Emergency Department EAS
Istituto Clinico Humanitas
Rozzano, Italy
"The Human Side of Healthcare: Reflections from an Emergency Service Professional"
The relationship between a healthcare professional and their patients has been a subject discussed in numerous volumes since the early days of the healthcare profession. What I have learned over these years of training, work, clinical practice, and interpersonal relationships with patients is that you can never stop at appearances. Within hospita
Doctors
Chief Surgical Day Hospital Anesthesia and Intensive Care at Humanitas Research Hospital
Adjunct Professor Open Faculty – Humanitas University
Member Forum 1 General Anaesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine – ESAIC
Rozzano, Italy
"A Lifelong Commitment to Medicine and the Human Connection"
I consider myself very fortunate. I was six years old when I decided that I would become a doctor, and I never changed my mind about this profession. During high school, I also matured my decision about th
Adjunct Clinical Professor – Humanitas University
Orthopedic Surgeon in Prosthetic and Reconstructive Hip and Knee Surgery
Head of ERAS FAST TRACK Project – Humanitas S. Pio X Milan
Head of Focused Shockwave Therapy Service – Humanitas S. Pio X
Milan, Italy
"The Evolution of the Doctor-Patient Relationship in Modern Medicine"
My relationship with patients has had to evolve over these 20 years, as the time for listening has been sacrificed to the demands of computer bureaucracy and the monetiz
General Surgeon
Sarcoma, Melanoma, and Rare Tumor Surgeon at IRCCS-Humanitas Research Hospital
Rozzano, Italy
"The Surgeon’s Role in Oncology and Patient Care"
I am a surgeon specializing primarily in sarcomas and rare tumors. This means that I constantly face oncology patients with diseases that most have never even heard of. I interact with these patients at various stages. There's the moment of taking their medical history, the moment of communicating the diagnosis, which inevitably leads
Psychotherapist and Professor at Humanitas University
Department of Psychology and Internal Medicine
Humanitas University
Rozzano, Italy
"The Fundamental Role of the Doctor-Patient Relationship"
I vividly remember the exact moment when I understood how crucial the doctor-patient relationship was, realizing it was central to care rather than just a secondary aspect of medical therapy in the strictest sense of the word. In 1998, I was a young graduate of just 24 years, a first-year resident in C
Assistant Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery at Yale University
Yale Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation Division of Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery
New Haven, (CT) USA
"A Commitment to Athlete Care"
I am an orthopedic surgeon specializing in sports injuries of the foot and ankle. My interest in sports medicine, particularly foot and ankle sports medicine, stems from a long personal history tied to sports. I was an All-American athlete, a former collegiate basketball player, and a track and field a
Full Professor in Neurosurgery
Chairman Cranial Neurosurgery Unit – Neurosurgical Oncology and Skull Base Surgery – Humanitas Research Hospital
Director Residency Program in Neurosurgery Department of Biomedical Sciences – Humanitas University
Rozzano, Italy
“Whispering Empathy”
I have heard the term empathy mentioned thousands of times throughout my academic and professional career, dedicated to the treatment of all central nervous system pathologies, both oncological and vascular.
From patie
Edgerly Professor of Neurology and Immunobiology
Chairman, Department of Neurology
Yale School of Medicine
New Haven, (CT) USA
"I Remember Jane"
I remember Jane, a young woman who came to me for a diagnosis. Jane worked at a very powerful and prestigious law firm in Boston. After diagnosing her with multiple sclerosis, we didn't have the highly effective monoclonal antibodies available at the time, so we opted for immunotherapy with cyclophosphamide, a form of chemotherapy. This treatment regi