Faculty

Carlo Savini, PhD, MD

Professor, María Cecilia Hospital – Università of Bologna

Practice area

  • Mitral & Tricuspid Valve repair
  • Minimally Invasive Totally Endoscopic Cardiac Surgery
  • Thoracic Aorta Surgery
  • Complex surgical reconstruction in Endocarditis
  • Redo Cardiac Surgery

Background information

Academic Titles:

1994 Medical Degree

2001 Cardiac Surgery Specialisation

2017 Ph.D. in “Aortic Valve Treatment in High risk patients: new technologies role

2022 ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR of University of Bologna

3/10/22 – Today: Director of Cardiac Surgery Dept in Maria Cecilia Hospital – Cotignola (RA)

 Foreign Experiences:

1995: Emergency surgery in “Servicio de Cirugia de Urgencia” – Civil Hospital – Guadalajara. Mexico.

2000 First Half. As Cardiac Surgery Resident: “Servicio de Cirugia Cardiaca” Dir. M. Murtra

– Vall d’Hebron Hospital- Barcelona. Spain.

2000 Second Half. As Cardiac Surgery Resident: “CardioPulmonary Surgery Unit” – St.

Antonius Hospital – Nieuwegein -UT-Holland.

  1. As Cardiac Surgery Staff Surgeon: Cardiac Surgery Department” Dir. H. Vanermen,

OLV Hospital, Aalst Belgium.

 Scientific Societies

 2006 – today: SICCH (Società Italiana di Cardiochirurgia) Member

2012 – today: ISMICS (International Society of Minimally Cardio-thoracic Surgery) Member

2017- today: ANMCO (Associazione Nazionale Medici Cardiologi Ospedalieri) member

2017-2019: ANMCO Cardiac Surgery Committee Member

2022- today: EACTS (European Association of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery) Member

2024- today: ECSC (Endoscopic Cardiac Surgeon Club) Active Member

 Clinical Activity:

 2001- 2002. Staff Surgeon Cardiac Surgery Dept – S.Raffaele Hospital – Milano

2002 – 2022. Staff Surgeon Cardiac Surgery Dept – IRCCS S.Orsola-Malpighi di Bologna

3/10/22 – Today: Director of Cardiac Surgery Dept in Maria Cecilia Hospital – Cotignola (RA)