Vincenzo Stanghellini, MD
PRESENT POSITION: Vincenzo Stanghellini is Professor of Medicine in the Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences at the University of Bologna, Chair of Internal Medicine in the Department Digestive Diseases of the St. Orsola University Hospital of Bologna, Director of the Subspecialty School in Internal Medicine of the University of Bologna.
EXPERIENCE: Research Fellow (1981-1983) and Visiting Professor (1983-1985) at the Gastrointestinal Unit of the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
RESEARCH INTEREST: Leading a successful group of investigators, with main research focus on pathophysiology of functional disorders of the gastrointestinal tract, diagnosis and treatment of functional digestive syndromes.
AWARDS and HONORS: Master Award for Sustained Achievement in Digestive Sciences of the American Gastroenterological Association (2009).
PUBLICATIONS: over 300 papers on peer review journals (H-Index >60).
MEMBERSHIPS: Italian Society o Neurogastroenterology and Motility (SINGEM) (President); European Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility (former member of the Steering Committee); United European Gastroenterological Federation (UEGF); Italian Society of Internal Medicine (SIMI) (past-President of the Regional Committee), Italian Society of Gastroenterology (SIGE), Italian Group of Intestinal Pseudo-obstruction (GIpsI) (President). Associate Editor, member of the Editorial Board and referee for many peer-review journals.
