VIP Member Profile

A Member Who Deserves Special Recognition


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Natale Cascinelli, M.D.

, Italy
 
Industry: Healthcare/Surgery
Born: February 23, 1939, Milan, Italy
Current Organization: Casa di Cura S. PioX and IDE
Type of Organization: Freelance
Major Product: Melanoma Group
Area of Distribution: Milan, Italy
Expertise: General Surgery
University/Degree: Degree of Medicine and Specialty of General Surgery at University of Milan, Italy
Title: M.D.
Honors & Awards: 1979-Doctor Honoris Causae in Medicine University of Montevideo Uruguay, 1984-Johann George Zimmermann Award 1983-1984 at Hannover, Germany, for melanoma research, 1988-Dohi Memorial Lecture "Melanoma Today" in Kumamoto, Japan, as a reward for melanoma studies, 1994- Annual Award for Scientific Excellence in Medicine by American Italian Foundation in New York, 2004-nominated "Man of the Year" by the American Bibliographic Institute, 2007 Terme di Comano Award for research on melanoma of the skin
Published Works: Over 400 Papers
Affiliations: Member (or previous member) of several Italian and International Scientific Society: 1) Italian Societies-Italian Surgery Society-Italian Society of Surgical Oncology (SICO)-Italian Society on Laser Surgery and Biomedical Applications-Società Italiana di Cinetica Cellulare Applicata e di Base-Società Italiana di Informatica Multimediale in Medicina (S.I.I.M.M.)-Secretary of the National Task Force on Melanoma of the National Council Research (C.N.R.)-Founder Member and Deputy President of the Multidisciplinary Italian Group on Melanoma (GIPMe)-Member of the Scientific Committee of the “Fondazione Centro Nazionale di Adroterapia” 2)International Societies: American Society of Surgical Oncology-European Society for Pigment Cell Research (ESPCR)-Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO)-American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)-European Society of Surgical Oncology (ESSO)-Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG)-Japanese Society of Dermatology (honorary member)-The New England Cancer Society-International Society Regional Cancer Therapy (ISRCT)-International Society of Laser Surgery and Medicine-Independent Data Monitoring Committee (IDMC) for the Inter-group Exemestane Study-Executive Committee of the European Society for Pigment Cell Research (ESPCR)-American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) Melanoma Task Force-Organization of European Cancer Institutes (OECI)
Hobbies & Sports: Golf; Skiing
Family: Wife, Grazia; Children, Giovanni & Federico
Career Accomplishments: National Cancer Institute, Milan, ever since graduation: appointed Associate Director of a Division of Surgical Oncology in 1971-Director of the Division of Surgical Oncology “B” from March 1981 to November 1996-In July 1995 has been named Vice Scientific Director for informatics systems and telematics at the National Cancer Institute of Milan-Director of the Department of General Surgery at Casa di Cura S. Pio X of Milan from December 1996 to January 1998-Scientific Director at the National Cancer Institute of Milan since February 1998 to June 2006-Consultant at S. Pio X hospital and IDE (Istituto Italiano di Dermatologia) since July 2006
Work History: Member of the National Oncologic Committee of the Ministry of Health; Member of the Regional Screening Group since February 2000; Representative of the Regional Oncological Committee since September 2000; Elected Member of the Executive Board of the OECI (Organization of European Cancer Institutes) since 1999; Secretary of the EEIG-LINC (European Economic Interest Grouping [Liaison Network for Cancer] since 2000; Coordinator of the Scientific Directors of the Italian Research Institutes since January 2001; President of “Alleanza contro il Cancro” since April 2002, and was a member of the Task Force constituted by the Ministry of Health for the Continuous Education in Medicine and Telemedicine since October 2002. - He was expert of the Health’ Governing Council
Email: pino.cascinelli@hotmail.it