Curriculum

Curriculum

Giuseppe Andò, M.D., Ph.D.
 
Office address Division of Cardiology, Building "E", 2nd floor, University Hospital Policlinico “Gaetano Martino”- Messina University, Via Consolare Valeria, Messina, 98124, Italy
Phone +390902213458
Email giuseppe.ando@unime.it


[Occupation] 
Associate Professor of Cardiovascular Diseases at the University of Messina.
Physician (senior cardiologist: general cardiology, interventional cardiology, echocardiography and vascular sonography) at the University Hospital of Messina.
 
[Education]
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree, cum laude, School of Medicine, University of Messina, Italy, 1993 - 1999. 
Postgraduate School of Cardiology Board Certification degree, cum laude, University of Messina, Italy, 1999 - 2003. 
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in Cardiovascular Imaging, University of Messina, Italy, 2003 - 2006.
National Qualification (Abilitazione Scientifica Nazionale, ASN) for the role of Associate Professor in Cardiovascular Diseases, Italian Ministry of University, 2018
National Qualification (Abilitazione Scientifica Nazionale, ASN) for the role of Full Professor in Cardiovascular Diseases, Italian Ministry of University, 2019


[Positions]
Associate Professor of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine;
in charge of teaching at 
the Undergraduate School of Medicine,  
the Undergraduate School of Nursing,
the Postgraduate School of Cardiology, 
the Postgraduate School of Geriatrics,
the former Ph.D. School of Cardiovascular Imaging,
the current Ph.D. School of Clinical and Experimental Biomedical Sciences.
Senior Staff, Consultant Interventional Cardiologist, Cardiology Department, Coronary Care Unit and Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Messina University Hospital.


[Former positions]
Visiting fellow, Cardiac Surgery Department, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy, 2002-2004


[Expertise]
Dr. Andò has first received general education in clinical cardiology, clinical arrhythmology and clinical echocardiography (2000-2003). 
Later, he underwent specific training in invasive and interventional cardiology and in the management of patients undergoing cardiac surgery procedures (2002-2004).
Dr. Andò is an expert in basal transthoracic echocardiography (TTE), stress echocardiography, trans-esophageal echocardiography (TEE) and vascular sonography. 
To date, Dr. Andò has performed over 6000 left/right cardiac catheterizations (both femoral and radial approach) and over 3500 percutaneous coronary interventions as first operator; Dr. Andò is also familiar with advanced interventional techniques such as rotational atherectomy, thrombectomy, interventions in chronic total occlusions, intravascular imaging (Intravascular Ultrasound and Optical Coherence Tomography) and coronary physiology (Fractional Flow Reserve, iFR) to guide coronary procedures and with protected PCI with Mechanic Circulatory Support (MCS).
Dr. Andò is Local Principal Investigator (Local PI) of several international Randomized Clinical Trials (MATRIX, MASTER-DAPT, FIRE, DUBIUS) and registries (EYESHOT post-MI, ERIS, ROLEX, ADHERE, PERSEO) held by Scientific Societies or Ivestigator-inititaed in the field of coronary interventional cardiology. 


[Professional and club Membership]
Fellow of the Italian Society of Interventional Cardiology (SICI-GISE)
Scientific Board of the Italian Society of Interventional Cardiology (SICI-GISE)
Scholar in Cardiology (Italian Society of Cardiology, SIC)
Senior Fellow of the Italian Society of Cardiology (SIC)
Chairman of the Working Group of Interventional Cardiology of the Italian Society of Cardiology (SIC)
Member, European Society of Cardiology (ESC)
Member, European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI), a Registered Branch of the European Society of Cardiology


[Peer Reviewer activity]
MIUR, Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell’Università e della Ricerca (Italian Ministry of University) and ANVUR, Agenzia Nazionale di Valutazione del sistema Universitario e della Ricerca (National Agency for the Evaluation of Universities and Research activities)
Bandi PRIN (Progetti di Ricerca di Interesse Nazionale) 2010-2011
VQR (Valutazione della Qualità della Ricerca) 2004-2010
Bando Futuro in Ricerca 2013
Bando SIR (Scientific Independence of young Researchers) 2014
VQR (Valutazione della Qualità della Ricerca) 2011-2014
Bando PRIN (Progetti di Ricerca di Interesse Nazionale) 2017
GEV area 6 - VQR (Valutazione della Qualità della Ricerca) 2015-2019
Bandi PRIN (Progetti di Ricerca di Interesse Nazionale) 2020
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia - Italy, Progetti di Ricerca di Ateneo 2014
University of Verona- Italy, Progetti di Ricerca di Ateneo 2017
University of Rome “Tor Vergata” - Italy, Progetti di Ricerca di Ateneo 2017
Regione Autonoma della Sardegna - Italy, Progetti di Ricerca 2017
McMaster University – Hamilton, ON – Canada, McMaster Online Rating of Evidence (MORE) System, Health Information Research Unit
Executive Board of the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) – Wien – Austria
 
ORCID ID 0000-0001-5552-6382
Scopus Author Identifier 6602852014
WOS ResearcherID E-6368-2015
ResearchGate https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Giuseppe_Ando
Google Scholar https://scholar.google.it/citations?user=QmCw7gkAAAAJ&hl=it

 
[Editorial positions] 
Editorial Consultant, JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions 
Academic Editor, PLOS ONE 
Editorial Board, Drug Safety
Associate Editor, Clinical Case Reports
Editorial Board, International Journal of Cardiology Heart & Vasculature
Editorial Board, Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
Referee, British Medical Journal, European Heart Journal, Journal of the American College of Cardiology, JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions, Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions, EuroIntervention, Heart, International Journal of Cardiology, American Heart Journal, The American Journal of Cardiology, Annals of Internal Medicine, Archives of Internal Medicine/JAMA Internal Medicine, Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, Circulation Journal, Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine, Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy, Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis , PACE, Pacing And Clinical Electrophysiology, Acute Cardiac Care, Minerva Cardioangiologica, European Heart Journal: Acute Cardiovascular Care, Coronary Artery Disease, Giornale Italiano di Cardiologia, Cardiology, Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Angiology , Advances in Interventional Cardiology

Messina, 09.03.2024