Prof. Germano Melissano
VASCULAR SURGEON - ANGIOLOGIST
Professor Germano Melissano is Full Professor of Vascular Surgery, Director of the School of Specialization in Vascular Surgery and of the 2nd Level Master in Aortic Surgery of the Vita-Salute San Raffaele University.
After graduating in Medicine and Surgery in 1988 at the University of Florence, he specialized in General Surgery in 1993 at the University of Milan and in 1998 he obtained a second specialization in Vascular Surgery at the same University.
During his training, he spent several periods abroad at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston (USA), the Kanton Spital in Lucerne (CH), the Städtische Kliniken Frankfurt am Main (DE), and the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland (USA) .
With more than 12,000 active interventions, his main interest is represented by complex aortic pathology, in particular aneurysms and dissections, however he is also very active for carotid, peripheral arterial and phlebological pathology.
He is the author or co-author of more than 400 publications in prestigious national and international scientific journals, of 17 books and 114 book chapters. His H-Index is 46. He is part of the scientific committees of the main international congresses of Vascular Surgery (Veith of New York, EVC Maastricht, IMAC Cairo, etc.) and is regularly invited to present the results of his research at national congresses and international companies in the sector.
He is co-author of the European Society (ESVS) guidelines on aortic aneurysm surgery.
Finally, he is a member of the main international scientific societies, such as: Italian Society of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery (SICVE); European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS); Francophone Society for Vascular Surgery (SCV); Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery (SCVS); Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS).