Editorial Board

Editors-in-Chief

Fausto Catena, Department of General, Emergency, and Trauma Surgery, M. Bufalini Hospital, Cesena, Italy

E-mail: fausto.catena@auslromagna.it | ORCID 

Professor Fausto Catena wrote more than 1000 scientific papers, (more than 500 on pubmed, H index = 85) ) 50  book chapters and 10 Books. He was awarded 25 national and international scientific prizes and performed more than 4500 medium- high level surgical procedures. He is Editor in Chief of the World Journal of Emergency Surgery (IMPACT FACTOR 8.1), as well as Editor of other 30 Journals and Member of the Committee on Publication Ethics. Prof. Catena attended more than 350 national and international Congress and  40  Postgraduate Courses, and was invited speaker in about 300 national and international Congress and chairman in about 100 national and international Congress; he was also teacher in about 100 Postgraduate Courses and organized about 80 national and international Congress and Postgraduate Courses. He is contract Professor of the School of Specialization in General Surgery of Bologna University and  Surgical Instructor for Residents in General Surgery, Professor of e-Campus University, Past President of the Italian Society of Young Surgeons, General Secretary of the World Society of Emergency Surgery, General Secretary of the Italian Society of Surgical Physiopathology, Member of the Executive Committee of the Italian Society of Geriatric Surgery, past Member of the Executive Committee of the Italian Society of Digestive Pathology and Past President of ESYS- European College of Surgeons- Italian Chapter. From 2012 he is Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons UK, Prof Catena is world opinion leader in emergency surgery: he wrote all WSES guidelines- position papers in this scientific field. From 2021 Prof Catena was inserted in the list of Top Scientists della Stanford University.

Luca Ansaloni

Head of General Surgery I Unit and Department of Emergency, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo di Pavia, Department of Clinical-Surgical, Diagnostic and Pediatric Sciences, University of Pavia, Italy

E-mail: l.ansaloni@sanmatteo.pv.it | ORCID

Professor Luca Ansaloni was born in Bologna on March 16, 1963. He graduated in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Bologna in 1989, achieving a score of 110/110 with honors. He obtained his medical license from the University of Bologna the same year and was registered in the Medical Register of Bologna on May 23, 1989, where he remains registered to this day. In 1994, he completed his specialization in Emergency Surgery and Emergency Medicine at the University of Bologna, earning a score of 70/70 with honors. Additionally, he gained the right to practice medicine internationally, having worked in Kenya and the United Kingdom. From 1990 to 1997, he gained significant professional experience abroad, working in hospitals in Uganda (Kalongo Hospital) and Kenya (Sololo Mission Hospital and Nazareth Hospital). After obtaining his diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene from the University of Liverpool in 1994, he returned to Italy. He worked as a Level I Medical Director in General Surgery at hospitals in Chioggia (1999-2000) and Lugo (2000-2001). From 2001 to 2010, he served as a Level I Medical Director in General Surgery at the Unit of General Surgery, Emergency Surgery, and Transplants at Sant'Orsola Hospital in Bologna. From 2010 to 2017, he was the Head of the Surgery Unit I at Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital in Bergamo. He then served as the Head of the General and Emergency Surgery Unit at Maurizio Bufalini Hospital in Cesena from 2017 to 2020. Since 2020, he has been the Head of the General Surgery Unit 1 at the IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo Foundation and concurrently serves as the Director of the Department of Emergency Medicine. Professor Ansaloni is the author of over 500 national and international scientific publications and is a member of numerous national and international scientific societies. Notably, he was the founder and president of the World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES). In 2018, he received national scientific qualification as a Full Professor of General Surgery. Since 2020, he has been affiliated with the University of Pavia as a professor of general surgery. He has performed over 5,000 surgeries, with more than 4,000 carried out as the primary operator or tutor.

Associate Editors

Paolo Carcoforo, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara, Italy

E-mail:  paolo.carcoforo@unife.it | ORCID 

Dr. Paolo Carcoforo was born in Ferrara on June 27, 1961. He graduated with honors in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Ferrara in 1986. During his studies, he was awarded a scholarship to the University of Vienna and later specialized in General Surgery, achieving a perfect score. Dr. Carcoforo began his career as a researcher in General and Emergency Surgery at the University of Udine in 1990. He was recognized with multiple awards for his work, including the "Boari-Medini Scientific Prize" and the "Young Researcher Award" from the Italian Society of Surgery. Dr. Carcoforo's research contributions include pioneering minimally invasive surgical techniques, such as the single-access laparoscopic cholecystectomy, published in the British Journal of Surgery. He has conducted significant research in intraoperative radioguided surgery and was instrumental in establishing a dedicated research center at the University of Ferrara. In 2016, Dr. Carcoforo was appointed Full Professor of General Surgery at the University of Ferrara, where he also serves as Director of the Division of General Surgery. He has held key roles in national surgical societies, including President of the Italian Society of Geriatric Surgery and member of the board of the Italian Society of Endocrine Surgery.Dr. Carcoforo is board-certified and has contributed extensively to the field of minimally invasive surgery, particularly in breast cancer surgery. His research on axillary reverse mapping to prevent lymphedema has been widely recognized. He also directs the School of Specialization in General Surgery at the University of Ferrara. Currently, Dr. Carcoforo serves as the Director of Breast Surgery at Ferrara Hospital and is the President of the Italian Society of Geriatric Surgery (SICG) for the 2024-2025 term. Throughout his career, Dr. Carcoforo has been committed to advancing surgical education and improving patient outcomes.

Dimitris Damaskos, Consultant General Surgeon and Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, UK

E-mail: dimitrios.damaskos@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk | ORCID

Appointed as substantive consultant in 2017.  Director of Scientific Program, ASGBI Executive Board. Vice President of the World Society of Emergency Surgery. Congress Secretary,  British Hernia Society. Member of the Surgical Specialty Board (SSB) in General Surgery and Accreditation Lead, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh . Tutor in ChM in General Surgery and BMedSci, University of Edinburgh.  Associate member of the Faculty of Surgical Trainers, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. Educational/clinical supervisor for trainees in General Surgery. Course Director, Laparoscopic Skills in Emergency Surgery course, RCSEd. 

Deputy Editor

Carlo Vallicelli, Emergency and Trauma Surgery Department, Bufalini Hospital, Cesena, Italy

E-mail: carlo.vallicelli@auslromagna.it | ORCID

Editorial board

Italian Society of Geriatric Surgery (Società Italiana di Chirurgia Geriatrica)

Scientific Committee

Bruno Amato, Napoli

Corrado Amodeo, Catania

Luca Ansaloni, Pavia

Giovanni Aprea, Napoli

Nicola Avenia, Terni

Francesco Basile, Catania

Piero Battocchio, Padova

Antonio Biondi, Catania

Stefania Brozzetti, Roma

Silvestro Canonico, Napoli

Fausto Catena, Cesena

Fabio Cianchi, Firenze

Roberto Cirocchi, Perugia

Federico Coccolini, Pisa

Antonio Crucitti, Roma

Giuseppe Currò, Catanzaro

Luciano De Carlis, Milano

Natale di Martino, Napoli

Giovanni Docimo, Napoli

Alberto Fersini, Foggia

Enrico Fiori, Roma

Marsilio Francucci, Terni

Francesco Gabrielli, Milano

Angela Gurrado, Bari

Angelo Guttadauro, Monza

Salvatore Lazzara, Messina

Andrea Loffredo, Salerno

Cristina Marmorale, Ancona

Daniele Marrelli, Siena

Carmelo Militello, Padova

Simone Mocellin, Padova

Mario Nano, Torino

Casimiro Nigro, Roma

Piergaspare Palumbo, Roma

Mauro Podda, Nuoro

Andrea Polistena, Roma

Alessandro Puziello, Salerno

Andrea Renda, Napoli

Guido Sciaudone, Napoli

Sergio Sandrucci, Torino

Alessandro Sanguinetti, Terni

Massimo Sartelli, Macerata

Oreste Terranova, Padova

Giovanni Terrosu, Udine