SILECCHIA Italy
Curriculum Vitae
Personal information
First name(s) / Surname(s) Gianfranco Silecchia
Address(es)
Hosp: UOC Chirurgia Generale/Department General Surgery
Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Sant’Andrea
University Hospital S. Andrea
Studio : V piano/floor
Via di Grottarossa 1039, 00189 Roma
www.ospedalesantandrea.it
Academic: Dipartimento di Scienze Medico-Chirurgiche e Medicina Traslazionale
Facoltà di Medicina e Psicologia
Via di Grottarossa 1035, 00189 Roma
Telephone(s) 00390633775421 00390633777746
E-mail gianfranco.silecchia@uniroma1.it
gsilecchia@ospedalesantandrea.it
Nationality italiana
Current job position:
Full Professor of General Surgery Med/18
Director of tSurgical Unit of General Surgery (UOC)
Sant’Andrea University Hospital, Roma
Director of the General Surgery Residency Program, Medicine and Psychology
Faculty, Sapienza University of Rome.
Director Master: “Wound care”
Director Bariatric Center of Excellence Sicob
Occupational field General surgery, minimally invasive gastrointestinal surgery, advanced laparoscopic surgery including primary and revision bariatric/metabolic surgery: robotic assisted gastrointestinal surgery
Work experience
Occupation or position held
1990-to date
- Funzionario Tecnico, Dirigente Medico ,Azienda Policlinico Umberto I, Roma (aa 1990-2001
- Ricercatore Confermato, professare aggregato Med/18 Dirigente Medico Azienda Policlinico
Umberto I, Roma (aa 2002-2010)
- Associate Professor of General Surgery Med/18 (aa 2011-2018)
- Full Professor of General Surgery Med/18 (aa 2018- )
Main activities and responsibilities Dirigente Medico Reparto di Chirurgia Laparoscopica, Policlinico Umberto I
Attività di chirurgia generale di elezione e d’urgenza. Chirurgia Mini-Invasiva
Direttore UOC Chirugia generale universitaria ASL Latina Polo Pontino Sapienza
c/o ICOT Via Faggiana 1668, Latina
Direttore del Bariatric Center of Excellence IFSO (2013-)
Coordinatore Centro di Eccellenza Sicob (2016-)
Erasmus exchange program (Romania, Francia, Spagna),
Responsable of extra UO exchange Erasmus Program – Colombia University Simon Bolivar Barranquilla
Co-director Master Course Sapienza University
Director Advanced Course Sapienza University
Member European Association Endoscopic Surgery, Education &Training Commettee
Coordinator Scientific Board- Sicob-
Name and address of employer Università La Sapienza, Roma
Facoltà di Farmacia e Medicina (1990-2021)
Facoltà di Medicina e Psicologia(2021- )
Piazzale Aldo Moro, 00161 Roma (Italy)
Sector Azienda Policlinico Umberto I (1990-2010)
Departmento di Chirurgia “Paride .Stefanini”
Viale del Policlinico 00161 Roma (Italy)
AUSL Latina/ICOT
Dipartimento di scienze medico-chirurgiche e biotecnologie (2011-2021 )
Corso della Repubblica 79, 04100 Latina
Dipartimento di scienze medico chirurgiche e medicina traslazionale
Via di Grottarossa 1035, Roma (2022-)
Education and training
Dates 1971-1976 Liceo Classico C. Sylos, Bitonto (Ba)
1976-1982 Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, University La Sapienza Roma
1982-1987 Specializzazione in Chirurgia Generale Università La Sapienza Roma
1984-1988 Dottorato di Ricerca in Fisiopatologia Chirurgica Università La Sapienza Roma
1988-1992 Specializzazione in Oncologia Università La Sapienza, Roma
Title of qualification awarded Diploma Maturità Classica 1976
“Laurea in Medicina e Chirurgia” cum laude 1982
Esami di abilitazione alla professione di medico-chirurgo e iscrizione O.M.1982
Specialista in Chirurgia Generale 1987 /board in General Surgery
Specialista in Oncology 1992
Dottore di ricerca 1988 /Ph D
General Medical Council UK Full registration, specialist in general surgery.2010
Specialista in Oncologia 1992
Dottore di Ricerca 1988
Name and type of organisation providing education and training University la Sapienza, Roma (Italy)
Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain (scholarship, fellowship)
University College of London, Raine Institute, London UK (scholarship)
Penn University, PH. Penn. USA (scholarship)
Mont Sinai Hospital NY USA (visiting fellow)
Weil Cornell University Presbyterian Hospital ,NY (visiting fellow)
Personal skills and competences
Mother tongue(s) Italian
Other language(s) English, Spanish
Self-assessment Understanding Speaking Writing
European level (*) Listening Reading Spoken interaction Spoken production
Language english B2 C1 C1 C2 C1
Language spanish C1 C1 C1 C1 C1
Additional information President of the Italian Society for Endoscopic Surgery (SICE) (2017-2019)
Member of: Italian Society of Surgery (SIC), Italian Society for Obesity Surgery (Sicob), Italian Society for Endoscopic Surgery (SICE). European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES), International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity (IFSO), fellow of American Society of Bariatric and metabolic Surgery (ASBMS), Romanian Association for Endoscopic Surgery (Honary Member), Associacion Cirurgia Cordoba (Honorary Member), Brasilian College of Digestive Surgeons (Honorary Member), European hernia Society.
Segretario Generale CIC (Collegio Italiano dei Chirurghi)( 2019-2021)
Coordinator Research Board – Sicob (2024-)
- Eating and Weight Disorders. Springer associated-editor
- Minerva Surgery- associated editor
- Editorial Board member:
“World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery” BioMed Scientific Co Ltd
- Diabetes Review Letters”
Journal of Obesity Hindawy Publ.
Annals of laparoscopic and endoscopic surgery
Nutrients
Technologies
Surgical Sciences Journal
SOJ Diabetes and Endocrinology Care
MITAT
Reviewer
Surgical Endoscopy
Obesity Surgery
SOARD
Update Surgery
Mar. 2008 University Carol Davila, Bucharest Teaching staff mobility-Erasmus
Oct. 2015 University of Cincinnati,Ohio,USA Visiting professor
Nov. 2016 Universidad de Buenos Aires Profesor visitante
2015 2016 University of Mansour (Egypt) Tutor Ph D student
May 2019 Universidad de Cordoba, Argentina Profesor visitante distinguido
Nov 2024 universidad Simon Bolivar -Colombia Profesor visitante distinguido
Co-Director- International master – 2011-2012 “innovation in laparo-endoscopic surgery”-
Dipartimento di scienze medico-chirurgiche e biotecnologie
Corso della Repubblica 79, 04100 Latina
Direcot Bariatric Center of Excellence IFSO-EC (2013-)
Membro del Accreditation Board IFSO EC (2021-)
Director Corso di Alta Formazione Laparoscopic Ventral/inguinal hernia repair. 2013
Dipartimento di scienze medico-chirurgiche e biotecnologie
Corso della Repubblica 79, 04100 Latina
Director International advanced course on Emerging Laparoendoscopic tegniques, Sapienza University of Rome, Polo Pontino 2014
Residential Full Immersion Course “revisional bariatric Surgery” 2015
Laparoscopy 3D advanced course SICE 2015
Member of the Educational & Training Committee EAES 2013-2017
Co-Coordinator Guidelines Bariatric Surgery EAES 2020
Grants (national and international competition) ultimi 5 anni
Attività di Terza Missione finanziata da grant di ateneo: “Shortfilm festival Filmdipeso)
4 edizion1, 2016-2017-2019-2020 Latina Cinema Oxer. Patrocinio Regione Lazio, Comune di Latina, Ordine dei Medici.
Director Master Wound care Sapienza University of Rome (2022-)
Responsible of the European project “Undergraduate University Module in Nutrition - Connecting Health and Nutrition to Help Reducing NCDs”, Project N°21PCS0003, since February 2022 until July 2024 (EU Commission grant 352,0000 Euros)
Grant (2017-2021) 1. EAES competitive European research grant (2024)
2. PRIN 2022, (responsabile unità di Ricerca)
3. Progetti grandi di Ateneo Sapienza 2022 (Responsabile Unità di Ricerca)
4. Erasmus plus Europe- Safe PI Sapienza representative. 2022
5. Fondi di Ateneo Medi- , 3D printing hiatus defects. 2022 (Responsabile Unità di ricerca)
6. Investigator, Competitive Grant European Hernia Society "Histopathological modifications induced by autologous platelet rich plasma vs. biosynthetic mesh as reinforcement of laparoscopic cruroplasty" 2021.
7. I. Progetto medi di Ateneo 2020. “Covid 19 pandemic and epicardium fat in obese population”
8. I. Progetti medi di Ateneo 2020 "Outcomes of a psychological and nutritional telematics intervention in bariatric surgery at the time of Covid-19." (call per la Pandemia)
9. Finanziamenti progetti Terza missione Sapienza e J&J Grant for IV Edition Shortfilmfestival Filmdipeso, 2020.
10. PI. European Society for Endoscopic Surgery grant 2018 (European competition) Multicenter study :Microbiota profile in Mini gastri by pass vs RYGB : prospective comparative study”
11. Supervisor Progetti avvio alla ricerca 2018, finanziati due progetti 4000 Euro.
12. PI Grandi Progetti di Ateneo Sapienza Università di Roma 2017 Malabsorption and Gut Microbiota profile changes after laparoscopic Mini-Gastric bypass vs Roux-en-Y Gastric bypass: a prospective multicenter comparative study. 3M Study. Finanziamento
13. Responsabile Research Unit Lilly Foundation grant 2017 “Interaction of DDP4 and Vitamin Don adipose tissue-bone axis in patients with Type 2 diabetes”.
Textbooks (Chapters, etc.)
Pubblications : 248 papers on indexed journal (PubMed Scopus)
Book chapters : 35 (international editors)
Co-editors : 6 books
Awards : co-authors 13 (national and international)
Hindex : 45
Citation: 6200
Google Scholar Index H 53
Citation 9223
Clinical activities
Minimally-invasive surgery since 1991.
Laparoscopic advanced gastrointestinal surgery ( splenectomy, adrenalectomy, upper GI benign surgery, gastric oncologic surgery, colo-rectal, abdominal wall surgery. inguinal hernia, bariatric /metabolic in adult and adolescent, revisional bariatric surgery) : > 5000 procedures
Robotic assisted surgery (Da Vinci Xi) since 2023: bariatric/metabolic surgery, revisional bariatric surgery, achalasia, hiatal hernia, antireflux surgery, colorectal surgery.
tutor and trainee :
resident in general surgery Sapienza University of Rome
international Ph D student (Argentina, Romania, Egypt, Meddle East)
international research and clinical fellow
Faithfully
Rome July,31 2025
6 November 2025, Thursday
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09:00
10:30
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What's New in Colorectal Surgery?
Hall 406CX
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15:30
17:00
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Update in Benign Upper GI
Hall 404 AX
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17:00
18:00
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How I do it: MIS Upper GI
Hall 404 AX
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