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AWARDS
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HONORARY MEMBER
RICCARDO AUDISIO
St Helens Teaching Hospital, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
Riccardo was born in Milan, Italy and graduated in Padua (1980).
He specialised in General Surgery (1985) and Diagnostic Radiology
(1994). Trained at the National Cancer Institute of Milan (1980-94) he
was appointed deputy director at the Department of General Surgery,
European Institute of Oncology, Milan (1994-1998).
He moved to the United Kingdom in 1999 to become Consultant
Surgical Oncologist and Honorary Professor at the University of
Liverpool.
Past Editor of
Surgical Oncology
, published by Elsevier (2007-2013)
he is Editor-in-Chief of the
European Journal of Surgical Oncology
.
Author of 220 peer-reviewed publications and 36 book chapters,
Professor Audisio has edited 20 book projects and is guest reviewer to
39 international scientific journals.
Professor Audisio is past-President of BASO (British Association of
Surgical Oncologists) and President of ESSO (European Society of
Surgical Oncology). He is serving as an advisor to the Department of
Health and to the All Party Parliamentary Group on Breast Cancer
in Older Women. Professor Audisio sits on the Board of Directors
of ECCO, the European CanCer Organisation. He is member of
several international scientific societies including BASO, ESSO, SSO,
ASGBI, ASCRS, AAA, SIOG and EUSOMA. He is past-chair of the
Education and Training Committee of ESSO. His clinical research
focuses on breast cancer and geriatric oncology. Past-President of
SIOG (International Society of Geriatric Oncology) and past-chair
the Surgical Task Force, Professor Audisio has organised several
international advanced courses/meeting on cancer surgery, breast
cancer and geriatric-oncology.
Riccardo Audisio