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Roberto Chiesa
Professor of Vascular Surgery and Head of the Vascular Surgery Unit at IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute
2 titles with Edra
About
Professor Roberto Chiesa is a distinguished surgeon and academic specializing in vascular, cardiac, and general surgery. Born in 1949, he earned his medical degree from the University of Milan in 1974, followed by specializations in General Surgery, Vascular Surgery, and Cardiac Surgery. His early career was marked by significant international training, including positions as an 'Assistant Etranger' at Claude Bernard University in Lyon and clinical experience at Harefield Hospital in the United Kingdom, where he focused on heart transplantation and thoracic-abdominal aortic surgery. Since 1995, he has maintained a long-standing collaboration with the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston to advance his expertise in complex aortic aneurysm repair. Currently, Professor Chiesa serves as the Head of the Vascular Surgery Unit at the IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute and is an Ordinary Professor at the Vita-Salute San Raffaele University in Milan, where he also directs the School of Specialization in Vascular Surgery. He is a prolific researcher and author, having contributed to over 700 scientific papers and multiple monographs on aortic disease. His clinical and research work emphasizes the integration of open and endovascular techniques for the treatment of thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic pathologies.
Experience
Head of Vascular Surgery Unit
IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute · Vascular Surgery
1995 – Present
Clinical Fellow
Harefield Hospital · Thoracic and Cardiac Surgical Unit
1986 – 1987
Academic affiliations
Full Professor and Director of the School of Specialization in Vascular Surgery
Vita-Salute San Raffaele University · Faculty of Medicine and Surgery
1995 – Present
Assistant Etranger
Claude Bernard University (Hopital Edouard-Herriot) · Vascular Surgery
1983 – 1986
