Who we are
Amici di URI ETS is a Foundation that aims to make a concrete contribution to scientific research in urology.
In recent years, the Foundation has actively and continuously supported preclinical, clinical and translational research, particularly the research projects of URI, Urological Research Institute, of IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele in Milan, which was established in 2009
Mission
The Foundation's mission is to support experimentation to find new and more effective therapies for patients with diseases of the genito-urinary system, both male and female.
In parallel, the Foundation promotes cultural and informational activities for a diverse audience, preparatory to primary, secondary and tertiary prevention. Outreach is one of the Foundation's priorities because knowledge and prevention are the first step in ensuring the health of all.
Our research areas
The President
Prof. Francesco Montorsi
Francesco Montorsi is Full Professor of Urology and Director of the School of Specialization in Urology at Vita-Salute San Raffaele University and is Director of the Urology Operating Unit at IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele in Milan, Italy.
Prof. Montorsi graduated with honors in Medicine from the University of Milan, where he also completed his Specialty in Urology. Prof. Montorsi also completed his Specialty in Andrology at the University of Pisa.
The main areas of clinical and surgical interest are uro-oncology with a focus on minimally invasive diagnosis and treatment of prostate, bladder and kidney cancer and benign prostatic hypertrophy. In particular, Prof. Montorsi is internationally recognized for...
Permanent Councilors
Prof. Alberto Briganti
Alberto Briganti (MD, PhD) is Full Professor of Urology at Vita-Salute San Raffaele University. He serves as the deputy-director of the Urological Research Institute (URI) and directs the Robotic Surgical Program within the Department of Urology at San Raffaele Hospital. Since 2023, Prof. Briganti has held the position of Editor-in-Chief at European Urology, the official Journal of the European Association of Urology (IF 24.344).
His scientific contributions encompass the development of multi-institutional databases focused on prostate cancer staging and outcomes. These initiatives have played a pivotal role in refining and advancing existing prediction models. With a prolific career, Prof. Briganti has authored over 1350 scientific publications in international peer-reviewed journals (H-Index 95).
His academic excellence was acknowledged in 2016 when Prof. Briganti received the Matula Award, an annual honor recognizing the most promising academic urologist under the age of 40.
Prof. Andrea Salonia
Andrea Salonia is a Full Professor of Urology at Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy, where he also serves as the Dean of Studies of the International Medical Doctor Program and the Co-Coordinator of the PhD Curriculum in Clinical and Experimental Medicine.Andrea Salonia is the Director of URI-Urological Research Institute of the IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele in Milan, Italy, where he also serves as the Coordinator of the Sexual and Reproductive Medicine Program.
Prof. Andrea Salonia, a specialist in Urology and Endocrinology and Exchange Diseases with an andrological focus, is Urologist of the Urology Operating Unit of IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele directed by Prof. Francesco Montorsi, where he is also coordinator of the Couples Medicine Care Area and Director of URI-Urological Research Institute, the official translational research institute of IRCCS ospedale San Raffaele, completely dedicated to urological and andrological diseases.
URI researchers
Massimo Alfano
Massimo Alfano (B.Sc. and Ph.D. from the University of Milan, Italy), has longstanding expertise in the field of cellular and molecular biology, urology and photoacoustic imaging of bladder. He acts as group leader at the Urology department of OSR, is author of more than 120 peer-reviewed scientific publications and 4 patents. He was the recipient of several national and international research grants, and at present he is the coordinator of the Horizon Europe study named phire, which aims to provide a strategy for the detection and eradication of bladder tumors that are currently undetectable with conventional diagnostic imaging.
Giulio Avesani
Specializing in Urology at Vita Salute San Raffaele University. He graduated with honors in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Verona. He is involved in clinical trials related to bladder cancer and has initiated a fellowship in urologic robotic surgery in Chicago. His research more broadly focuses on prostate and bladder cancer (pubmed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=giulio+avesani).
Marco Bandini
Dr. Marco Bandini is a urologist and PhD in molecular medicine at San Raffaele Hospital. He has international experience with research fellowships in Canada, Serbia, and India. He is a prolific author with over 160 scientific publications (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=bandini+marco+urology&sort=date) and an H-Index of 30 (https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Dugf2iAAAAAJ&hl=it&oi=ao). He is an active member of the Young Academic Urologists Europe for penile cancer and has contributed to the drafting of European Society for Medical Oncology guidelines on this topic. Specializing in reconstructive urological surgery and treatment of urethral strictures, he is a key figure in the field of penile neoplasia and genital anomalies.
Francesco Barletta
Resident in Urology at Vita Salute San Raffaele University. He spent a year as a research fellow in outcome research at the University of Montreal, Canada, under the guidance of Prof Pierre Karakiewicz focusing his research on prostate cancer. Currently, he is completing a fellowship in robotic surgery in Alst, Belgium, under the guidance of Prof. Alex Mottrie and has published over 80 scientific articles in indexed journals (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=barletta+francesco+urology).
Giuseppe Basile
Dr. Giuseppe Basile is a resident in Urology at Vita Salute San Raffaele University. Dr Basile completed an 18-month research fellowship at Fundacio’ Puigvert of Barcelona, Spain, focusing on uro-oncology and renal transplantation. He is a member of the scientific research groups YAU penile and testis cancer and ESUI of the European Association of Urology (EAU) and is is author of more than 70 scientific publications (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=giuseppe+basile) in international indexed journals. His specific areas of scientific interest include bladder cancer, penile cancer, upper urinary tract tumors, renal cancer, and renal transplantation.
Federico Belladelli
Specializing in Urology at Vita-Salute San Raffaele University. He completed a research fellowship at Stanford University, USA, under the guidance of Prof. Eisenberg, focusing on male sexual medicine, and subsequently engaged in clinical research on renal neoplasms. Additionally, he collaborates with the VHL Cancer Center at San Raffaele Hospital for patients with Von Hippel-Lindau syndrome. He has published over 95 scientific articles (source: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=belladelli e https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57208598257)
Alessandro Bertini
Resident in Urology at IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital. After two training experiences at the Urology Department of the “Circolo” Hospital in Varese and HPG XIII in Bergamo, since May 2024 he has been a fellow-researcher at the Vattikuti Urology Institute (VUI) Detroit, USA. His areas of interest are Erectile Dysfunction and Male Infertility. He has participated in several national and international congresses, and has authored scientific papers published in indexed journals (source PubMed: www.pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=alessandro+bertini).
Roberto Bertini
Primary Assistant of the Urology Operating Unit at the IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital in Milan. He has extensive experience in the surgical management of urological pathologies, with a focus on the conservative therapy of renal masses and the treatment of caval-atrial venous thrombosis. His research focuses on the oncological and functional outcomes of patients with renal tumors and he is the author of numerous scientific articles (pubmed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=roberto+bertini).
Arianna Bettiga
A nutrition biologist at San Raffaele Hospital in Milan, she began her basic and clinical-translational research in the nephro-uro oncology field at the Urological Research Institute of the same hospital.He obtained a doctorate in biochemistry in 2006 from the University of Milan, successfully passed the international course "total nutrition renal therapy" in 2017 sponsored by the International Society of Renal Nutrition and Metabolism and the university master's degree in nutrition and dietetics in nephrology in 2019 from the University of Pisa. He has well-established experience in the nutritional management of overweight patients who are candidates for surgical removal of genitourinary tumors with a focus on cancer patients with chronic renal failure under conservative therapy and has authored more than 30 scientific papers published in international journals ( https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=arianna+bettiga )
Giusy Burgio
Data manager dedicated to bladder cancer at the Urological Research Institute of IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele since July 2011, with master's degree in Biology from the University of Pavia. Co-author of publications in the uro-oncology field, her scientific research is dedicated to bladder cancer (pubmed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=giusy+burgio). Data manager dedicated to bladder cancer at the Urological Research Institute of the IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital since July 2011, with a master's degree in Biology from the University of Pavia. Co-author of publications in the uro-oncological field, her scientific research is dedicated to bladder cancer (pubmed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=giusy+burgio ).
Daniela Canibus
Data manager and Study Coordinator working in the kidney cancer research field at the Urological Research Institute of the IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele. Graduated in Biological Sciences from the University of Milan. Within the clinical renal oncological scenario, she manages the database of patients undergoing surgery who are enrolled in clinical trials, and coordinates the patient flow and agenda within the Von Hippel-Lindau syndrome project supporting the different specialists involved. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36468262/
Donato Cannoletta
Urology resident at Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele in Milan. He completed a research fellowship at University of Illinois at Chicago, focusing on minimally invasive surgery and the novel daVinci Single-Port, under the guidance of Prof Simone Crivellaro. He is now completing a fellowship at Fundacio Puigvert in Barcelona, under the direction of Prof Alberto Breda, focusing on uro-oncology pathologies and kidney transplantation. He regularly participates in national and international conferences and is author of scientific papers published in international indexed journals.
Umberto Capitanio
Assistant Chief of the Operative Unit of Urology at IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital in Milan, Italy. He is the Head of the Functional Unit of the Operative Endoscopy Service and Group Leader of the Kidney Cancer Research Unit at San Raffaele Hospital. He is an Adjunct Professor at the University Vita-Salute San Raffaele and has worked at the Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal.He has extensive clinical and research experience in all uro-oncologic diseases but particularly in renal cancer. He is the author of more than 450 scientific articles (PubMed source: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=capitanio+u) with an overall h-index of 70(https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Ij8wmcsAAAAJ&hl=it&oi=ao) and has won numerous awards as the best Italian urologist.
Cristina Carenzi
She obtained the Degree in Biomedical Engineering (M.Sc.) in 2009. Starting from 2010 she has a role of data manager mainly dedicated to renal pathology at the Urological Research Institute (URI). Since 2016 she is office manager at URI with administrative and economic responsibility. Furthermore, she is consultant for Amici di URI ETS Foundation, focusing her efforts on administrative-management activities and supporting the organization of fund raising events.
Francesco Cataffi
Urology resident at the Vita-Salute San Raffaele University in Milan, graduated with honors in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Insubria in Varese and Como. He is involved in clinical trials on testicular cancer, sexual medicine, and urethral pathology, as well as collaborating with the Gastroenterology department for Lynch syndrome.
Francesco Cei
Resident in Urology at the Operating Unit of San Raffaele Hospital. He graduated from Vita-Salute San Raffaele University with highest honors in June 2021. His areas of scientific interest include kidney cancer and the development of new technologies in urology. He also collaborates at the VHL Cancer Center at San Raffaele Hospital for patients with Von Hippel Lindau syndrome (pubmed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=francesco+cei). Since January 2024, he has been doing a research fellowship, under the guidance of Prof. Inderbir Gill, at the University of Southern California focusing on applications of artificial intelligence in the field of uro-oncologic diseases.
Giuseppe Ottone Cirulli
Resident in Urology at Vita Salute San Raffaele University. He spent a year as a research fellow at the Vattikuti Center for Outcomes Research, analytics, and Evaluation, at Henry Ford Hospital (Detroit, USA), under the guidance of Dr. Firas Abdollah, focusing his research focus on prostate cancer. He is currently completing a surgical fellowship at the Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière (Paris), under the guidance of Prof. Morgan Roupret, with focus on uro-oncologic diseases, renal transplantation and functional urology. He regularly participates in national and international conferences, and has authored scientific papers published in indexed journals.(https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=cirulli+go+&sort=date).
Vito Cucchiara
Medical Director at the Operating Unit of Urology at IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele with a degree from the University Vita-Salute San Raffaele in Milan and a specialization in Urology from the University Federico II in Naples, Italy. He conducted research on resistance mechanisms in prostate cancer at UC Davis in Sacramento, USA, under the guidance of Prof. Christopher Evans. He specializes in risk factors and genetic mutations in urologic cancers. He has published more than 70 international scientific articles (pubmed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=vito+cucchiara).
Lucia Dambrosio
Study Coordinator working in the prostate cancer research field at the Urological Research Institute of the IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital since February 2016. She manages the database dedicated to patients undergoing surgery for prostate cancer and collaborates with urologists and researchers in data analysis for scientific publications. She coordinates and manages various non-medical activities outlined in clinical studies to ensure compliance with Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and current regulations.
Mario De Angelis
Resident at the Operating Unit of Urology at IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital. Began a Research Fellow in the Department of Urology at the Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal from May 2023, focusing on research of major uro-oncologic diseases, with particular interest in the diagnosis and treatment of prostate neoplasia and bladder cancer. Author of more than 20 publications in urology (PubMed source: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=mario+de+angelis).
Alessia D'Arma
Data Manager and Study Coordinator in the field of men’s health at Urological Research Institute, with a specific focus on male infertility, sexual medicine, penile and testicular cancer and calculosis disease. Psychologist, Psychotherapist, PhD, she is also part of the Phase 1 Unit of San Raffaele Institute’s Urology Department.
Nadia Finocchio
Dedicated prostate cancer data manager at the Urological Research Institute of IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele since May 2006 with a degree in Chemistry Pharmaceutical Technologies from Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna. He manages the Database of patients undergoing surgery for prostatic neoplasia and collaborates with urologists and researchers in data processing for scientific papers and publications ( https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=finocchio+nadia ).
Francesco Fiorio
Data Manager and Study Coordinator in the renal field at the Urological Research Institute of IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele. With a degree in Medical and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and a specialization in Human Nutrition, he is responsible for the management of research data within appropriate databases and coordinates various (non-medical) activities involved in clinical trials, collaborating with urologists and researchers on scientific work(https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57210460350).
Andrea Folcia
Urology resident at the IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital. Graduated with honors with a degree in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Milan. Engaged in numerous projects in the field of urology, with a focus on andrology and urinary calculi.
Giorgio Gandaglia
Giorgio Gandaglia is a researcher at Vita-Salute San Raffaele University in Milan and a full-time urologist at San Raffaele Hospital since 2017. He graduated magna cum laude from Vita-Salute San Raffaele University in 2011 and completed his residency in Urology in 2017. He has received research grants in Canada and Belgium and actively participates in various scientific societies. With about 500 publications, he focuses on prostate cancer and urinary stone disease. He coordinates several studies, including those on imaging-guided surgery and applications of artificial intelligence in prostate cancer diagnosis. He has received numerous awards, including the ESUI Vision Award in 2019 and the UAE Award for Best Article in Urological Literature in 2019 (pubmed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=gandaglia+g&sort=date&size=200).
Alessandro Larcher
Urologist and researcher at the Institute of Urological Research, San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, specializing in Von Hippel-Lindau syndrome. A graduate of the Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, he completed his training in Canada and Belgium. He is currently chairman of the YAU group for robotic surgery and Junior ERUS at the European Association of Urology and has published more than 200 scientific articles (pubmed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=alessandro+larcher).
Riccardo Leni
Resident physician at the Operating Unit of Urology at IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital in Milan, Italy. Graduated with honors and distinction in Medicine at the same institution. Research fellow at the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York under Prof. Andrew J. Vickers, where he perfected clinical research methodology in the field of prostate cancer. Author and co-author of more than 20 scientific publications and reviewer in leading journals in the field of urologic oncology(https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=riccardo+leni&sort=date).
Mattia Longoni
Graduated from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Milano-Bicocca in June 2021. Follows several clinical trials as a sub-investigator in the field of prostate cancer and bladder cancer. Fellow-researcher at the Cancer Prognostics and Health Outcomes Research Unit at the University of Montreal, Canada. Author of more than 10 scientific papers published in indexed journals. (PubMed source: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Mattia+Longoni) with an H-index of 5 (Google Scholar source: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=i1uxOSUAAAAJ&hl=it&oi=ao).
Marco Malvestiti
Graduated in 2022 in Medicine and Surgery from San Raffaele Life and Health University with highest honors (110/110 with honors and distinction). From November 2022, he started residency school in Urology at the Urology Operating Unit of San Raffaele Hospital under Professor Montorsi. During graduate school, he started working as a Research Physician under Professor Salonia and Professor Montorsi in the field of andrology and penile/testicular oncology (pubmed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=marco+malvestiti).
Elio Mazzone
Consultant urologist at the Department of Urology of the IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital. During the residency program he has integrated his training with research and clinical fellowships in Canada and Belgium. He has also obtained a PhD in Molecular Medicine. His research focuses on minimally invasive treatment of prostate cancer and new diagnostic methods, with a dedicated clinical fellowship at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Center in Melbourne. He regularly participates in national and international conferences. He is the author of over 150 scientific publications in indexed journals (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=mazzone+e+urology&sort=date), as well as a reviewer for the main scientific journals in the sector.
Marco Moschini
Medical executive specialist at the Urology Department of San Raffaele Hospital in Milan, Italy. He received his MD and PhD degrees in experimental urologic surgery. He has completed clinical research fellowships at the Mayo Clinic and clinical fellowships in several prestigious places. He has published more than 400 scientific papers and serves as a reviewer for leading medical journals. He coordinates the bladder cancer group of the EAU Young Academic Urologists Working Parties (pubmed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=marco+moschini).
Giacomo Musso
Resident in Urology at IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele in Milan and Vita Salute San Raffaele University, where he graduated with honors and distinction in Medicine in 2021 discussing a thesis focused on different surgical approaches of renal neoplasms. He has started a research fellowship in uro-oncology at the University of California - San Diego Health, San Diego, USA since July 2024. His work focuses on major uro-oncologic diseases and especially kidney cancer, with an integrated approach from clinical practice to research.(https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=giacomo+musso%5BAuthor%5D&filter=years.2019-2024).
Fausto Negri
Resident in Urology at IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital. He received his medical degree with honors and honorable mention from the University Vita-Salute San Raffaele discussing a thesis on the role of genetics in the development of testicular cancer. He participates in research projects in the field of urology, focusing on the topics of male infertility and sexual medicine. He has presented scientific papers at national and international conferences (PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=fausto+negri).
Luigi Nocera
Urologist at IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital in Milan, Italy. He graduated from the Vita-Salute San Raffaele University of Milan, where he completed his residency in Urology in 2023. During his training, he finalized two research fellowships, in Detroit, USA, under the guidance of Dr. Mani Menon, and in Montreal, Canada, under the supervision of Prof. Pierre Karakiewicz, and a fellowship in robotic surgery in Aalst, Belgium, under the guidance of Prof. Alexandre Mottrie. He is the national manager of the ESRU. His areas of interest include major urologic malignancies, particularly prostate cancer, and robotic surgery. He has published more than 85 scientific articles in peer-reviewed journals(https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=nocera+luigi) and is a reviewer for leading scientific journals in the field.
Marco Oddo
Urology resident at the Department of Urology at San Raffaele Hospital in Milan, under Professor Francesco Montorsi. Dr. Oddo completed his medical education at University of Palermo in 2021. He furthered his academic journey by starting his Urology Residency program at IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital in 2022. Since the beginning of his studies, Dr. Oddo immediately showed interest for andrologic research and prosthetic and oncologic penile surgery. Moreover, he takes part to different research projects and gives his contribution for the publication of several scientific articles, focusing on male infertility and sexual medicine.
Antony Pellegrino
Resident in Urology at the Vita-Salute San Raffaele University in Milan, Italy. He completed a research fellowship at the University of Illinois Chicago (USA), under the guidance of Prof Simone Crivellaro, with focus on the new daVinci Single-Port minimally invasive robot. He also completed a surgical fellowship at Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière (Paris) with focus on uro-oncologic diseases, renal transplantation and functional urology. He is currently doing research at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York. Author of 18 publications in the field of urology(https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=antony+pellegrino), reviewer in leading urological journals, and editor of the EU Spotlight section of the journal European Urology, the leading journal in the field.
Francesco Pellegrino
Urologist at the Operating Unit of Urology at IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital. He has conducted research at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York and Karolinska University Hospital in Stockholm. He focuses on robot-assisted surgery of uro-oncologic diseases and has authored more than 30 scientific papers published in international journals(https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=francesco+pellegrino).
Edoardo Pozzi
Urology resident with an English-language medical degree obtained with honors and honorable mention from Vita-Salute San Raffaele University. He completed a research fellowship at University College London Hospital in London and is currently doing a fellowship in uro-andrology at the University of Miami, Desai Sethi Urology Institute in the United States. He has an extensive scientific publication(https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/edoardo.pozzi.1/bibliography/public/) and serves as a reviewer for leading scientific journals in the field.
Leonardo Quarta
Resident in Urology at IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital in Milan, Italy. He received his medical degree with honors and honorable mention from the Vita-Salute San Raffaele University of Milan in July 2022, discussing a thesis on the role of radio-guided surgery in identifying lymph node metastases in patients with prostate cancer. He actively participates in national and international clinical trials in the field of prostate cancer and has presented numerous scientific papers at national and international conferences. He is an author of scientific papers published in indexed journals.(https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=quarta+leonardo)
Massimiliano Raffo
Resident Urologist at IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital with prior experience as an internal medicine student and research thesis at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York. He has contributed to several scientific publications in the field of urology, focusing on topics such as the impact of air pollution on male reproductive health and the prediction of success in sperm recovery in cases of idiopathic non-obstructive azoospermia (pubmed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=massimiliano+raffo).
Riccardo Ramadani
Dr. Riccardo Ramadani is an Urology resident at Vita-Salute San Raffaele University in Milan, under the guidance of Professor Francesco Montorsi. Dr. Ramadani graduated in Medicine and Surgery at La Sapienza, University of Insubria in september 2021. In February 2023, he began his residency in Urology, actively participating as a sub-investigator in various clinical trials related to testicular cancer and sexual medicine. The research activity of Dr. Ramadani focuses on the subsequent topics: Diagnosis and treatment of sexual disfunctions in Andrology, Diagnostic work-up of infertile patients, in collaboration with Birth science department, Oncological and functional outcomes in patients affected by penile cancer.
Chiara Re
Resident in Urology at the Operating Unit of San Raffaele Hospital. Since December 2023, he is doing a research fellowship on renal neoplasia at Cambridge University Hospitals in the UK under the guidance of Prof. Grant Stewart. She collaborates at the VHL Cancer Center of San Raffaele Hospital for patients with Von Hippel Lindau syndrome. Author of more than 15 articles in international journals in the field of urology and uro-oncology(https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Re%2C+Chiara%5BAuthor%5D&sort=).
Daniele Robesti
Resident in Urology at Vita Salute San Raffaele University. He has done research on prostate tumor metabolism and its vulnerabilities at MD Anderson Cancer Center. He is currently doing a Research and Clinical Fellowship on prostate cancer at the Ospedale Civico in Lugano and the Laboratory of Molecular Oncology at the Oncological Institute of Italian Switzerland. He has authored 30 publications in peer-reviewed journals(https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=robesti+daniele&size=50).
Giuseppe Rosiello
Urologist at IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital in Milan, Italy. He completed his residency in Urology at Vita-Salute San Raffaele University in 2023. During his training, he held research and training fellowships in Canada and Belgium. His clinical practice focuses on urologic and uro-oncologic diseases, and he has authored more than 100 publications in peer-reviewed journals. (pubmed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=giuseppe+rosiello)
Isaline Rowe
Researcher at IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, specializing in the study of renal cell carcinoma related to Von Hippel-Lindau syndrome. Her research focuses on understanding the tumor environment and metabolic features in hereditary ccRCC. He received a master's degree in Molecular and Cellular Genetics in 2000 and a doctorate in Life Sciences in 2004 from the University Pierre et Marie Curie in Paris (pubmed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=isaline%20rowe).
Lucia Salerno
A resident physician in Urology at IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, she graduated from the same university in 2023 with a degree in Medicine in English with honors and honorable mention. During her final year of studies, she undertook a research period complementary to her thesis project at the Department of Urology at the University Medical Centre in Utrecht, the Netherlands, in the field of uro-oncology, specifically studying patients with Von Hippel-Lindau disease. She was recently involved as an author in a study related to this topic published in European Urology Oncology. She is active in clinical research in uro-oncology, with special interest in kidney cancer(https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Salerno%2C+Lucia+%5BAuthor%5D).
Alfonso Santangelo
Medical resident specializing in Urology at the IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital in Milan. Graduated with honors with a master's degree in Medicine and Surgery from Vita-Salute San Raffaele University in July 2023 and began specializing in Urology in November 2023. Actively participates as a sub-investigator in clinical trials.
Pietro Scilipoti
Resident in Urology at the Vita-Salute San Raffaele University of Milan. He graduated in Medicine with highest honors from the University of Milan Bicocca in June 2021. He actively participates in clinical trials in the field of prostate and bladder cancer. He started a clinical research fellowship in Sweden focused on prostate cancer, supervised by Prof. Pär Stattin. He has published numerous research papers in the field of urology and uro-oncology (Pubmed source: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=pietro+scilipoti).
Simone Scuderi
Urology Residency. His main focuses are prostate cancer diagnosis through innovative methods such as MRI and PET with PSMA and oncologic outcomes of patients undergoing prostatectomy and radical cystectomy surgery. He has completed a research fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York and is pursuing a PhD in Molecular Medicine. Currently, he is doing a fellowship in robotic surgery at Karolinska Institute in Stockholm and has co-authored more than 30 articles published in scientific journals(https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57201085623).
Armando Stabile
Urologist at San Raffaele Hospital in Milan, Italy. He received his medical degree with honors in 2013 and specialized in Urology in 2019. He completed his training in England and France. He has extensive international training and focuses on early diagnosis and minimally invasive treatment of prostate cancer. Author of more than 100 scientific publications(https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=%28stabile+a+urology%29+OR+%28stable+arming%29&sort=date) with an H-index of 31. Reviewer of numerous international scientific journals in the field of urology. Responsible for the working group "Imaging in Urology" of the Italian Society of Urology.
Giovanni Tremolada
Urologist at the IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital in Milan. He obtained his degree in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Turin with honors and honorable mention in October 2022. Subsequently, he was admitted to the specialization school in Urology at the IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital in Milan. He participates as a sub-investigator in numerous national and international clinical trials.
Manuela Tutolo
Urologist and researcher at IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital. She completed a clinical fellowship and PhD in Belgium, where she then also worked as a specialist urologist. She has extensive experience in functional urology and neuro-urology and has authored more than 50 publications(https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=tutolo+m.&sort=date). She is a member of the European Urology Guidelines Committee.
Riccardo Vago
With a degree in Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology and a PhD in Genetic and Biomolecular Sciences, he has been the head of a basic and translational research group (Extracellular vesicles and toxins group) within URI since 2014 and a lecturer at the Vita-Salute San Raffaele University (biochemistry, biology and genetics) since 2011. The activity of his research group is focused on the study of molecular and cellular mechanisms leading to bladder cancer progression, with the goal of developing personalized medicine approaches through the identification of novel biomarkers and therapeutic targets, and the subsequent development of biotechnology drugs with targeted action. A winner of national and international competitive funding, he has authored some 70 publications in international scientific journals(https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=vago+riccardo&sort=date&size=200)
Eugenio Ventimiglia
Urologist and researcher at the Dept. of Urology of the IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital. He obtained his PhD in epidemiology from Uppsala University (Sweden) and the Diplôme Universitaire en Lithiase Urinaire from Sorbonne University (Paris). He also completed a clinical fellowship at the Tenon Hospital in Paris. His research focuses on minimally invasive treatment of urinary stone disease, in collaboration with leading European research centers and the Polytechnic University of Milan. He is the author of over 170 international scientific publications [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=ventimiglia+e] with an H-index of 31 [source Google Scholar]. He participates in national and international congresses. He is a member of the Young Academic Urologists section of the European Association of Urology and the team of international experts in endourology Progressive Endourological Association for Research and Leading Solutions (PEARLS).
Luca Villa
A urologist at IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital in Milan, Italy, in 2014 he performed a one-year fellowship in endourology at Hôpital Tenon in Paris under the guidance of Professor Olivier Traxer. He currently focuses his clinical and scientific interest on the treatment of patients with urinary stones and urothelial neoplasia of the upper excretory tract(https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=%28Villa+L%5BAuthor%5D%29+AND+%28San+Raffaele%5BAffiliation%5D%29&sort=date).
Alessandro Viti
MD specializing in urology at IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital in Milan, Italy. He received his medical degree cum laude from the University of Naples Federico II in July 2023, discussing a thesis on mitochondrial dysfunction in Anderson-Fabry disease. Sub-investigator in several national and international clinical trials (pubmed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=alessandro+viti).
Paolo Zaurito
First-year medical resident specializing in Urology at the IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital. He has embarked on a path of clinical research, focusing on validating epigenetic markers for predicting lymph node metastasis in prostate cancer. His main areas of scientific interest include prostate cancer, non-invasive and invasive bladder cancer. He serves as a sub-investigator in several national and international clinical trials.