Biography
Medical Doctor at the Pulmonology Unit Hospital of Vercelli from May 2000 up to 31/12/2000 with free professional contract.
Hired as a Medical Doctor Pulmonologist with permanent contract from 01/01/2001 at the Pulmonology unit of the same hospital.
From 01/01/2002 transferred by mobility at the S. Camillo-Forlanini Hospital of Rome, Department of Thoracic disease, Unit of Pulmonary Oncology.
In that period of work at the Hospital S. Camillo-Forlanini, he addressed the diagnosis and therapy of lung cancers, in particular, performing randomized trials focused on new schedules of chemotherapy and combined therapy (chemoradiation). He also acquired the techniques of diagnostic radiology of the chest and also became expertise in the medical management of pleural effusions; practical experience was also undertaken on palliative care, analgesic and support of cancer patients, the functional assessment of cancer patients suitable for surgery. Charged as a reference in the ward for the project on the proper use of blood. Since July 2006, is structured as MD at the UOC of Pulmonology of S Andrea Hospital, II Faculty of Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome. He has been carrying out several activities focusing on lung cancer prevention and treatment, smoking cessation. He address the management of pharmacoeconomic treatment of lung cancer.
Since 2008 he managed the outpatients service for smoking detection and treatment. The center is surveyed by Institute of Health and is operated and provided instrumentation for monitoring smokers. Since 2008 he is also lecturer professor for the course of clinical Methodology and Respiratory Diseases of the Faculty of Psychology and Medicine, Sapienza University in Rome. During the current year is requested allocation of appointment of high professionalism.
He is the main author on the subject of tobacco dependence and smoking cessation applied in cancer , COPD, psychiatry fields. He is also author of abstracts at the SRNT word congress, ESMO congress, World Congress Lung Cancer, AIOM(Italian Oncology Association) and ASCO congresses.
Research Interest
Lung diseases, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease,Smoking cessation and related diseases, lung cancer prevention and treatment