Bruno Amato
University of Naples Federico II, Italy
Biography
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Bruno Amato, born in Naples on June 19, 1955;<br />
-Graduate (110 cum laude) in 1980 in Medicine and Surgery,<br />
University of Naples;<br />
-Specialized (70 cum laude) in general surgery (1985) and vascular<br />
surgery (1990);<br />
-1984 - '87: Scholarship and research internships for CNR, Min<br />
Publ. Instr. and Ministry of Foreign Affairs at U.S. research centers<br />
+ Switzerland;<br />
-1989-2003: Technical Officer with duties of Medical Director at the<br />
Department of General Surgery, University of Naples "Federico II";<br />
-since 2003: Associate Professor of Surgery (MED/18) (University<br />
of Naples Federico II);<br />
-Scientific Societies: Co-founder of the Italian Group for Vascular<br />
Ultrasound Giuv (1984);<br />
Secretary-General of the Italian Society of Young Surgeons<br />
Polispecialistico SPIGC (1992-'95);<br />
Secretary-General of the Italian Group Polispecialistico GIPC<br />
Surgery (1995-'99);<br />
-Vice President of the Italian Society of Surgery and Computer-<br />
Assisted Technology (SICTeCA) (1998-2006)<br />
-Member and Auditor of the Cochrane Collaboration.<br />
-Scientific and professional interests:<br />
-surgical treatment of lower limb arterial disease (53 publications);<br />
-treatment of varicose syndromes (28 publications)<br />
prevention of surgical-dele cerebrovascular disease (26<br />
publications)<br />
-vascular diagnostic ultrasound (3 + 23 books published);<br />
-applications of advanced technologies in surgery (14 publications).<br />
-clinical methodology (9 publications).</p>