Germano Melissano

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Specialty:

Cardiovascular Diseases Angiology and Vascular Surgery

Profession:

Vascular surgeon

Location:

Department of Vascular Surgery @ Ospedale San Raffaele

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Biography

Professor Germano Melissano is Vascular Surgeon at the Vascular Surgery Unit of the IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, directed by Professor Roberto Chiesa, and Full Professor of Vascular Surgery and Director of the School of Specialization in Vascular Surgery and the Second-Level Master's in Aortic Surgery at the Vita-Salute San Raffaele University.

After graduating from the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery of the University of Florence in 1988, he specialized in general surgery in 1993 at the University of Milan, and in 1998 received a second specialization in vascular surgery at the same university. During his studies, he spent several periods abroad at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston (USA), Canton Hospital in Lucerne (Switzerland), Städtische Kliniken Frankfurt am Main (Germany) and the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland (USA). Since 2002 he has been the head of the functional unit, since 2005 – co-director, Master in Aortic surgery and since 2013 – associate professor.

He has more than 12,000 operations to his credit; his main activity is focused on complex aortic pathologies, in particular aneurysms and dissections, but he is also very active in relation to carotid, peripheral arterial and phlebological pathology.

He is the author or co-author of more than 400 publications in prestigious national and international scientific journals, 17 books and 114 book chapters. His Hirsch index is 46. He is a member of the scientific committees of the main international congresses on vascular surgery (Veith of New York, EVC Maastricht, IMAC Cairo, etc.), and he is regularly invited to present the results of his research at national congresses and international companies in this sector.

He is a co-author of the European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS) guidelines on aortic aneurysm surgery.

Finally, he is a member of the main international scientific societies such as: Italian Society for Vascular and Endovascular Surgery (SICVE); European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS); Francophone Society for Vascular Surgery (SCV); Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery (SCVS); Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS).

Education

University of Florence
Diploma in Medicine and Surgery - 1988

University of Milan
Specialization in General Surgery - 1993

University of Milan
Specialization in vascular surgery - 1998

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Publications

Latest publications

Satisfactory short-term outcomes of the STABILISE technique for type B aortic dissection.

J Vasc Surg. 2018 Oct;68(4):966-975. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2018.01.029. Epub 2018 Mar 30.

Melissano G, Bertoglio L, Rinaldi E, Mascia D, Kahlberg A, Loschi D, De Luca M, Monaco F, Chiesa R.

Paraplegia prevention in aortic aneurysm repair by thoracoabdominal staging with 'minimally invasive staged segmental artery coil embolisation' (MIS²ACE): trial protocol for a randomised controlled multicentre trial.

BMJ Open. 2019 Mar 4;9(3):e025488. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025488

Petroff D, Czerny M, Kölbel T, Melissano G, Lonn L, Haunschild J, von Aspern K, Neuhaus P, Pelz J, Epstein DM, Romo-Avilés N, Piotrowski K, Etz CD

Editor's Choice - European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS) 2019 Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Management of Abdominal Aorto-iliac Artery Aneurysms

Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2019 Jan;57(1):8-93. doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2018.09.020. Epub 2018 Dec 5. No abstract available

Wanhainen A, Verzini F, Van Herzeele I, Allaire E, Bown M, Cohnert T, Dick F, van Herwaarden J, Karkos C, Koelemay M, Kölbel T, Loftus I, Mani K, Melissano G, Powell J, Szeberin Z, Esvs Guidelines Committee, de Borst GJ, Chakfe N, Debus S, Hinchliffe R, Kakkos S, Koncar I, Kolh P, Lindholt JS, de Vega M, Vermassen F, Björck M, Cheng S, Dalman R, Davidovic L, Donas K, Earnshaw J, Eckstein HH, Golle

Initial clinical experience with a new low-profile thoracic endograft.

J Vasc Surg. 2015 Aug;62(2):336-42. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2015.02.049. Epub 2015 Apr 30.

Melissano G, Tshomba Y, Rinaldi E, Chiesa R.

New insights regarding the incidence, presentation and treatment options of aorto-oesophageal fistulation after thoracic endovascular aortic repair: the European Registry of Endovascular Aortic Repair Complications.

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2014 Mar;45(3):452-7. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezt393. Epub 2013 Jul 31.

Czerny M, Eggebrecht H, Sodeck G, Weigang E, Livi U, Verzini F, Schmidli J, Chiesa R, Melissano G, Kahlberg A, Amabile P, Harringer W, Horacek M, Erbel R, Park KH, Beyersdorf F, Rylski B, Blanke P, Canaud L, Khoynezhad A, Lonn L, Rousseau H, Trimarchi S, Brunkwall J, Gawenda M, Dong Z, Fu W, Schuster I, Grimm M.

Volume changes in aortic true and false lumen after the "PETTICOAT" procedure for type B aortic dissection.

J Vasc Surg. 2012 Mar;55(3):641-51. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2011.10.025. Epub 2012 Jan 28.

Melissano G, Bertoglio L, Rinaldi E, Civilini E, Tshomba Y, Kahlberg A, Agricola E, Chiesa R.

Analysis of stroke after TEVAR involving the aortic arch.

Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2012 Mar;43(3):269-75. doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2011.12.009. Epub 2012 Jan 10. Erratum in: Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2012 May;43(5):620-1.

Melissano G, Tshomba Y, Bertoglio L, Rinaldi E, Chiesa R.

Angio-CT imaging of the spinal cord vascularisation: a pictorial essay.

Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2010 Apr;39(4):436-40. doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2009.11.026. Epub 2010 Jan 19

Melissano G, Civilini E, Bertoglio L, Calliari F, Campos Moraes Amato A, Chiesa R.

Advances in imaging of the spinal cord vascular supply and its relationship with paraplegia after aortic interventions. A review.

Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2009 Nov;38(5):567-77. doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2009.07.011. Epub 2009 Aug 27. Review.

Melissano G, Chiesa R.

Demonstration of the Adamkiewicz artery by multidetector computed tomography angiography analysed with the open-source software OsiriX.

Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2009 Apr;37(4):395-400. doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2008.12.022. Epub 2009 Feb 20.

Melissano G, Bertoglio L, Civelli V, Amato AC, Coppi G, Civilini E, Calori G, De Cobelli F, Del Maschio A, Chiesa R.

Results of thoracic endovascular grafting in different aortic segments.

J Endovasc Ther. 2007 Apr;14(2):150-7.

Melissano G, Bertoglio L, Civilini E, Marone EM, Calori G, Setacci F, Chiesa R.

Feasibility of renal artery stenting before, during, and after endovascular aneurysm repair with suprarenal fixation endograft.

Vasc Endovascular Surg. 2007 Apr-May;41(2):140-5

Melissano G, Civilini E, Baccellieri D, Montorfano M, Chiesa R.

Results of endografting of the aortic arch in different landing zones.

Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2007 May;33(5):561-6. Epub 2007 Jan 3.

Melissano G, Civilini E, Bertoglio L, Calliari F, Setacci F, Calori G, Chiesa R.

Midterm clinical success and behavior of the aneurysm sac after endovascular AAA repair with the Excluder graft.

J Vasc Surg. 2005 Dec;42(6):1052-7.

Melissano G, Bertoglio L, Esposito G, Civilini E, Setacci F, Chiesa R.

Endovascular treatment of aortic arch aneurysms.

Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2005 Feb;29(2):131-8.

Melissano G, Civilini E, Bertoglio L, Setacci F, Chiesa R.

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