Education
- 2017: National scientific qualification as Full Professor of Gastroenterology
- 2013: National scientific qualification as Associate Professor of Gastroenterology
- 2005 – 2008: PhD in Gastroenterology, University of Milan
- 2001 – 2005: Specialisation in Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy, University of Milan
- 2001: Degree in Medicine and Surgery, University of Milan
Academic Appointments
- present: Member of The Quality Presidium, Humanitas University
- present: Vice President Medical School, Humanitas University
- 2021 – present: Full Professor of Gastroenterology
- 2017 – 2021: Associate Professor of Gastroenterology, Humanitas University, Milan
Awards and Honors
- 2021 – 2023: Segretary General Italian Association for the Study of the Liver
- 2019 – 2023: Co Editor in Chief Liver International
- 2019 – 2021: Scientific Committee Italian Association for the Study of the Liver
- 2017 – 2020: Scientific Committee United European Gastroenterology Association
- 2013 – 2016: Scientific Committee European Association for the Study of the Liver
I have published more than 250 paper in peer reviewed journals, with an H-Index of 37 Scopus and 48 Google Scholar (2021). My main topics of research have been natural history of viral hepatitis, treatment optimization of viral hepatitis and management of the complications of cirrhosis.
- Aghemo A, Prati GM, Rumi MG, Soffredini R, D’Ambrosio R, Orsi E, De Nicola S, Degasperi E, Grancini V, Colombo M. A sustained virological response prevents development of insulin resistance in chronic hepatitis C patients. Hepatology. 2012 56(5):1681-7
- Aghemo A, De Francesco R New horizons in Hepatitis C antiviral therapy with direct-acting antivirals. Hepatology. 2013;58(1):428-38.
- Aghemo A, Degasperi E, De Nicola S, Bono P, Orlandi A, D’Ambrosio R, Soffredini R, Perbellini R, Lunghi G, Colombo M. Quantification of Core Antigen Monitors Efficacy of Direct-Acting Antiviral Agents in Patients With Chronic Hcv Infection. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2016;14(9):1331-6
- Aghemo A, Piovani D, Parigi TL, Brunetta E, Pugliese N, Vespa E, Omodei PD, Preatoni P, Lleo A, Repici A, Voza A, Cecconi M, Malesci A, Bonovas S, Danese S; Humanitas COVID-19 Task Force COVID-19 Digestive System Involvement and Clinical Outcomes in aLarge Academic Hospital in Milan, Italy. .Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2020 Sep;18(10):2366-2368.e3
- Aghemo A, Valenti L, Viganò M, Masetti C, Rumi MG, Prati D. Should individuals who have been cured of hepatitis C virus and their partners be allowed to donate blood? Lancet Haematol. 2021 Jan;8(1):e8-e10.