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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 (May - Oct 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 (Aug 2023)

Clinical Fellow Division of Thoracic Surgery - IRCCS European Institute of Oncology (Oct 2004 - Feb 2005)
Staff Surgeon Division of Thoracic Surgery - IRCCS European Institute of Oncology (March 2005 - June 2011)
Deputy Director Division of Thoracic Surgery - IRCCS European Institute of Oncology (July 2011 - September 2023)
Assistant Professor of Thoracic Surgery - Università degli Studi di Milano (March 2017 - June 2019)
Associate Professor of Thoracic Surgery - Università degli Studi di Milano (July 2019 - present)
Chief, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Fondazione IRCCS San Gerardo dei Tintori, Monza (September 2023 - present)

Other Interests

Thoracic surgical oncology
Augmented, virtual and mixed reality in surgery
Holograms in surgery
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