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Francesco Petrella

Francesco Petrella, M.D., Ph. D.

Chief, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Fondazione IRCCS San Gerardo dei Tintori, Monza - Associate Professor of Thoracic Surgery, University of Milan
Via Pergolesi 33
Monza  20900
Italy
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Role: 
Surgeon - Cardiothoracic

Background

University of Naples Federico II School of Medicine (1993 - 1999)
University of Bologna General Thoracic Surgery Residency (1999-2004)
University of Vienna - Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery - Clinical Fellowship (2004)
University of Padua Regenerative Medicine PhD (2013 - 2016)
Politecnico of Milan Graduate School of Management (2022)
Shanghai Chest Hospital, Jiao Tong University - Visiting surgeon (2023)

Clinical Fellow Division of Thoracic Surgery - IRCCS European Institute of Oncology (2004 - 2005)
Staff Surgeon Division of Thoracic Surgery - IRCCS European Institute of Oncology (2005 - 2011)
Deputy Director Division of Thoracic Surgery - IRCCS European Institute of Oncology (2011 - 2023)
Assistant Professor of Thoracic Surgery - Università degli Studi di Milano (2017 - 2019)
Associate Professor of Thoracic Surgery - Università degli Studi di Milano (2019 - present)
Chief, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Fondazione IRCCS San Gerardo dei Tintori, Monza (2023 - present)
EACTS Clinical Practice Guidelines Committee Member (2024 - 2026)

Other Interests

Thoracic surgical oncology
Augmented, virtual and mixed reality in surgery
Holograms in surgery
Minimally invasive surgery (Robotics and VATS)
Chest wall resection and reconstruction
Regenerative medicine and stem cells technology applied to surgery
ECMO for pulmonary/mediastinal resections
Forensic medicine in thoracic surgery
Hyperidrosis
Thoracic outlet syndrome
Pneumothorax
Major thoracic trauma