BRIEF BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY

 

Name                                                                                   Donato F Altomare

Position Title                                                                 Associate Professor of Surgery

Center                                                                         Dep of Emergency and Organ transplantation – University of Bari, italy

Home address                                        via Lecce 1 – 70054 Giovinazzo, Italy

E-mail                                                                                  Altomare@clichiru.uniba.it

Mobile phone                                           339.7593066

 

Education and Training

Institution and Location

Degree

Year

Field of Study

University of Bari, Italy

University of Bari, Italy

M.D. (110/110 cum laude)

Specialist in General Surgery (60/60 cum laude)

1979

1984

Medicine

General Surgery

 

 

Board Certifications

27.06.2004

Colorectal Surgery

Italian Society of Colorectal Surgery

Italy

 

Medical Licensures

25.10.79

Ordine dei Medici Provincia di Bari

Bari, Italy

 

14.04.88

General Medical Council

London, UK

 

 

Postdoctoral Training

1980-1984

Intern, Clinica Chirurgica, University of Bari

Bari, Italy

1989-1990

Honorary Clinical Assistant and Research fellow – The London Hospital Whitechapel and GI Science Research Unit

London, UK

1995-1995

Research Fellow Dept of Colorectal Surgery Cleveland Clinic Florida,

London, UK

1998-1998

Research Fellow Bergen University School of Medicine Dept of Research & Develop., Forde Health System

Forde, Norway

 

 

Previous Positions

1980-1985

Staff Surgeon,

Dept of Emergency, General Hospital, Terlizzi

Italy

1985-1992

TecnicoLaureato Universitario

Clinica Chirurgica University of Bari

Italy

1992-2002

Ricercatore Universitario

Dept of Emergency and Organ transplanatation, General Surgery and Liver transplantation Unit, University of Bari

Italy

2002-curr

Assoc. Professor of Surgery

Dept of Emergency and Organ transplanatation, General Surgery and Liver transplantation Unit, University of Bari

Italy

Journal Editor

UCP News published by International University Press, Rome from 2000-2002

 

Journal Co-Editor

·               Techniques in Coloproctology, Official Journal of SICCR, ISCRS, SMCP and MSCP. Editor in chief: M. Pescatori, since 2007

·               Nutritional therapy and Metabolism – Wichtig Editor, Milano since 2006 Official Journal of SINPE, Editor in Chief: Francesco W Guglielmi since 2006

 

Member of Editorial Board

·               Colorectal Diseases Official Journal of Official Journal of the European Soc of Coloproctology. Editor in chief: J Nicholls. Published by Springer-Verlag. Editorial Board Member since 2007

·                Techniques in Coloproctology, Official Journal of Official Journal of SICCR, ISCRS, SMCP. Editor in chief: M. Pescatori. Published by Springer-Verlag. Editorial Board Member since 2000

·               Pelviperineology. Editor G Dodi Published by La Garangola , Padua, Italy since 2003

·               Il Gastroenterologo Editor R Caprilli, published by International University Press, Rome since 2001

 

Peer Reviewer

The Lancet                                               1995

Tech. in Coloproctology              1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

British Journal of Surgery          2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

Indian J. Of Surgery                        2004, 2005, 2006

Colorectal Diseases                         2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

Dis. Colon Rectum                            2006, 2007, 2008

American J Gastroenterology 2007

Post graduate Medical Journal                2008

Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B 2008

 

Society Membership

 

1983-1990 - 2006

SINPE (Soc. Ital. Nutrizione Parenterale ed Enterale) Italy

Ordinary member

 

1994-2000

UCP Club, (Associazione Italiana della Unità di Coloproctologia Rome, Italy

Executive board – Director UCP Bari

 

1985-curr

Italian Society of Surgery (SIC)

Ordinary member

 

1996-2003

Gruppo Italiano Studio Motilità Apparato Digerente (GISMAD)

Ordinary member

 

2004-curr

Società Italiana Chirurgia Concologica (SICO)

Ordinary member

 

2005-curr

Società Italiana Patologie Apparato Digerente (SIPAD)

Regional Delegate

 

1999-2004

European Association of ColoProctology

Ordinary member

 

30.10.90

European Council of Coloproctology (ECCP)

Ordinary member

 

2005-curr

American Society of Colorectal Surgeons (ASCRS)

Ordinary member

 

2000-2003

Società Italiana Unitaria di Coloproctologia (SIUCP)

Vice-President

 

2003 curr

Società Italiana di Chirurgia Colorettale (SICCR)

Executive Board 2003-2006

President 2006-2007

 

2004 curr

European Society of ColoProctology (ESCP)

National representative 2004-2007

 

2000-curr

International Society of University Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ISUCRS), Allentown, USA

South Europe Secretary

Executive Board Associate Director General

 

1999 -curr

Gruppo Italiana Neuromodulazione Sacrale

2008

Steering committee member

 

 

Grants and Awards

1984

Premio "G.Marinaccio" (best thesis in General Surgery )

University of Bari, Italy

 

1990

Grant "A.Franchini" best scientific paper 3rd congress of It. Society of Coloproctology  

L’Aquila, Italy

 

1991

Grant A.I.R.C. research project  neosfintere anale elettrostimolato dopo Miles

Milano, Italy

 

1992

Grant A.I.R.C for international course on Rectal Cancer

European School of Oncology

 

1994

Award Premio Giovani, best oral presentation 96° congresso SIC 94

Roma, Italy

 

1998

SICE Award best oral presentation

Milano, Italy

 

2000

North Caroline Ass. Coloproctology for the best podium presentation Boston Annual meeting of the ASCRS.

Boston, USA

 

2000

SAPIMED award for the best videopresentation SICP/UCP Club meeting

Verona, Italy

 

2002

“MC Marti” award for the best POSTER presentation SICP/UCP meeting

Verona, Italy

 

2005

SICCR award for the best Poster Ntional meeting SICCR

Bologna, Italy

 

2005

Grant for a research project on Sacral Nerve Modulation Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR)

Roma, Italy

 

1992-2007

Grants from the University of Bari for annual research projects

University of Bari, Italy

 

2007

“Herczel” International Award

Jaduszloboslo, Hungary

 

 

 

 

 

Main Teaching activities

1986-1988

National Courses on Methodology of Surgical research

University of Bari, Italy

 

1996-1999

General Surgery for Medical Students  

University of Foggia, Italy

 

1999-2002

Surgical Pathophysiology for Medical Students

University of Bari, Italy

 

2002-curr

General Surgery for Medical Students

University of Bari, Italy

 

1998-curr

PhD Theses

University of Bari, Italy

 

1999-curr

General Surgery –School of Specialization in GeneralSurgery

University of Bari, Italy

 

2000

General Surgery –School of Specialization in Digestive Disease and Digestive endoscopy

University of Bari, Italy

 

1998-2000

General Surgery –School of Specialization in Internal Medicine

University of Bari, Italy

 

2007

General Surgery –School of Specialization in Urology

University of Bari, Italy

 

1998-2002

Post graduate Course on Functional and post operative disease of the GI tract

University of Bari, Italy

 

2006- curr

Fisiopatologia Clinica – for Radiologists

University of Bari, Italy

 

 

Scientific activities

Abstract

130

 

 

Lectures

120

 

 

Chairman

30

 

 

Papers in peer-reviewd journals

89

 

 

Papers in other journals

115

 

 

National Book chapters

3

 

 

International book chapters

13

 

 

Book Co-Editor

1

 

 

Letters to the editor

13

 

 

Videopresentations

14