Mirto Foletto, MD

CURRICULUM VITAErnMirto Foletto u2013 MDrnrnPersonal informationrnrnBirthplace: Lonigo u2013 ItalyrnDate of birth: 13th May 1964rnrnCertificationsrnrn07/19/1989 Graduation in Medicine at Padua Universityrn25/01/1990 Fully registered as a medical practitioner in Italy (Vicenza District Medical Council)rn12/07/1994 Specialization in General Surgery at Padua Universityrn1999 (2004-2008 refreshed) ATLS certification by the American College of Surgeon u2013 Committee on Traumarn2003 (2006-2009-2011-2014 refreshed) CMO (Chief Medical Officer) certification by F.I.M. rnrnWorking and training experiencernrn1989: fellowship at 1st Dept. Of Surgery, Debrecen University Hospital (H).rn1989-1994: resident in General Surgery at Padua University.rn1994: u201cHands-onu201d training in laparoscopic surgery (basic skills at Centre de Sante des Fagnes - Chimay (B), Chief of the Dept. Dr. T. Mignon.rn1995-1999: surgeon (staff member) at Arzignano and Valdagno (Vicenza District - Italy) Community Hospital.rnSince 1999 to present: surgeon (staff member) at Clinica Chirurgica I u2013 Padua University, with full privileges of high specialization in minimally invasive (laparoscopic and video assisted thoracoscopy (VAT) and bariatric surgery since 2006.rnJanuary 2003: visiting surgeon at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston (TX) - US, Dept of Surgical Oncology, Head Dr. R. Pollock.rnFebraury 2003: visiting surgeon at Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles (CA) - US, Dept of minimally invasive and bariatric surgery, Head Dr. E. Phillips.rnDecember 2004: Chief Surgeon (Free Surgical Camp) at Dept of Surgery - Pinnamaneni-Siddhartha Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Foundation, Vijaywada (Andhra-Pradesh) - India, within the framework of u201cPadova Ospitaleu201d humanitarian mission.rnDecember 2005 and December 2007: Teaching surgeon at Dept of Surgery - Pinnamaneni-Siddhartha Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Foundation, Vijaywada (Andhra-Pradesh) - India, for start-up phase of minimally invasive surgery.rnApril 2-3, 2007: VAT Masterclass, organized by Tyco Healthcare Inc. Holding at Elancourt (F).rnSince January 2010: Consultant at Veneto Oncology Institute (IOV), minimally invasive laparoscopic and thoracoscopic surgery.rnMay 2010: Chief Surgeon (Free Surgical Camp) at Dept of Surgery - St John of God Hospital, Lunsar (Sierra Leone - West Africa) within the framework of u201cPadova Ospitaleu201d humanitarian Mission.rnSince Nov 2010: Director of the Week Surgery Unit - Padova University HospitalrnMarch 21, 2011: Colorectal SILS Masterclass, organized by Covidien, Elancourt (F).rnAugust 2011: Appointed as Bariatric Surgeon of Excellence within IFSO endorsed COE Program.rnJune 2012: Bariatric Surgery Consultant for Johnson u0026 Johnson Medical, Italy.rnrnrnrnResearch activity linked to clinical practicernrnMinimally invasive surgery (Laparoscopy, VATS)rnBariatric surgeryrnMelanomarnSoft tissue sarcomarnLoco-regional treatmentrnrnScientific productionrnrnAuthor and co-author of more than 60 articles published on International Journals. Publications can be retrieved from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov key word: folettornrnrnPresenter at ASMBS Annual Meeting (San Francisco - CA (2006), San Diego - CA (2007), Washington DC (2008), Grapevine - TX (2009), San Diego - CA (2012)rnPresenter at IFSO World Congress Maastricht (NL) 2005, Sidney (AUS) 2006, Long Beach - CA (2010), Hamburg (D) 2011, New Delhi (IN) 2012, Istanbul 2013, Montreal 2014 and IFSO-EC (Capri 2008, Lausanne 2010)rnPresenter at International Consensus Summit on Sleeve Gastrectomy ICSSG-2 (Miami - FL - 2009) and ICSSG-3 and -4 (NYC - 2010, 2012).rnrnMembershiprnrnMember of ESSO (European Society of Surgical Oncology) since 1999.rnMember of American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery since 2006.rnMember of the Italian Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery since 2006rnMember of IFSO since 2006 and IFSO Delegate since 2012. rn