
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
- 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)