Roberto Di Mitri

Palermo, Italy

PRESENT POSITION

  • 2019 Sept 1st – Present
  • ARNAS Ospedali “Civico – Di Cristina – Benfratelli” – P.zza N. Leotta, 4 90127 – Palermo
  • Director of Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit
  • 2012 Jul 1st – 2019 Aug 31st
  • ARNAS Ospedali “Civico – Di Cristina – Benfratelli” P.zza N. Leotta, 4 90127 – Palermo
  • Head of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Endoscopy and Echoendoscopy of Biliopancreatic Disease. Unit and Referent for Endoscopic Diagnosis and Therapy for benign and malignancy bowel disease. Referent for Diagnostic and Interventional Digestive Endoscopy Training.

WORK EXPERIENCE

  • 2004 Dec 31st – Present

ARNAS Ospedali “Civico – Di Cristina – Benfratelli” P.zza N. Leotta, 4 – 90127 – Palermo

Senior Attending of Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy

  • 2006 Apr – 2007 Apr

IRCCS IsMeTT – UPMC (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center) of Palermo

Visiting physician for training on ERCP

  • 2008 May – 2009 June

IRCCS IsMeTT – UPMC (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center) of Palermo

Visiting physician for training on diagnostic and interventional EUS

  • 2001 March 1st – 2004 Dec 30th

ASL 6 – Via G. Cusmano – Palermo

Senior attending of Internal Medicine

Chief of Emergency Digestive Endoscopy at Emergency Department of “G.F. Ingrassia” Hospital in Palermo

  • 2000 Aug 1st – 2001 Feb 28th

ASL 9 – Trapani

Attending of Internal Medicine

  • 1999 Dec 22th – 2000 July 31st

Palermo University

Researcher about the regional project “Screening of patients with ulcerative colitis for early diagnosis of colorectal cancer with detection of fecal k-ras”

Director Prof. Mario Cottone

  • 1994 Nov – 1998 Dec

Palermo University

Resident of the School of Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy at Medical Department of the V. Cervello Hospital of Palermo

Director Prof. Luigi Pagliaro

  • 1993 Nov – 1994 Nov
  1. Cervello Hospital – Via Trabucco, 180 – Palermo

Attended the Medical Department of the V. Cervello Hospital of Palermo

Director Prof. Luigi Pagliaro

  • 1993 Apr – 1994 Nov

Civico e Benfratelli Hospital – P.zza N. Leotta, 4 – Palermo

Attended the Emergency Department

During the period that I worked in Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit I developed special competences about diagnostic and interventional elective and emergency digestive endoscopy (more than 20,000 procedures) and in particular:

1) interventional endoscopy in biliopancreatic district (about 5,000 ERCP);

2) diagnostic and interventional EUS (about 3500 diagnostic EUS and about 1,500 interventional EUS);

3) about 400 enteral stenting (oesophageal, duodenal and colic)

4) PEG (percutaneus endoscopic gastrostomy) insertion

5) endoscopic dilatation for benign and malignant

6) sclerosis and legature of oesophageal varix in emergency and delayed

7) emergency and election hemostasis fon UNVB

8) polipectomy, endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR), endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) e endoscopic full-tickness resection (EFTR)

11) radiofrequency ablation of Barrett oesophagus

12) endoscopic septotomy of Zenker diverticulum

13) peroral cholangioscopy with Spy-Glass DS

14) peroral oesophageal endoscopic myotomy (POEM)

14) abdominal ultrasonography

15) clinical management of patients with IBD, coeliac disease, biliopancreatic disease

ACADEMIC TITLES

2014 Nov 11th – Present

Palermo University

  • Appointment Assistant Professor for endoscopic training of resident doctors in Gastroenterology at

Palermo University

2016 Jan 18th

Palermo University

  • Appointment Trainer in Digestive Endoscopy at II Level University Master on IBD

2012 May – 2014 Sept 10th

Palermo University

  • Appointment Trainer for endoscopic training of resident doctors in Gastroenterology at Palermo

University

2020 Jul 10th – 2029 Jul 10th

MIUR (Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research)

  • Appointment National Scientific Qualification as Assistant Professor in Gastroenterology

SCIENTIFIC PRODUCTION

  • 190 papers as full text and abstract on international journal of gastroenterology
  • 1 paper of guidelines ACOI
  • 4 papers as abstract on emergency medicine Italian journal
  • 4 papers on Italian books of gastroenterology

OTHER INFORMATION

  • SIED Endoscopic Trainer in the Program for Endoscopic Teachers of WEO/ESGE/EETC
  • Jul 2015 – Dec 2016: EUS Trainer at Policlinico G. Martino of Messina
  • Reviewer of:

– European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology (Impact Factor 2,152)

– World Journal of Gastroenterology (Impact Factor 2,433)

– Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Diseases International (Impact Factor 1,517)

– Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (Impact Factor 6,217)

– Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology (Impact Factor 0,53)

– Digestive and Liver Disease (Impact Factor 3,287)

  • Member of the Editorial Board of Word Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
  • 2013-2014-2015-2016-2017-2018: Proctor at “Next Generation National Program” for teaching about ERCP
  • Referee for abstracts selection at the Italian National Congress of Digestive Disease for 2013 – 2014 – 2015 – 2016 – 2017 – 2018
  • Member of Regional Network of IBD and Emergency Endoscopy
  • 2018 – Member of SIED National Commission of Training (Italian Society of Digestive Endoscopy)
  • Member of AIGO (Italian Association of Gastroenterologists and Endoscopists)
  • Member of SIED (Italian Society of Digestive Endoscopy)
  • Member of IG-IBD (Italian Group of study of IBD)
  • Member of IEC/EGEUS (Italian Club of EUS/ European Group of EUS)
  • Member of ESGE (European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy)