Giovanni Ussia
Professor of Surgery
University of Bologna
Italy
Biography
Giovanni Ussia is Professor of Surgery and Consultant in General and Thoracic Surgery of the University of Bologna, Medical School, Bologna Italy. He was Registered with the Order of Physicians and Dentists of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy from 1974-1982 and registered with the Order of Physicians and Dentists of Bologna, Bologna, Italy # 9663 from 09.11.1982 until today. He was also registered with the General Medical Council UK # 7165293 from 04.09.2013.
The scientific research was in line with this addressing various areas of investigation, including surgery of the liver, liver transplantation, acute liver failure, liver regeneration, the study of liver preservation awaiting transplant the pathophysiology of acid bile, portal hypertension, tissue reactivity to synthetic materials such as sutures, the use of human fibrin, the study of tissue reactivity for vascular prostheses, the effects of the laser beam, and the agnostic insulinoma problems. He carried out important studies in the field of laparoscopic surgery. Vascular surgery and the prevention of arterial thrombosis has been a very interesting area of study that were then published on the Journal of Vascular Surgery ; recently we have been dedicated to clinical research in preventive and protective medicine using high-tech equipment and combining the clinical, laboratory, genetic and imaging data to make prevention programs tailored to healthy individuals. • Publications / Articles (see detailed list attached ) • Author of 150 scientific papers: • Proceedings of the XXIII Congress of the European Society for Surgical Research 
 (English), Karger, Zurich, 1988. • New radiological imaging and intervention in General Surgery, Masson Italy SPA, 1989. • CD ROM on laparoscopic sutures with Prof. AWattiez, published in 2003.
He is also a member of following Associations • Fellow of the American College of Surgeons • Member of the Italian Society of Endoscopic Surgery • Member of the Italian Society of Surgery
Research Interest
-Surgery