Rome
Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital.
Institute of Neurosurgery, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
IRCCS Regina Elena National Cancer Institute.
Military Hospital of Rome
The Policlinico Umberto I of Rome is the polyclinic of the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery of the Sapienza Università di Roma.The second largest public hospital in Italy (after the Policlinico Sant'Orsola-Malpighi in Bologna
San Giovanni-Addolorata Hospital.
Neurosurgery at the Catholic University in Rome-Italy was initiated by Gian Franco Rossi in 1969 and has gradually expanded since then.
From the beginning, research has been regarded as an essential part of training and daily activities in the university's neurosurgery programs. The professional and research education of all faculty members includes at least 1 year abroad in a reputable neurosurgical center. Subspecialization is encouraged. Today, the faculty is composed of 3 full professors, 4 associate professors, and 16 assistant professors. The university's neurosurgery programs include the Institute of Neurosurgery, the residency program, and the following clinical units: a Division of General Neurosurgery; three subspecialty sections comprising Neurotraumatology, Pediatric Neurosurgery, and Functional and Spine Surgery; a day hospital; and dedicated laboratories. More than 1700 surgical patients are treated annually. Epilepsy, pain management, parkinsonism, spinal cord and vertebral pathologies, clinical and basic neuro-oncology, cerebrospinal fluid and intracranial pressure dynamics, cerebrovascular disease, neurotrauma, developmental malformations, and peripheral and central nervous system neuroregeneration are the main fields of clinical and research activities. The results of the research performed thus far at the Catholic University in Rome have been reported in more than 900 publications, most of which have appeared in prominent journals and books. Members of the faculty are involved in relevant editorial activities and serve as officers of national and international scientific and professional societies. In 1999, Giulio Maira succeeded Dr. Rossi in directing the Institute of Neurosurgery and the Division of General Neurosurgery. In addition to the history of neurosurgery at the Catholic University in Rome, the article of Rossi et al. describes present challenges and plans for the future in neurosurgery at the university 1).
Colicchio
Policicchio D
Barbati G
Cesaroni E
Fuggetta F
Meglio M
Papacci F
Rychlicki F
Scerrati M
Zamponi N