a physician at the Carlo Forlanini Hospital and the Institute for Clinical Trials and Pneumophysiological Research. Since 2007, he has taught pulmonology at the Campus Biomedico private university in Rome and at the Sapienza University of Rome. Since 2013, the professor has been head of the Thoracic Cancer Unit at the European Oncology Center.

Doctor's appointment

An appointment with Filippo de Marinis lasts from 40 to 60 minutes. During this time, the doctor collects the patient's medical history and compares it with the examination results. In order to establish an accurate diagnosis or plan an operation, the doctor will prescribe additional tests if necessary.

Scientific activity

Professor de Marinis is the author of 250 scientific publications in 130 medical journals. As one of the leading experts in the treatment of lung cancer, he has spoken at 300 scientific congresses over the past 5 years.

The doctor participates in national and international clinical trials of new drugs.

Membership in organizations

• AIOT - Italian Thoracic Oncology Association;
• ESMO - European Society for Medical Oncology;
• ASCO - American Society of Clinical Oncology;
• IASLC - International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer;
• ETOP - European Thoracic Oncology Platform.