Brief Biography:
Date of birth: February 09 1959, Place of birth: Tarvisio, Italy.
University of Padua, Medical Faculty, Department of Neurosciences – Section of Dentistry, Chair of General and Special Anaesthesiology
e-mail: gastone.zanette@unipd.it
Undergraduate Education
1974-1978: Liceo Scientifico Statale, Tarviso, Udine, Italy Concentration: Health Science; Degree: High school
Graduate Education
1978-1985: Padua University, Padova, Italy, Concentration: Medicine; Degree: M.D.
Internal Medicine Department, topic: student medical internship (1981-1984).
Postgraduate Training and Fellowship
1985–1988: Padua University, Padova, Italy, Concentration: Residency in Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care; Degree: Specialty in Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care.
Employment History
1. August 1985-July 1988: Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, University of Padua, Padova, Italy.
Position: Resident in Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care
2. August 1988-March 1992: Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Azienda Ospedaliera of Padua, Padova, Italy.
Position: Staff Anaesthesiologist.
3. March 1992-December 2004: Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Azienda Ospedaliera of Padua, Padova, Italy.
Position: Attending Anaesthesiologist.
4. January 2005 – present: Department of Neurosciences – Section of Dentistry, Chair of General and Special Anaesthesiology, Medical School, Padua University, Padova, Italy
Position: Researcher (lecturer) in Anaesthesiology
Memberships
1. Italian Society of Dental Anaesthesia (AINOS).
2. Society for the Advancement of Anaesthesia in Dentistry (SAAD).
3. College of Italian Professors of Dental Anaesthesia (CDAO).
4. Italian Society of Anaesthesia, Analgesia, Resuscitation and Intensive Care (SIAARTI).
5. Italian Center of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis (CIICS).
6. Amnesty International, Italian Section.
7. Emergency, Life Support for Civilian War Victims.
8. Italian Representative at International Federation of Dental Anesthesiology Societies (IFDAS).
9. Executive Secretary for the European Federation for the Advancement of Anaesthesia in Dentistry (EFAAD).
President of the Italian Association of Dental Sedationists (AISOD)
Extracurricular Activities
Hypnosis, Meditation, Sauna, Alpine skiing, Readings
Academic positions:
January 2005 – present: Department of Neurosciences; Section of Dentistry, Chair of Dental Anaesthesiology, Medical School, Padua University, Padova, Italy
Position: Researcher (lecturer) in Anaesthesiology
Research interests:
1. Anxiety control in dentistry
2. Conscious sedation and general anaesthesia in dentistry
3. Regional anaesthesia and analgesia in dentistry;
4. Emergency management in dentistry.
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