RESUME

SERGIO GIANESINI, M.D.

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth		December 25, 1980.
Place of birth		Abano Terme (PADOVA)-ITALY.
Address		FERRARA, ITALY. 
			
Phone number: 	
e-mail address 	sergiogianesini@hotmail.com

ACADEMIC & HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS
Professional experiences

•	From 2001 to 2006: Human AnatomyTutor , School of Medicine, University of  Ferrara (Chief: Prof. Silvano Capitani).
•	Summer 2001: Visiting medical student,  General Surgery Department, University of Ferrara (Chief: Prof. Ippolito Donini).
•	From 2003: Visiting medical student, Vascular Disease Center, Sant’Anna Hospital, Ferrara, (Chief: Prof. Paolo Zamboni).
•	From 2003: Visiting medical student, General Surgery Department, University of Ferrara (Chief: Prof. Alberto Liboni).
•	October 9, 2006: MD Degree in Medicina e Chirurgia, (110/110 cum laude), University of Ferrara (Prof. Paolo Zamboni).
•	Thesis: HFE C282Y mutation as pathogenetic factor for lower limbs venous ulceration.
•	2006-2007: Emergency Department employee in S.M.Maddalena Private Hospital (Chief: Prof Franco Pellegrini)
•	April 5, 2007: Basic Life Support Course.
•	From July 2007: Resident in General Surgery, University of Ferrara (Chief: Prof Alberto Liboni). 
•	From 2008: International Compression Club Member.
•	February 11-13, 2010, Milan, ITALY: SINSEC advanced course in carotid and vertebral eco-color-Doppler.
•	From 2011:GIUMI (Ultrasonography Italian Group of Internal Medicine) member.
•	January 10-23, 2011, Bologna, ITALY: GIUMI II level course in internal abdominal ultrasonography.
•	02/23-25/2012, Ferrara, ITALY: Advanced Trauma Life Support course (auditor)
•	Since february 2012:Surgical Pathology Teacher third year School of Medicine-University of Ferrara-Italy.
•	May-June 2012: Visiting Resident,  Cardio-Thoracic and Vascular Center, Hesperia Hospital Modena, Italy (Prof. Oscar Maleti).
•	May-September 2012: Emergency Department employee, San Camillo Hospital Comacchio- Ferrara, Italy (Dr. Carlo Zanotti).
•	Since September 2012: Visiting Resident,  Tessari’s Offices-Fondazione Bassi, Italy (Prof. Lorenzo Tessari).
•	Since september 2012: Member of the youth commission of the Physicians Order of Ferrara, Italy.
•	Scientific Secretary member, “The compression art” SIAPAV meeting, Montegrotto Terme (PADOVA), ITALY, november 30 – december 1, 2012
•	February 2013: faculty member, Consensus Conference, Venous Hemodynamics, UIP 2013 (International Union of Phlebology)
•	July 23, 2013: Specialization in General Surgery, (50/50 lode), University of Ferrara.
Thesis: Endothelial biosignaling in chronic venous insufficiency (Prof. Paolo Zamboni)
•	Since April 2013: member Vene e Linfatici foundation
•	Since october 2013: Research Associate University of Ferarara, Italy
•	Since october 2013: Recognized General Surgeon, Sant’Anna Hospital-University of Ferrara, Italy.
•	Since October 2013: reviewer for  Veins&Lymphatics journal
•	Since January 2014: PhD student in Vascular System Molecular Patho-physiology, University of Ferrara, ITALY.
•	Scientific and Organization Secretary member, “Innovation and excellence in phlebology”, Isola di Albarella (Rovigo), ITALY, may 16 –17, 2014.
•	Since 2014 American College of Phlebology member.
•	Since 2014 American Venous Forum member.
•	September, 25-27, 2014: certified ATLS (Advanced Trauma Life Support) course attendee, Ferrara-ITALY.
•	Since march 2015 member of the Web committee -American Venous Forum. 
•	Since march 2015 member of the Membership committee -American Venous Forum.
•	Since april 2015 member of the Abstract Reviewers Committee - American College of Phlebology. 
•	Since april 2015 European Venous Forum member
•	DVT awareness days Scientific and Organization Secretary member, University of Ferrara, april 15, 2015 Ferrara, ITALY.
•	DVT awareness days Scientific and Organization Secretary member, University of Ferrara, june 13, 2015 Albarella Island, ITALY.

FOREIGN CLINICAL EXPERIENCES

•	July 2001: Visiting medical student, Cardiology and Heartsurgery Department, Instituto do Coracao de Marilia-BRAZIL (Chief Prof. Rubens Toffano de Barros).
•	June-August 2002: Anatomy and Dissection Course, School of Medicine, New York University (Grade: A), (Prof. Bruce Ian Bogart). 
•	July 2010: Volunteer general surgeon and phlebologist for “Amigos de Salud medical organization”, Riobamba, ECUADOR (Prof. Nick Morrison; Prof. David Flum).
•	February 2012: visiting surgery resident, Center for Esophageal Diseases, Chicago, USA (Chief: Prof. Marco Patti).
•	August 2014: visiting surgeon, George Washington University, Vascular Surgery Department, Washington DC-USA (Prof. Richard Neville, Prof. Byung-Boong Lee).
•	September 2014: Volunteer general surgeon and phlebologist for “Amigos de Salud medical organization”, Matagalpa, nicaragua (dr. Nick Morrison).
•	August 2015: : Volunteer general surgeon and phlebologist for “Amigos de Salud medical organization”, Matagalpa, nicaragua (dr. Nick Morrison).
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ENGLISH LANGUAGE EXPERIENCES
•	July 1995	Embassy Language Center (Upper Intermediate level)	Cirencester (UK)
•	July 1996	Anglo World Education (Upper level)	Chester       (UK)
•	August 1997       Rotary Youth Exchange                                     Kennebunk P.-Maine (USA)
•	July 1998	Anglo World Education (Upper level)	Cambridge  (UK)
PUBLICATIONS

1.	Influence of genetic polymorphism in ulcer healing process after superficial venous surgery.
D.Gemmati, S.Tognazzo, L.Catozzi, S. Carandina, M. De Palma, G. Tacconi, S. Gianesini, G.L. Scapoli, P. Zamboni.
J Vasc Surg. 2006 Sep;44(3):554-62.
2.	Mechanism of disease: the inflamatory chain in chronic venous disorders and genetic screening for prevention of venous leg ulcers.
Lanzara S., Catozzi L., De Palma M., Federici F., Palazzo A., Tacconi G., Gianesini S., Singh A. Zamboni P.
Acta Phlebol 2006, vol. 7- No 2 Aug (39-44).
3.	Type 1 Shunt haemodynamics: comparison with CEAP clinical class and with methods of assessment.
Menegatti E, Gianesini S, Palazzo A, Legnaro A, Fortini P, Georgev M, Pancaldi F, Zamboni P.
Acta Phlebologica Vol 8 n° 3 Dicembre 2007.
4.	An educational program to improve compliance to compression therapy and control recurrences of venous leg ulcers.
Tacconi G., Tarallo E., Gianesini S., Menegatti E., Lanzara s., Righi E., Zamboni P.
Acta Phlebologica Vol 8 n°3 December 2007.
5.	Response to Letter to Editor: Varicose Vein Stripping vs Haemodynamic Correction (CHIVA): a Long Term Randomised Trial.
S. Carandina, C. Mari, M. De Palma, M.G. Marcellino, C. Cisno, A. Legnaro, A. Liboni, P. Zamboni
Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2008;35(2):230-237. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2008 Jul;36(1):119. Epub 2008 Apr 8. P. Zamboni, S. Gianesini.
6.	Impaired Cerebral Venous Haemodynamics In Multiple Sclerosis Patients.
P. Zamboni, Menegatti E., A. Legnaro, S. Gianesini, E. Fainardi, A. Liboni (2007).
In: 19th Annual Meeting American Venous Forum. San Diego, USA, 14/2/2007-17/2/2007, San Diego: American Venous Forum, p. P-28-P-28
7.	Echo-guided foam sclerotherapy treatment of venous malformation involving the sciatic nerve.
Gianesini S, Menegatti E, Tacconi G, Scognamillo F, Liboni A, Zamboni P.
Phlebology. 2009;24(1):46-7.
8.	Venous collateral circulation of the extracranial cerebrospinal outflow routes.
Zamboni P., Consorti G., Galeotti R., Gianesini S., Menegatti E., Tacconi G., Carinci F. Curr Neurovasc Res. 2009 Aug;6(3):204-12. 
9.	DNA-array of gene variants in venous leg ulcers: detection of prognostic indicators. Gemmati D, Federici F, Catozzi L, Gianesini S, Tacconi G, Scapoli GL, Zamboni P.
J Vasc Surg. 2009 Dec;50(6):1444-51.
10.	A prospective open-label study of endovascular treatment of chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency.
Zamboni P, Galeotti R, Menegatti E, Malagoni AM, Gianesini S, Bartolomei I, Mascoli F, Salvi F.
J Vasc Surg. 2009 Dec;50(6):1348-58.e1-3.
11.	Great saphenous varicose vein surgery without sapheno-femoral junction disconnection
Zamboni P, Gianesini S, Menegatti E, Tacconi G, Palazzo A, Liboni A.
Br J Surg. 2010 Jun;97(6):820-5.
12.	Severe hemoperitoneum after patient self-induced fecal evacuation.
Gianesini S., Lanzara S., Stano R., Santini S., Detroia A., Gennari S., Vasquez G.
Case Reports in Medicine 2011:313841. DOI:10.1155/2011/313841
13.	The recurrent cervical swelling sindrome
Franceschi C., Gianesini S.,  Bahnini A., Laurian C.,  Menegatti E., Zamboni P.
Phlebology, 2012 Mar;27(2):90-2.
14.	Panbacterial real-time PCR to evaluate bacterial burden in chronic wounds treated with Cutimed Sorbact TM
Gentili V, Gianesini S, Balboni PG, Menegatti E, Rotola A, Zuolo M, Caselli E, Zamboni P, Di Luca D.
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2012 Jul;31(7):1523-9. 
15.	Hepatic subcapsular hematoma following cholecystectomy in patients under anticoagulation/antiaggregation therapy: shall we prefer thrombosis prophylaxis or hemorrhagic prevention?
Occhionorelli S., Gianesini S., Lupi L., Cappellari L., Stano R., Gennari S., Vasquez G.
Minerva Chirurgia 2012;25(6):449-52.
16.	Endothelial Cells Obtained from Patients Affected by Chronic Venous Disease Exhibit a Pro- Inflammatory Phenotype 
Tisato V, Zauli G, Voltan R, Gianesini S, di Iasio MG, Volpi I, Fiorentini G, Zamboni P, Secchiero P.
PLoS ONE 2012:7(6):e39543. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0039543
17.	The omohyoid muscle entrapment of the internal jugular vein. A still unclear pathogenetic mechanism.
Gianesini S., Menegatti E., Mascoli F., Salvi F., Bastianello S., Zamboni P.
Phlebology. 2013 May 16. [Epub ahead of print]
18.	Spontaneous thrombosis of primary External Jugular Veins aneurysms
Sergio Gianesini, Erica Menegatti, Michele Zuolo, Savino Occhionorelli, Simona Ascanelli, Paolo Zamboni.
Veins&Lymphatics, in press, DOI: 10.4081/vl.2013.e17 
19.	Endothelial PDGF-BB produced ex vivo correlates with relevant hemodynamic parameters in patients affected by chronic venous disease.
Tisato V, Zamboni P, Menegatti E, Gianesini S, Volpi I, Zauli G, Secchiero P.
Cytokine. 2013 Aug;63(2):92-6.
20.	Feasibility of endovenous laser in type I CHIVA procedure: a new minimally invasive and saphenous paring therapeutic option.
Gianesini S., Menegatti E., Zuolo M., Tessari M., Ascanelli S., Occhionorelli S., Zamboni P. Veins & Lymphatics, in press, DOI: 10.4081/1755
21.	Assessment of lower limbs edema in healthy workers who are exposed to long-term gravity.
Tessari M, Menegatti E, Gianesini S,Pala M, Zuolo M, Malagoni AM, Manfredini R, Zamboni P. Veins & Lymphatics, in press, DOI: 10.4081/vl.2013e19
22.	GM_CSF exhibits anti-inflammatory activity on endothelial cells derived from chronic venous disease patients. Tisato V., Secchiero P, Rimondi E, Gianesini S, Menegatti E, Casciano F, Zamboni P, Zauli G. Mediators of InflammationVolume 2013, Article ID 561689.
23.	On the consistency of flow rate color Doppler assessment for the internal jugular vein.
Sisini F, Gianesini S, Menegatti E, Taibi A, Tessari M, Di Domenico G, Malagoni AM, Gambaccini M. Veins and Lymphatics. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/vl.2014.1863.
24.	Oscillatory turbulent flow in chronic venous disease induces pro-inflammatory and reparative biological signaling. S. Gianesini, V. Tisato, Menegatti E, Volpi I., Voltan R., Occhionorelli S., Secchiero P., Zamboni P. J Vasc Surg: venous and Lymphatic disorders 2013;1:108.
25.	Inibitory effect of natural anti-inflammatory compounds on cyrokines released by chronic venous disease patient-derived endothelial cells. Tisato V, Zauli G, Rimondi E, Gianesini S, Brunelli L, Menegatti E, Zamboni P, Secchiero P. Mediators Inflamm 2013;2013:423407.
26.	Human Internal Jugular Valve M-mode Ultrasound Characterization. Menegatti E, Tessari M, Gianesini S, Vannin ME, Sisini F, Zamboni P. Curr Neurovasc Res 2014;2014:473765.
27.	CHIVA strategy in chronic venous disease treatment: instructions for users. Gianesini S, Occhionorelli S, Menegatti E, Zuolo M, Tessari M, Spath P, Ascanelli S, Zamboni P. Phlebology 2014 apr 22 [Epub ahead of print]
28.	Ultrastructure of internal jugular vein defective valves. Zamboni P., Mascoli F, Salvi F, Menegatti E, Gianesini S, Tisato V, Secchiero P. Phlebology, 2014 Jun 27. pii:0268355514541980 
29.	Modulation of circulating cytokine-chemokine profile in patients affected by chronic venous insufficiency undergoing surgical haemodynamic correction. Tisato V, Zauli G, Gianesini S, Menegatti E, Brunelli L, Manfredini R, Zamboni P, Secchiero P. J Immunol Res 2014;2014:473765.
30.	A phlebo-lymphology humanitarian trip to Matagalpa, Nicaragua. Gianesini S, Cavezzi A, Mosti G, Tessari L, Zini F, Urso S, Campana F, Tessari M, Della Caneva P, Espinoza F, Rocha R, Neuhardt D, Mowatt-Larssen E, Zygmunt J, Cortesi S, Morrison T, Morrison N. Veins&Lymphatics. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/vl.2015.4851 
31.	Venous anomalies as potentially lethal risk factors during ordinary catheterization Savino Occhionorelli, Sergio Gianesini, Lorenzo Marinelli, Marianna Daniele, Sara Chierici, Paolo Zamboni. Veins&Lymphatics DOI: 10.4081/vl.2015.5098
32.	Laser-assisted strategy for reflux abolition in a modified CHIVA approach Sergio Gianesini, Erica Menegatti, Michele Zuolo, Mirko Tessari, Paolo Spath, Simona Ascanelli, Savino Occhionorelli, Paolo Zamboni. Veins&Lymphatics DOI: 10.4081/vl.2015.5246
33.	Elastic stockings effect on leg volume variability in healthy workers under prolonged gravitational gradient exposure. Mirko Tessari, Sergio Gianesini, Erica Menegatti, Michele Zuolo, Anna Maria Malagoni, Maria Elena Vannini, Paolo Zamboni. Veins&Lymphatics doi:10.4081/vl.2015.5182

CHAPTERS

1. Pathophysiology of venous reflux
Author: S. Gianesini, P. Zamboni
Phlebology, Vein Surgery and Ultrasonography: Diagnosis and Management of Venous Disease
Springer 2013

2. Insufficienza Venosa Cronica Cerebro-Spinale 
Author: P. Zamboni, P. Veroux, C. Setacci.
       Co-Author: S. Gianesini, E. Menegatti
Testo di Chirurgia Vascolare 
Edizioni Minerva Medica 2012

3. Chronic Cerebro-Spinal Venous Insufficiency
Author: P. Zamboni, S. Gianesini, E. Menegatti 
The Oxford Textbook of Vascular Surgery 
Oxford Univeristy Press 2012

4. Hemodynamic changes as a result of alternative interventions
Author: P. Zamboni, C. Franceschi
Co-Author: L. Blomgren, A. Cavezzi, E. Mendoza, M. Cappelli, S. Gianesini 
Venous Hemodynamic concepts and measurements.
Consensus conference UIP 2013

BOOKS

1.	Principles of Venous Hemodynamics
Author: Franceschi C, Zamboni P.
Co-Authors: De Palma M., Carandina S., Gianesini S., Menegatti E.
Nova Biomedical 2009.

INVITED LECTURES & PRESENTATIONS

1.	“The venous ulcer genetic: a practical preventing tool?”. XI CIF National Congress, Chia Laguna, ITALY , October 4-7, 2007.
2.	“Vascular ulcers of lower limbs”.  Istituto Dermopatico Immacolata, Rome, ITALY, December 3-4, 2007.
3.	“Compression after CHIVA”. San Daniele del Friuli, ITALY , January 25-26, 2008.
4.	“Echo-guided foam sclerotherapy treatment of venous dysplasia of the sciatic nerve” 20th American Venous Forum, Charleston, South Carolina-USA, February 20-23, 2008.
5.	“The venous ulcer genetic: a practical preventing tool?”.V National General Surgery Residents Congress, Riccione, ITALY, May 15-17, 2008.
6.	“Artero-venous Malformations: clinical cases”, II International Days of Phlebology, Parma, ITALY , May 30-31, 2008.
7.	“Metalloproteases imbalance in venous ulcers”, VII National Congress AIUC, Rome, ITALY , September 24-27, 2008
8.	“Hemodynamic correction treatment in chronic venous disease: technique, outcome and complications”, VII Sao Paulo Meeting of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Sao Paulo-BRAZIL, April 3-4, 2009.
9.	“The sapheno-femoral high ligation: an unavoidable surgical approach in chronic venous disease?”, VII Sao Paulo Meeting of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Sao Paulo- BRAZIL, April 3-4, 2009.
10.	“Hemocromatosis C282Y gene mutation increases the risk of venous leg ulceration”, VII Sao Paulo Meeting of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Sao Paulo- BRAZIL, April 3-4, 2009.
11.	“Indications to sapheno-femoral junction treatment in chronic venous disease”, X European Venous Forum, Copenhagen-DENMARK, June 5-7, 2009
12.	“Chronic cerebro-spinal venous insufficiency endovascular treatment in Multiple Sclerosis”, Research in General Surgery, Castro- ITALY, June 25-27, 2009
13.	“Indications to sapheno-femoral junction treatment in chronic venous disease”, XVI World Meeting of the International Union of Phlebology, Principality of MONACO, September 4, 2009
14.	“Pilot study concerning clinical and microbiological efficacy of  Cutimed Sorbact: an innovative dressing for infected skin ulcers”, VIII AIUC national meeting, Florence, ITALY, September 23-26, 2009
15.	“Iron related inflammation in chronic venous diseases”, Theoretical-practical course in hemorheology and microcirculation, Fiuggi (Rome), ITALY, October 22-24, 2009
16.	“Elastic stockings in thromboembolism profilaxis and therapy”, ”State of the art in venous  thromboembolism”, Rezzato, ITALY, January 29-30, 2010     
17.	“Haemodynamic correction in chronic venous disease”, Saronno (VARESE), ITALY, March 13, 2010    
18.	“Surgery gender”, “Surgical Department Seminars-University of Ferrara”-Ferrara, ITALY, March 30, 2010   
19.	“Endovascular treatment of chronic cerebro-spinal venous insufficiency” VII  Congress for residents and PhD in General Surgery-Villach, AUSTRIA May 20-22, 2010
20.	“Hemodyanmic cure of incompetent and varicose veins: technique, outcome and innovative concepts”: 25th American College of Phlebology, Orlando, Florida-USA,  November 4-6, 2010.
21.	“Chronic cerebro-spinal venous insufficiency and multiple sclerosis”: Lions Club Meeting, Valdagno, Vicenza, ITALY, December 2, 2010.
22.	“Chronic cerebro-spinal venous insufficiency and cerebrospinal fluid flow dynamics”: International Society for Neurovascular Disease Annual Meeting, Bologna, ITALY, March 15, 2011.
23.	“Chronic cerebro-spinal venous insufficiency”: Italian Society of Phlebology SIF course Firenze, ITALY, March 25, 2011.
24.	“CCSVI: a never previously reported type of chronic venous insufficiency ”: Italian Society of Phlebology, Stresa, Verbania, ITALY, May 5-7, 2011.
25.	“Hemodynamic correction in chronic venous disease: it convinces me because…”: Italian Society of Phleboology course of phlebology, echo-color-Doppler assessment, therapeutic strategies, Gargnano, Brescia, ITALY, September 22-24,2011.
26.	“Chronic cerebro-spinal venous insufficiency and multiple sclerosis”: Proloco fund raising, Ferrara, ITALY, October 20, 2011.
27.	“Chronic cerebro-spinal venous insufficiency and multiple sclerosis”: Italian Cystic Fibrosis Research Fundation, Ferrara, ITALY, November 24, 2011.
28.	“Chronic cerebro-spinal venous insufficiency and multiple sclerosis”: Rotary fund raising, Ferrara, ITALY, January 14, 2012.
29.	“Omohyoid muscle entrapment of the Internal Jugular Vein”: European Society of Minimally Invasive Neurological Therapy, Nice, FRANCE, September 4-6, 2012.
30.	“DVT risk in colo-rectal laparoscopic surgery”: National meeting - Unità e Valore della chirurgia italiana - Rome, ITALY, 23-27 september 2012.
31.	“Sclerotherapy: methods”: American College of Phlebology, Hollywood, FLORIDA, USA, 16 november  2012.
32.	“How to treat chronic venous insufficiency by means of a hybrid technique based on a hemodynamic strategy”:American College of Phlebology, Hollywood, FLORIDA, USA, 16 november 2012.
33.	“CHIVA-LASER: preliminary data and compression suggestions”: L’Arte della Compressione, SIAPAV meeting Montegrotto Terme (PADOVA), ITALY, 30 november 2012.
34.	“Post-procedural compression in phlebology”. Flebysan refresh course-Vascular Disease Center-University of Ferrara, Ferrara-ITALY, 6 february 2013. 
35.	“Pro-inflammatory endothelial signaling under turbulent flows”. 25th American Venous Forum-Phoenix, Arizona-USA, 26 february - 2 march 2013.
36.	“The so called incompetent perforatinig veins”. XVII world meeting of the International Union of Phlebology, Boston- Massachusetts 8-13 september 2013
37.	“Omohyoid muscle entrappement of internal jugular vein.” XVII world meeting of the International Union of Phlebology, Boston- Massachusetts 8-13 September 2013
38.	“Foam sclerotherapy: review of the literature and new physical-chemical evidences”. Hemodyn meeting, Naples, Italy- September, 7-9, 2013
39.	“Venous endothelial biosignaling under ex-vivo mechanical stress”. SIAPAV meeting, Milan, Italy, November 22, 2013
40.	“New experiences in endovenous saphenous sparing treatments for chronic venous disease” SIFCS meeting, Montegrotto (Padova), Italy, December, 7, 2013
41.	“Short endovenous laser ablation of the great saphenous vein in a modified CHIVA strategy”: Innovation and excellence in phlebology, Albarella Island (ROVIGO), ITALY, 16-17 may 2014.
42.	“Perioperative venous thrombo-embolism prophylaxis in general and orthopaedic surgery”. ARCA meeting, Mestre (VENEZIA), ITALY,  october 3, 2014.
43.	“Laser-assisted saphenous-sparing strategy for reflux abolition” American College of Phlebology Annual Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona (USA), 7 novembre 2014.
44.	“Echo-color-Doppler haemodynamic venous mapping” AFI regional meeting, Vicenza, Italy, jan 17, 2015.
45.	“Lower limbs venous kinetics and consequnt impact on drainage direction” American Venous Forum, Palm Springs, California (USA), february 25, 2015
46.	“Segmental shrinkage for sapheno-femoral reflux suppression” Italian Society of Phlebology (SIF), Piacenza (ITALY), march 6 2015
47.	“SFJ laser shrinkage for hemodynamic effect”. Sedona Days Meeting, Sedona (Arizona), USA, march 28, 2015.
48.	“Game Over to Leg Failure: venous hemodynamics in golf players” DVT awareness days, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, april 15, 2015, ITALY 
49.	“DVT: what it is, what it does, what to do” DVT awareness days, University of Ferrara, Albarella Island, june 13, 2015, ITALY 
50.	“Game Over to Leg Failure: venous hemodynamics in golf players” DVT awareness days, University of Ferrara, Albarella Island, june 13, 2015, ITALY 
51.	“Iliac valve incompetence as a risk factor for sapheno-femoral reflux recurrence”.  XVI European Venous Forum, jul 2-4, 2015, St. Petersburg, RUSSIA.
52.	“Mini-invasive high tie vs traditional high ligation in sapheno-femoral junction refluxes”. International Union of Phlebology, Aug 27-29, 2015, Seoul, SOUTH KOREA.

MODERATED CONGRESSES

•	II International Days of Phlebology, Parma, ITALY , May 30-31, 2008.

•	VII Sao Paulo Meeting of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Sao Paulo, BRAZIL, April 3-4, 2009. 

HONORS & AWARDS

•	Best presentation (Endovascular treatment of chronic cerebro-spinal venous insufficiency), VII  Congress for residents and PhD in General Surgery-Villach, AUSTRIA May 20-22, 2010.
•	Corridoni Award for young researchers (DNA-array of gene variants in venous leg ulcers: detection of prognostic indicators) at the XI Physician Day-Ferrara, ITALY,October 8, 2011.
•	Best 9 presentations (Omohyoid muscle entrapment of the internal jugular vein) World Meeting International Union of Phlebology (UIP), 8-13 settembre 2013, Boston, USA
•	Travel Grant Award (Mini-invasive high tie vs traditional high ligation in sapheno-femoral junction refluxes), International Union of Phlebology (UIP), August 27-29,  2015, Seoul, SOUTH KOREA.