Andrea Ruzzenente

Andrea Ruzzenente is a Full Professor of General Surgery and Hepatobiliary Surgery at the University of Verona. He serves as the Department Director of Chirurgia Generale ed Epatobiliare and coordinates the PhD Program in Surgical and Cardiovascular Sciences. His clinical and research activities focus on hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery, with expertise in minimally invasive and robotic techniques for cancer treatment.

Education and Roles:

• Department Director, Chirurgia Generale ed Epatobiliare
• PhD Coordinator, Surgical and Cardiovascular Sciences
• Member of multiple academic committees including the Faculty Board and Teaching Committees

Research Interests:

• Clinical and molecular research in hepatobiliary cancers
• Development of minimally invasive surgical techniques
• Prognostic modeling in liver surgery

Recent Articles: Focus on optimizing outcomes in liver surgery, robotic approaches, and predictive models for postoperative complications. Highlights include studies on hepatocellular carcinoma, cholangiocarcinoma, and gallbladder cancer.

Teaching and Training:

• Lead instructor for advanced surgical courses (e.g., robotic surgery, minimally invasive techniques)
• Supervises postgraduate programs in General Surgery and Radiodiagnosis

Labs and Teams: Associated with the Lurm Medical Research Laboratory and the Cardiovascular Research Laboratory. Involved in spin-off companies Nutretech S.r.l. and DiSS S.r.l. for translational research applications.