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Prof. Angelo Lavano

Full Professor of Neurosurgery
Department of Neurosurgery, University "Magna Graecia"
 

Brief Biography:


Curriculum studiorum
· Medicine and Surgery Graduate, 2° Faculty of  Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples, 1981
· Specialization in Neurosurgery, 2° Faculty of  Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples, 1986
· Specialization in Endocrinology, 1° Faculty of  Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples, 1989  
· Specialization in Radiology, Faculty of  Medicine and Surgery, University of Catanzaro, 1995

Degree
a) Academic Degree:
From 1987 to 2000: Researcher of Neurosurgery, Faculty of  Medicine and Surgery of Catanzaro, University of Reggio Calabria.   
From 2001 to 2010: Associated Professor of Neurosurgey, Faculty of  Medicine and Surgery, University “ Magna Graecia” of Catanzaro.
From 2011: Full Professor of Neurosurgey, Faculty of  Medicine and Surgery, University “ Magna Graecia” of Catanzaro.
From 2006: Director of Neurosurgical Resident School, Faculty of  Medicine and Surgery, University “ Magna Graecia” of Catanzaro.
b) Health Degree:
From 1986 to 1987: Assistant of Neurosurgical Department, Policlinico “MaterDomini” of Catanzaro
From 1987 to 2000: Assistant of  Neurosurgical Department / Functional Neurosurgery, Functional and Stereaotactic Neurosurgery Center, “Policlinico MaterDomini” of Catanzaro.
From 2007: Head of Neurosurgical Department/Functional and Stereaotactic Neurosurgery Center, “Policlinico Universitario of Germaneto” –“Tommaso Campanella “Fondation, Catanzaro.

 

Academic positions:


· Ordinary Professor of Neurosurgey, Faculty of  Medicine and Surgery, University “ Magna Graecia” of Catanzaro, Italy
· Director of Neurosurgical Resident School, Faculty of  Medicine and Surgery, University “ Magna Graecia” of Catanzaro, Italy

 

Research interests:


- Surgical treatment of complicated-advanced Parkinson Disease with Motor Cortex  Stimulation (MCS)
- Utility of the Intracranial Pressure Lumbar Monitoring in the Chronic Daily Headache
- Transforamenal Sacral Nerve Stimulation (TSNS) in bladder dysfunctions and isolated pelvic pain syndrome
- Treatment of  chronic benign pain with Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS)

 

Any other information:


1. Author of 224 publications (88 publications in extenso on national and international scientific journals), 4 books, 2 videotapes and 1 CD-ROM (epilepsy surgery).
2. President of Section of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery of the Italian Society of Neurosurgery
3. Member of Directory Board of the Italian Chapter of International Neuromodulation Society (INS)
4. Member of the Scientific committee of the Italian Association of Iron Neurodegenerative Syndromes (AISNAF)
5. Member of Italian Society of Neurosurgery;
6. Member of Italian Society of Neurooncology;
7. Member of Italian Study Association of the Pain;
8. Member of European Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery;
9. Member of International Neuromodulation Society;
10. Member of Movement Disorder Society.

 

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