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Francesco Caronia
Francesco Paolo Caronia, M.D., FEBTS
Piazza Nicola Leotta, 4
Background
Clinical Fellowship, Thoracic Surgery Department, Foch Hospital and Centre Chirurgical Val D'Or, Paris (1994-1999)
Clinical Fellowship, Thoracic Surgery Department, Marie Lannelongue Hospital and "Hopital Hotel Dieu", Paris (2000)
Dirigente Medico - Thoracic Surgery Unit, "Cervello Hospital", Palermo (01/2001-01/2004).
Consultant Thoracic Surgeon - Chief of Thoracic Surgery and Lung Transplantation Unit of Is.Me.T.T. - UPMC, Palermo (02/2004-06/2007)
Consultant Thoracic Surgeon - Chief of Thoracic Surgery Unit, La Maddalena Cancer Center, Palermo (07/2007-06/2008)
Consultant Thoracic Surgeon - Chief of Thoracic Surgery Department, Policlinico Morgagni, Catania (07/2008-12/2013)
Consultant Thoracic Surgeon - Chief of Thoracic Surgery Unit, Mediterranean Oncologic Institut "IOM", Catania (01/2014-05/2018)
Dirigente Medico - Thoracic Surgery Unit, Civil Hospital, Palermo (06/2018-current).
Other Interests
Laryngotracheal surgery
Minimally invasive surgery
Lung Transplantation
Bilateral Thoracoscopic Thymectomy
Oesophageal Cancer
Martial arts
Additional Educational Information
Palermo Medical School (M.D. 1987-1993)
Thoracic Surgery Residency (1993-2000)
Master Degree of Abdominal and Laparoscopic Surgery, University of Strasbourg 1995
Master Degree of Thoracoscopic Surgery, Paris V University (1998-99)
Master Degree of Micro-Surgery, Paris Nord University (1998-99)
Master Degree of Liver Surgery, Paris Kremlin-Bicetre University (1999-2000)
FEBTS - Fellow of The European Board of Thoracic Surgery (May 2013)
Professional status
UK: Specialist Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. Certificate GMC n. 4163222
France: Specialist Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. Certificate n. 64415.
Italy: Specialist Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. Certificate n.11593.
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- Thoracic