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Gaetano Rocco
Gaetano Rocco, M.D., FACS,FRCSEd,FEBTS
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Background
University of Milan Medical School (M.D. 1985)
University of Milan General Surgery Residency (1985-1990)
University of Milan Thoracic Surgery Residency (1990-1995)
Visiting Resident Section of General Thoracic Surgery Mayo Clinic Rochester MN (1995)
Clinical Fellow Section of General Thoracic Surgery Mayo Clinic Rochester MN (1996-1997)
Staff Surgeon Division of General Thoracic Surgery Sondalo Italy (1988-1999)
Fellow of the European Board of Cardiothoracic Surgery (FECTS-1998)
Consultant Thoracic Surgeon - Northern General Hospital, Sheffield, United Kingdom (2000-2004)
Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer -Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Sheffield
Head - Department of Thoracic Surgery and Oncology, National Cancer Institute, Naples, Italy (2004-2018)
President - European Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2008
Attending Surgeon, Thoracic Service - Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York (2018- )
Other Interests
Thoracic oncology
Minimally invasive VATS surgery
Chest wall reconstruction
Risk management in Thoracic Surgery
Pulmonary infections
My Family
FC Internazionale
Additional Educational Information
September1994: ECFMG certification 0-407-269-0 (Indefinite validity)
April 1999: Medical Licensure and Specialist in Thoracic Surgery Certificate GMC n. 4597353
Content Published on CTSNet
Practice Areas
- Thoracic
- Minimally Invasive
- VATS
- Chest wall
- Lung
- Reconstruction
- Cancer