Marco Solinas, MD

Academic

qualifications 1994, July: Faculty of Medicine at University of Bologna: Degree Magna cum Laude with a thesis in Cardiac Surgery, on the subject: “Surgical treatment of Native and Prosthetic Endocarditis.” Tutor: Professor Angelo Pierangeli, Chief Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Bologna.

1999, November: Cardiac Surgery Specialization Magna cum Laude with a thesis on the subject; “Surgical treatment of anomalous origin of coronary arteries in the pediatric age” Tutor: Professor Angelo Pierangeli, Chief Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Bologna.

Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon Honorary Senior Lecturer Imperial College NHS Trust Hammersmith Hospital Du Cane Road London W12 0HS

2015 Accolade of “Cavaliere della Repubblica” for Professional merits awarded by the President of the Italian Republic Giorgio Napolitano

Clinical activity 1992: academical internship in Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Bologna.
(Policlinico Sant’Orsola).

1994-1999: full-time internship in Cardiac Surgery Department of University of Bologna (Policlinico Sant’Orsola); clinical and surgical activity.
-1998 : fellowship at St. Antonius Hospital (Nieuwegein, Holland),
-1999 : observer in the Pediatric Cardiac Surgery of the Sol Goldman Children’s Heart Center, Columbia University, New York
-2000 to April 2014 consultant in Cardiac Surgery “Ospedale del Cuore, Fondazione Toscana G. Monasterio”, Massa, Italy.

– July 2010-May 2011 Consultant in Cardiac Surgery Imperial College University/Imperial College Trust, Hammersmith Campus, London.

-2010-2015 Honorary Senior Lecturer Imperial College London

– July 2014 Director ad interim Cardiac Surgery Unit “Ospedale del Cuore, Fondazione Toscana G. Monasterio”, Massa, Italy

-January 2015 -present Director Cardiac Surgery Unit “Ospedale del Cuore, Fondazione Toscana G. Monasterio”, Massa, Italy

Memberships
• Italian Medical Council
• Italian Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (SICCH)
• International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery (ISMICS)
• UK General Medical Council (2010-2015)
• European Association for Cardiothoracic Surgery (EACTS)
• Active member of the Endoscopic cardiac Surgeons Club (ECSC)
• Member of the Scientific Committee of the Italian Football Federation (FGCI)

Publications

151 publications in Heart Surgery iInternational Journals. Editor of the book “Minimally invasive mitral valve surgery”. Co-author of 5 scientific volumes.

Specialist Training in Cardiac surgery 1994-1999:

• 5-years training in surgical correction of complex congenital heart diseases.
• Coronary artery revascularization

• Valvular surgery

• Surgery of thoracic and abdominal aorta

• Heart transplantation and ventricular assist devices

• 1998: Research and clinical fellowship St. Antonius Hospital (Nieuwegein, Holland):

• Harvesting and preservation of biological human tissues at BIO Implant Service Bank (Leiden, Holland)
• Conservative surgery of mitral and aortic valve

Languages Italian (native language)
English (fluently spoken)

In 2000, I was appointed to a Consultant position in Cardiac Surgery at “Ospedale del Cuore, Fondazione Toscana G. Monasterio”, Massa, Italy.

During this period I have been responsible for all aspects of modern Cardiac Surgery with a specific interest in minimally invasive techniques, including training and proctoring in Italy and Europe.
During the absence of the Head of Department, I have been responsible for the running of the Unit. I am also involved in dealing with inter-departmental relations with particular attention to management skills and the negotiation and management of conflicts.
In the above role I attended the course of the Italian Society for Cardiac Surgery on the subject “The Responsibility of the New Corporate Management and the elements necessary for the management of the Department” Bologna, 27-28 April 2001”.

I have coordinated work groups for the publication of scientific articles.
Furthermore, I have been instrumental in the development and running of the hospital data-base and digital medical records.

July 2010 I was appointed for an initial period of 12 months to a Consultant position in Cardiac Surgery at Imperial College University/Imperial College Trust, Hammersmith Campus, London.
I have been recruited to lead of a specific project to develop minimally invasive mitral and aortic surgery.

1 January 2013 High specialization appointment: development of research and follow up activity on minimally invasive mitral valve repair; supervision for minimally invasive surgery training on junior surgeons; coordination of outpatient activity at Ospedale del Cuore in Massa and Ospedale S.Cataldo in Pisa, both Fondazione Toscana G.Monasterio.

May 2014 I was appointed to a substitute position as Director of Adult Cardiac Surgery Unit “Ospedale del Cuore, Fondazione Toscana G. Monasterio”, Massa, Italy

From January 2015- present: Director of Adult Cardiac Surgery Unit “Ospedale del Cuore, Fondazione Toscana G. Monasterio”, Massa, Italy.

Co-director of the II level Master Innovation in cardiac surgery: advances in minimally invasive therapeutics-Institute of Life Sciences of the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna – Fondazione G. Monasterio Regione Toscana-CNR- II and III Edition.

Co-founder of the Endoscopic Cardiac Surgeon Club (ECSC)