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Rheumatology | University Hospital San Raffaele Milan

Department of immunology, rheumatology, allergology, and rare diseases

Milan is the principal city of Northern Italy and the business capital of the Lombardy region. The town is famous for its innovations in fashion, wealth, and cultural heritage. Everyone will find something for themselves in Milan: from lovers of entertainment and shopping to connoisseurs of art and historical architecture.The city's glorious history accompanies tourists at every step of their walk. One of the historical assets is the Cathedral of Santa Maria Nascente, one of the most significant religious buildings in the world and probably the most beautiful church in the Gothic style. A walk on the roof will be very atmospheric, from where the snow-capped peaks of the Alps are visible. With one more step of the walk, the magnificent La Scala opens - one of the most famous opera houses in the world. In addition, Milan has UNESCO World Heritage sites, including the 14th century Sforza Castle, which houses a beautiful museum with such rarities as Michelangelo's last masterpiece. But the city's artistic side does not end there but only begins. All city guests must visit the da Vinci Museum - the national museum of science and technology, located in the building of the former monastery. Of particular interest is the gallery of Leonardo da Vinci with his works and tools of Galileo, Newton, and Volt.Milan has long been an important national and European scientific center. Such progression is due to the numerous epidemics that covered Europe and stimulated humanity to find extraordinary solutions to save humanity. Back in 1798, during an outbreak of smallpox, Giuseppe Giannini and Luigi Sacco immunized one and a half million inhabitants. In 1889, the Anti-rabies Institute for producing vaccines and vaccinations was established. And already in 1894, bacteriologist Serafino Belfanti founded the Milan Institute of Serotherapy, a center for scientific research and vaccine production. The invention of the artificial pneumothorax for treating the disease in 1888 belongs to prof. Carlo Forlanini and Giovanni Battista Montegia were the first to describe infantile paralysis or poliomyelitis in 1813 correctly. And according to the tradition of innovative ideas and science, the world-renowned University Hospital San Raffaele Milan with the European Institute of Oncology Milan was opened here in 1969 and in 1994, which not only treats patients from all over the world highly effectively but also makes significant adjustments to the modern vision of treatment and diagnostic approaches diseases.A natural wonder for everyone in the city of Milan, fashionable and at the same time scientific. The town shows its versatility and talent in different directions, so it suits every tourist with tastes and preferences.

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University Hospital San Raffaele Milan includes neurology, cardiology, oncology, radiology, gastroenterology, heart, breast, and hepatobiliary surgery departments.

Departments in University Hospital San Raffaele Milan

University Hospital San Raffaele Milan IRCCS is a world-renowned unique research center and an advanced hospital. Since 1969, under one roof, in collaboration with Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, there has been a synergy of new clinical research, high-quality patient treatment, and postgraduate training in various medical fields. The clinic is the only Italian member of the European University Hospital Alliance, which brings together nine of the best universities and research hospitals at the European level. Since 2001, it has been recognized by the Italian Ministry of Health in molecular medicine.San Raffaele in Milan covers an area of ​​over 290,000 m². 11 buildings surround an open space with a garden, a restaurant, and an underground shopping center. With 100 high-tech laboratories, 1,350 beds, and 50 medical specialties, it treats more than 50,000 patients annually and conducts more than 880 ongoing clinical trials. In addition, the clinic is home to numerous high-tech certified centers, analogs of which are units around the world: the heart valve and research of venous pathologies center, the reference hub for pediatric diabetes, the European center of advanced experience in the diagnosis and treatment of neuroendocrine tumors of the European Society of Neuroendocrine Tumors.San Raffaele University Clinic's basic science is rapidly being solved in clinical practice, and clinical needs drive basic research. The Institute tries to understand various human diseases' mechanisms and identify new treatment strategies.&nbsp;The world's first stem cell gene therapy for patients with severe combined immunodeficiency was developed by the professional staff of San Raffaele Clinic. A team of gynecologists and neurosurgeons from the hospital successfully performed&nbsp;a complete neurosurgical correction of spina bifida in the middle of the uterus using a unique technique never before used in Europe and reducing the risks to mother and child without affecting subsequent pregnancies. Also,&nbsp;a woman was transplanted with ovarian tissue to fight infertility due to a rare disease after the previous removal. Doctors get invaluable experience and the opportunity to try the latest technologies that meet the safety and high level of treatment efficiency. Professionals in their field receive numerous awards: Bellisario Golden Apple Award 2021, Robertson Stem Cell Prize, Fresenius Award for Biomedical Research, and ARVO for the fight against corneal diseases.At Milan University Hospital San Raffaele, patients receive high treatment results in the most challenging cases after numerous previous studies and ineffective treatments. A robust interdisciplinary knowledge base and new medical opportunities provide unique methods and high results. Rare genetic, immunological, neurological, and rheumatological diseases, valvular heart defects, metabolic disorders, hepatitis B, and Covid-19 are the spectra of interest to doctors. Still, knowledge and experience go far beyond these limits and are undoubtedly a great advantage of this medical center.

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Prof. Dr. Alberto Margonato

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Prof. Dr. Emanuele Bosi

Prof. Dr. Giuseppe Vezzoli

Prof. Dr. Massimo Filippi

Prof. Dr. Enrico Gherlone

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Dr. Luigi Agostino Gianolli

Prof. Dr. Nadia Gisella Di Muzio

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University Hospital San Raffaele Milan is a world-renowned unique research clinic in Italy. It has 50,000 patients annually and conducts 880 ongoing clinical trials.

University Hospital San Raffaele Milan, Italy

University Hospital San Raffaele Milan IRCCS is a world-renowned unique research center and an advanced hospital. Since 1969, under one roof, in collaboration with Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, there has been a synergy of new clinical research, high-quality patient treatment, and postgraduate training in various medical fields. The clinic is the only Italian member of the European University Hospital Alliance, which brings together nine of the best universities and research hospitals at the European level. Since 2001, it has been recognized by the Italian Ministry of Health in molecular medicine.San Raffaele in Milan covers an area of ​​over 290,000 m². 11 buildings surround an open s

University Hospital San Raffaele Milan IRCCS

Department of immunology, rheumatology, allergology, and rare diseases

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