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Flaviu
5.0• Dec 2019• OTHER
The medical team at the hospital was very swift in formulating a second opinion based on the provided medical results, which helped us decide what the next steps should be with regards to getting the right treatment
Massimo Falconi
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About Massimo Falconi
<p>Professor Massimo Falconi is a gastrointestinal oncologist with over 30 years of experience specializing in pancreatic diseases. He practices at Ospedale San Raffaele in Milan and has led 3,600 surgeries, including distal, total, middle pancreatectomies , pancreatic resections, and enucleations. He is the Director of the Pancreatic Surgery and the Pancreas Translational and Clinical Unit at IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele with international experience in Japan, Spain, Germany, and Sweden. Prof. Falconi has written over 330 articles and taken part in 350+ Italian and 220+ international conferences, and is a member of several organizations.</p>
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Speciality
• Cancer Treatment• General Surgery
Language Spoken
• English
Awards
- • International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (IHPBA)
- • European Neuroendocrine Tumor Society (ENETS)
- • International Association of Pancreatology (IAP)
- • European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO)
- • Italian Society of Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy
- • The International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association
- • The European Neuroendocrine Tumor Society
- • The European Society of Medical Oncology
Surgical oncologist accreditations
Tokyo Women's Medical University, Japan
Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Spain
The Rostock University Medical Center, Germany
The Karolinska Institute, Sweden
All Procedures
Performed by Massimo Falconi
All Procedures Performed by Massimo Falconi
Cancer Treatment
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General Surgery
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