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Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori
Milan, Italy
Vincenzo Mazzaferro MD PhD is full Professor of Surgery at the University of Milan and Director of the Gastro-Intestinal Surgery and Liver Transplantation Unit at the Istituto Nazionale Tumori (National Cancer Institute - INT) of Milan, Italy.
He graduated cum laude at the University of Turin (Italy) and was trained and board certificated in General Surgery and in Oncology at the University of Milan (Italy) and in Liver Surgery and Transplantation at the University of Pittsburgh (USA).
Along the years, both in USA and in Italy he has developed several successful clinical and experimental projects in liver oncology and transplantation and leaded research projects focused on innovative approaches to liver diseases, particularly related to cancer. He is currently in charge of the HPB (hepato-pancreatic-biliary) oncology program in the oldest and most active comprehensive cancer Institution in Italy and is fully certified for conducting registration and investigator-driven clinical trials from phase I to IV.
He is the inventor of the Milan Criteria for liver transplantation in cancer patient, adopted all over the world and has contributed to a large number of national and international collaborations .
For his scientific contribution to the advancement of surgical and medical oncology he has awarded by renowned scientific and professional Societies
He has authored about 400 publications in international peer-reviewed medical Journals and has delivered more than 500 lectures. He is an appreciated teacher and mentor of many students and young physicians belonging to the University of Milan and to international pre- and post-graduate programs.
Saturday, July 2, 2022
08:30 – 08:50