curriculum vitae

CURRICULUM VITAE
Dr. Ruben Carlo Balzarotti Canger
June 2015
Surgeon
Diploma of Specialty in General Surgery achieved in Italy - 2001
Title of Specialist in Visceral Surgery achieved in France - 2008
Title of Specialist in Visceral Surgery - Schwerpunkt - achieved in Switzerland - 2014
Diploma of the European Board of Surgery Qualification - HPB Surgery - achieved in UK 2014
Registered without licence to practise on the Specialist Register (General Surgery) of the
GMC (RN 7071247) in UK - 2010
Born 15th December 1970
Married, three children
Professional address:
Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale
Civico Hospital of Lugano
Switzerland
Mobile:
0041765420015
00393479020015
E-mail: [email protected]
1 – Diplomas / Certificates
1989
School-leaving Certificate in classical studies at Liceo Berchet, Milan.
1996
Degree Certificate in Medicine and Surgery, Università degli Studi,
Milan (marks 110/110).
1997
Certification to practice the profession of Medical Doctor, Università
degli Studi, Milan.
2001
Post-graduate Diploma in General Surgery, Università degli Studi,
Brescia (marks 50/50).
2006
Title of Ancien Chef de Clinique Assistant des Hôpitaux de Paris.
2008
Title of Specialist in Visceral Surgery, National Commission of 1st
Instance, France.
2009
Registration in the qualification list for the National Competition of
Praticien des Etablissements Publics de Santé, Digestive Surgery
Specialty, competition type 1, France.
2014
Title of Specialist in Visceral Surgery - Schwerpunkt - Switzerland.
2014
Diploma of the European Board of Surgery Qualification - HPB
Surgery - UK.
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2 – Internships / Hospital appointments
Italy
1992-1993 Internship at Department of Experimental Surgery and Transplantation,
Padiglione Monteggia, Policlinico Hospital, Milan.
Acting as assistant in liver and small bowel transplantation
experimental surgical interventions on pigs.
1994-1996 Internship at Neurosurgery Ward, S. Raffaele Hospital, Milan.
Participating to clinic and operating theatre activity.
1996-1997 Admission to the 1st year of the Postgraduate Course in General
Surgery (Director: Prof. S.M.Giulini), Università degli Studi, Brescia.
Participation in clinic and operating theatre activity, with 300 surgical
interventions as second assistant and 109 as primary surgeon and first
assistant.
Training
in
endoscopic
activity,
carrying
out
of
450
oesophagogastroduodenoscopies and colonoscopies, both diagnostic
and operative (sclerosis and oesophageal balloon tamponade in acute
haemorrhage from oesophagogastric varices, foreign bodies removal,
haemostasis for bleeding ulcer, polypectomies).
2000
Internship at the II Division of General Surgery (Head Physician: Dr. F.
Puccio), Manerbio Hospital.
Carrying out of 74 surgical interventions as primary surgeon and first
assistant.
2000-2001 Internship at the General Surgery Division (Head Physician: Dr. G.
Cervi), Gardone V.T. Hospital.
Carrying out of diagnostic and operative endoscopic procedures
(oesophagogastroduodenoscopies and colonoscopies).
Carrying out of 73 surgical interventions as primary surgeon and first
assistant and 105 outpatient surgical procedures.
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2001-2002 Emergency physician at the Emergency Department (Head Physician:
Dr. P. Marzollo), Spedali Civili Hospital, Brescia.
Training in territorial emergency.
Training in emergency abdominal ultrasonography.
France
2002-2003 Internship at Paris University XI, General Surgery Service (Head
Physician: Prof. Franco), Antoine Béclère Hospital - Clamart (Paris).
Training in laparoscopic, hepatobiliary, endocrine, digestive and
general surgery.
2003-2004 Praticien attaché, General Surgery Service (Head Physician: Prof.
Franco), Antoine Béclère Hospital.
Performing 6 monthly on-duty shifts as primary surgeon.
2004-2007 Chef de Clinique Assistant, General Surgery Service (Head Physician:
Prof. Marmuse), Bichat-Claude Bernard Hospital - Paris.
Training in bariatric, laparoscopic, digestive and general surgery.
Performing 6 monthly on-duty shifts as primary surgeon.
Carrying out of 864 surgical interventions, both elective and
emergency, as primary surgeon.
Title of Ancien Chef de Clinique Assistant des Hôpitaux de Paris.
2007-2008 Chef de Clinique Assistant, General Surgery Service (Head Physician:
Prof. Franco), Antoine Béclère - Clamart (Paris).
Training in laparoscopic, hepatobiliary, endocrine, bariatric, digestive
and general surgery.
Performing 6 monthly on-duty shifts as primary surgeon.
Carrying out of 560 surgical interventions, both elective and
emergency, as primary surgeon, and 250 as first assistant.
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2008-2009 Praticien attaché, General Surgery Service (Head Physician: Prof.
Tiret), Saint Antoine Hospital - Paris.
Training in colorectal, hepatobiliary, pancreatic, endocrine, general and
liver transplantation surgery.
Performing 5 monthly on-duty shifts as primary surgeon.
Carrying out of 271 surgical interventions, both elective and
emergency, as primary surgeon.
Italy
2009-2011 Surgeon at the Department of Oncologic and Mininvasive Surgery
(Head Physician: Prof. R. Pugliese), Niguarda Ca’ Granda Hospital,
Milan.
Performing 5 monthly on-duty shifts as primary surgeon and team
leader at the Department of Trauma and Emergency Surgery (Head
Physician: Prof. O. Chiara), Niguarda Ca’ Granda Hospital, Milan.
International Voluntary Project
2010
Humanitarian mission as General Surgeon at the Comboni Hospital,
Sogakofe, Ghana.
Switzerland
2011-2014 Surgeon at the Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Regional
Hospital, Bellinzona.
Responsible in Ticino for the hepato-pancreato-biliary surgery in
partnership with the Centre des affections hépato-biliaires et
pancréatiques, Geneva University Hospitals.
2014
From 1st march 2014, Surgeon at the Department of General and
Visceral Surgery, Civico Hospital, Lugano.
Responsible in Ticino for the hepato-pancreato-biliary surgery in
partnership with the Centre des affections hépato-biliaires et
pancréatiques, Geneva University Hospitals.
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3 – Training
Diplomas
2003
University Degree in Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery, Faculté de
Médecine Paris-Sud, Université Paris XI.
2004
University Degree in Hepato-biliary Surgery, Paul Brousse Hospital,
Villejuif.
2007
Inter-University Degree in Digestive Oncology Ile-de-France, UFR
Médicale Paris-Ile-de-France-Ouest.
2008
Inter-University Degree in Digestive Oncological Surgery, Faculté de
Médecine de Rouen.
2008
Inter-University Degree in Proctology, Faculté de Médecine Paris
Descartes.
2010
Inter-University Degree in Proctology 2° level, Faculté de Médecine
Paris Descartes.
2011
European Inter-University Diploma “Hepatic Pancreatic and Biliary
Cancers: Onco-Surgical Strategies”, Centre Hépato-Biliaire, Paul
Brousse Hospital, Villejuif.
Stages
2010-2011 Training in pancreatic surgery, Department of General, Visceral and
Transplantation Surgery, University of Heidelberg (Director: Prof.
M.W. Büchler).
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Courses
1996-2001 Training in Digestive Endoscopy both diagnostic and operative.
Digestive Endoscopy Service - General Surgery (Director: Prof. S.M.
Giulini), Brescia.
2001
Training in vascular Doppler ultrasonography, organized by the Italian
Society of Vascular Diagnostic. Gargnano del Garda, Brescia.
2001-2002 Intradivisional courses - Emergency Department, Spedali Civili
Hospital, Brescia:
1 - BLS (Basic Life Support)
2 - ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support)
3 - ATLS (Advanced Trauma Life Support)
4 - Emergency orotracheal intubation, Head injury management,
Thoracic pain in Chest Pain Unit, Carbon monoxide poisoning,
Quality Systems in Emergency Department.
2002
Practical Training Course in Ultrasonography at the Basic Training
School, certificated by the SIUMB (Italian Society of Ultrasonography
in Medicine and Biology), of the Department of Gastroenterology and
Digestive Endoscopy - S. Orsola Fatebenefratelli Hospital, Brescia
(Head Physician: Dr. A. Salmi), thereby obtaining the Practical
Certificate of Competence.
2002
Theoretical Training Course in Ultrasonography, thereby obtaining the
Theoretical Certificate of Competence and, consensually, the National
Diploma SIUMB in Clinical Ultrasonography.
2004
European Course of Laparoscopic Surgery: laparoscopic colorectal
surgery, ILS Talence, Bordeaux.
2005
Laparoscopic colorectal surgery training, ECLAT.
2005
Atelier de chirurgie du pancréas, Ecole de Chirurgie, Paris.
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2006
Harmonic Workshop, European Surgical Institute, Hamburg.
2008
Basic Medical Writing Course – Surgical Specialties Course (Prof. Abe
Fingerhut). ILCAM, Niguarda Hospital, Milan.
2008
Seminar PAIR CHC. Institut National du Cancer, Boulogne
Billancourt.
2009
Advanced Laparoscopic Colorectal Course. ILCAM, Niguarda
Hospital, Milan.
2009
BLSD (Basic Life Support Defibrillation). Niguarda Hospital, Milan.
2009
Advanced Course in Laparoscopic Abdominal Wall Surgery. ILCAM,
Niguarda Hospital, Milan.
2010
International Conference on Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery for
Esophago-Gastric Diseases. AIMS Academy, Niguarda Hospital,
Milan.
2010
Advanced Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery Course. AIMS Academy,
Niguarda Hospital, Milan.
2010
Seminaires Suppurations et K Rectum. Saint Joseph Hospital and
Beaujon Hospital, Paris.
2010
ATLS (Advanced Trauma Life Support) Course for Doctors of the
American College of Surgeon. ATLS Italian Regional Faculty, AIMS
Academy, Niguarda Hospital, Milan.
2010
SILS - Single Incision Laparoscopic Advance Surgery Course. AIMS
Academy, Niguarda Hospital, Milan.
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2010-2011 Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery. AIMS Academy, Niguarda Hospital,
Milan.
2011
Mini-invasive Endocrine Surgery Course. AIMS Academy, Niguarda
Hospital, Milan.
2011
Advanced
Laparoscopic
Surgery
Course
for
Esophago-Gastric
Diseases. AIMS Academy, Niguarda Hospital, Milan.
2011
International Course E.S.S.U. Istituto Clinico Humanitas, Rozzano.
2011
HPB Masterclass, North Manchester & Aintree Hospitals, UK.
2012
CRSA European Chapter HPB, ACOPS Special School of Mini
Invasive Robotic Surgery, Hospital of Grosseto.
2013
Training Course in Hemostasis, Marseille.
2013
Interventional Flexible Endoscopy for Surgeons Advanced Course,
EITS/IRCAD, Strasbourg.
2013
Program for the Advancement of Therapy in Hepatocellular Carcinoma,
Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan.
2014
Formation qualifiante en chirurgie pancréatique (prof. Alain
Sauvanet), Paris.
2015
Paul Brousse Masterclass on Laparoscopic Surgery on the Liver and
Pancreas, Paul Brousse Hospital, Villejuif.
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4 – Teaching
2004
Courses of surgical digestive pathology for university students. Antoine
Béclère Hospital.
2004
Residents’ training in General Surgery. Ecole de Chirurgie, Paris.
2004-2007 University and Inter-university Degree in Advanced Laparoscopic
Surgery. Faculté de Médecine Paris-Sud, Université Paris XI.
2005
Courses of biophysical semeiotic investigation and surgical digestive
pathology for university students. Bichat-Claude Bernard Hospital.
2006-2007 University Degree in Emergency Radiology. Université Paris VII Denis Diderot - UFR Xavier Bichat.
2008
Courses of biophysical semeiotic investigation and surgical digestive
pathology for university students. Antoine Béclère Hospital.
2010-2011 Surgery tutor of the local faculty at the AIMS Academy
(Advanced
International Mini-invasive Surgery). Niguarda Hospital, Milan.
5 – Didactic papers
•
Balzarotti R, Smadja C, « Conduite à tenir devant un ictère fébrile ». Entretiens de
Bichat Chirurgie - Paris, September 2005
•
Balzarotti R, Smadja C, « Peut-on traiter en ambulatoire une poussée de diverticulite
sigmoïdienne non compliquée? ». Entretiens de Bichat Chirurgie - Paris, September
2009
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6 – Reports
•
Giulini SM, Balzarotti R, Galvani G, « La linfectomia nella chirurgia del carcinoma
surrenalico ». XVII National Congress S.I.E.C. - Florence, September 1997
•
Giovanetti M, Vettoretto N, Pelizzari A, Brotto AC, Di Flumeri G, Balzarotti R,
Travagliati M, Gaverini G, Giulini SM, « La linfectomia D2 di principio nel
trattamento chirurgico del cancro gastrico ». Congress S.I.C.O. - Castrocaro Terme
(Forlì), June 1998
•
Puccio F, Solazzo M, Balzarotti R, Marcianò P, Fadani R, Regina P, Benzi F,
Chiodini S, Ciliberto I, « Analisi dei fattori prognostici in 165 consecutivi pazienti
operati per cancro gastrico ». 103° Congress S.I.C. - Bologna, October 2001
•
Balzarotti R, Présentation du cas clinique: « Complication d’un ictère obstructif chez
un éthylique chronique ». Observations commentées - Qu’auriez-vous fait? XVIII
Journées de la SFCD - Lyon, December 2003
•
Balzarotti R, « Prise en charge des péritonites localisées par perforation
appendiculaire à l’ère de la laparoscopie ». XXVIII Journées Francophones de
Pathologie Digestive - Paris, April 2004
•
Poussin D, Balzarotti R, Proske J, Smadja C, Vons C, « Traitement des éventrations
et des hernies ombilicales de plus de 4 cm de diamètre, et chez l’obèse par une
prothèse placée par laparoscopie ». XIX Journées de la SFCD - Nantes, December
2004
•
Arapis K, Balzarotti R, Lazzati A, Mognol P, Chosidow D, Marmuse JP, « Long term
follow up of gastric banding in a single hospital universary unit ». XII World
Congress IFSO - Porto, September 2007
•
Dagher I, Berveiller P, Balzarotti R, Agostini H, Smadja C, Franco D, « La
lobectomie hépatique gauche par laparoscopie versus laparotomie ». III Congrès
Francophone de Chirurgie Digestive et Hépatobiliaire - Paris, December 2007
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•
Dagher I, Berveiller P, Balzarotti R, Di Giuro G, Agostini H, Franco D, «
Laparoscopic Versus Open Left Lateral Liver Sectionectomy: A Comparative Study ».
Annual Congress of the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic
Surgeons (SAGES) - Philadelphia, April 2008
•
Dagher I, Tranchart H, Lainas P, Balzarotti R, Franco D, « Laparoscopic liver
resection with prior vascular control: a comparative study ». Hong Kong - Shanghai
International Liver Congress (ILC) - Hong Kong, June 2008
Published Reports
•
Balzarotti R, Moali I, Dagher I, Poussin D, Carloni A, Franco D, Smadja C, Vons C,
« Prise en charge des péritonites localisées par perforation appendiculaire à l’ère de la
laparoscopie ». Gastroenterol Clin Biol 2004;28:A 104
•
Dagher I, Berveiller P, Balzarotti R, Agostini H, Smadja C, Franco D, « La
lobectomie hépatique gauche par laparoscopie versus laparotomie ». J Chir 2007;144
SPE
•
Dagher I, Berveiller P, Balzarotti R, Di Giuro G, Agostini H, Franco D, «
Laparoscopic Versus Open Left Lateral Liver Sectionectomy: A Comparative Study ».
Surg Endosc 2008;22:S 273
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7 – Publications
1. Cerdan-Ross L, Compte-Mordefroid M, Balzarotti R, Resten A, Franco D, Musset D,
« What is your diagnosis? ». J Radiol 2005;86(4):427-9
2. Tranchart H, Carloni A, Balzarotti R, de Laveaucoupet J, Chapelier A, Smadja C,
« Leiomyosarcoma of the inferior vena cava involving the renal veins: A simple
method of right renal vein reimplantation ». J Vasc Surg 2008;47:209-12
3. Balzarotti R, Marmuse JP, « Confection d’une anse en Y par voie coelioscopique ».
Technique chirurgicale, J Chir 2008;145(6):592-97
4. Di Giuro G, Balzarotti R, Lainas P, Franco D, Dagher I, « Laparoscopic left
hepatectomy with intraoperative biliary exploration for hepatolithiasis ». J
Gastrointest Surg 2009;13(6):1147-8
5. Marzouk P, Carloni A, Balzarotti R, Dumas De La Roque A, Smadja C, « A l’ère de
la tomodensitométrie, le diagnostic de hernie obturatrice étranglée est il encore
clinique? ». J Chir 2009 Sep 17
6. Balzarotti R, Smadja C, Saint Yves G, Carloni A, Helmy N, Vons C, « Elective
versus urgent laparoscopic appendectomy for complicated appendicitis ». Minerva
Chirurgica 2009;64(1):9-16
7. Sage E, Roudié J, Balzarotti R, Carloni A, Maitre S, Vons C, Sbai-Idrissi M, Smadja
C, « Right colonic diverticuliti: an uncommon disease in western countries ». Acta
Chirurgica Belgica 2010;110(1):57-9
8. Balzarotti R, Cimbanassi S, Chiara O, Zabbialini G, Smadja C, « Isolated
extrahepatic bile duct rupture: a rare consequence of blunt abdominal trauma. Case
report and review of the literature ». World J Emerg Surg 2012; 7(1):16
9. Rondelli F, Balzarotti R, Bugiantella W, Mariani L, Pugliese R, Mariani E, «
Temporary percutaneous ileostomy versus conventional loop ileostomy in mechanical
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extraperitoneal colorectal anastomosis: a retrospective study ». Eur J Surg Oncol
2012; 38(11):1065-70
10. Rondelli F, Bugiantella W, Vedovati MC, Balzarotti R, Avenia N, Mariani E, Agnelli
G, Becattini C, « To drain or not to drain extraperitoneal colorectal anastomosis? A
systematic review and meta-analysis ». Colorectal Desease 2014;16(2):O35-42
11. Vedovati MC, Becattini C, Rondelli F, Boncompagni M, Camporese G, Balzarotti R,
Mariani E, Flamini O, Pucciarelli S, Donini A, Agnelli G, « A randomized study on
1-week versus 4-week prophylaxis for venous thromboembolism after laparoscopic
surgery for colorectal cancer ». Ann Surg 2014;259(4):665-9
12. Bugiantella W, Vedovati MC, Becattini C, Canger RC, Avenia N, Rondelli F, « To
drain or not to drain elective uncomplicated laparoscopic cholecystectomy? A
systematic
review
and
meta-analysis
».
J
Hepatobiliary
Pancreat
Sci
2014;21(11):787-94
13. Rondelli F, Desio M, Vedovati MC, Balzarotti Canger RC, Sanguinetti A, Avenia N,
Bugiantella W, « Intra-abdominal drainage after pancreatic resection: Is it really
necessary? A meta-analysis of short-term outcomes ». Int J Surg 2014;12 Suppl
1:S40-7
14. Becattini C, Rondelli F, Vedovati MC, Camporese G, Giustozzi M, Boncompagni M,
Pucciarelli S, Balzarotti R, Mariani E, Filippucci E, Donini A, Agnelli G, « Incidence
and risk factors for venous thromboembolism after laparoscopic surgery for colorectal
cancer ». Haematologica 2015;100(1):e35-8
15. Balzarotti R, Rondelli F, Barizzi J, Cartolari R, « Symptomatic schwannoma of the
abdominal wall. Case report and review of the literature ». Oncol Lett 2015;9(3):10958
16. Balzarotti R, « Laparoscopic cholecystectomy and choledocolithotomy with primary
suture for lithiasis (with video) ». J Visc Surg 2015;152:133-4
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17. Rondelli F, Balzarotti R, Villa F, Guerra A, Avenia N, Mariani E, Bugiantella W, « Is
robot-assisted laparoscopic right colectomy more effective than the conventional
laparoscopic procedure? A meta-analysis of short-term outcomes ». Int J Surg
2015;18:75-82
18. Zattoni D, Balzarotti R, Rosso R, « The management of bilateral adrenal
myelolipoma: case report and review of the literature ». Journal of Surgery Case
Reports 2015;12:31-6
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