Background
Dr. Paolo Albino Ferrari is the interim director of the Division of Thoracic Surgery at the “A. Businco” Oncology Hospital - A.R.N.A.S. “G. Brotzu” of Cagliari, Italy. He holds national boards in thoracic surgery. After completing his training in vascular and thoracic surgery at University Hospital, Cagliari (2010-2015), he also trained as a clinical fellow in thoracic surgery at the Division of Thoracic Surgery and Lung Transplantation, ISMETT (UPMC) IRCCS, Palermo (2014-2017).
Other Interests
He participated in and performed more than 1300 vascular, general, and thoracic surgeries. His main research topics include surgery thoracic trauma, lung and mediastinal oncologic surgery, minimally invasive thoracic surgery, advanced strategies of post-surgical functional recovery, and minimally invasive thoracic surgery in non-intubated patients.
Research
Recently, he has participated in developing guidelines for international clinical on perioperative management and “enhanced recovery” after lung surgery and in drafting protocols for surgical approaches in the non-intubated lung ground glass lesion. He is the author or co-author of several scientific articles, an editor and reviewer for international scientific journals, and a member of the National and International Scientific Surgical Society.
Practice Areas
- Cancer
- Hyperhidrosis
- Interventional bronchoscopy
- Lung
- Mediastinum
- Minimally Invasive
- Pleura
- Thoracic
- Thoracic traumas
- Trachea
- VATS