Daniela Bernardi

Education

• Master’s degree in Medicine and Surgery at the University of Verona (1995).
• M.Sc. in Radiology at the University of Verona (1999).
• Since 1999, Dr Bernardi held positions at Operational Unit of Radiology, Santa Chiara Hospital, Trento. In 2007 she moved at Operational Unit of Clinical and Screening Breast Imaging, Trento Hospital before serving as Head of the Breast Screening program of the Autonomous Province of Trento (2008‒2018).
• 2016-2018 National scientific qualification for Associate Professor – sector 06/I01 (Diagnostic imaging, radiotherapy and neuroradiology).
• Currently, Dr Daniela Bernardi serves as Assistant Professor of Radiology at the Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Milan, Italy. She is also the Chief of the Clinical and Screening Breast Imaging Unit, Department of Radiology, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital.

Teaching appointments

• Radiologia Senologica, Scuola di Specializzazione in Radiodiagnostica, Humanitas University
• Radiologia, Corso di Laurea in Infermieristica, Humanitas University, II anno

Academic background

• Since 2019, Teacher at the Post-graduate School in Radiology, Humanitas University
• Since 2019, Tutor to radiology residents at Humanitas University, in accordance with the Italian Law no.68/2015Since 2008, Thesis Advisor and Co-Advisor for residents at the Post-graduate School of Radiology and for students at the Course for Degree in Medical Radiology Techniques for Images and Radiotherapy

Awards

• First prize: Best Italian paper for breast imaging published between 2017 – 2018

2019, National Conference of the Italian College of Breast Radiologists (ICBR) by the Italian

Society of Medical Radiology (SIRM).

Research paper: “Breast cancer screening with Tomosynthesis (3D mammography) with acquired or synthetic 2D mammography compared with 2D mammography alone (STORM2): a population-based prospective study”. Lancet Oncol, 2016; vol. 17(8) pp.1105-1113. Autori: Bernardi D, Macaskill P, Pellegrini M, Valentini M, Fantò C, Ostillio L, Tuttobene P, Luparia A, Houssami N

• First prize: Best Italian paper for breast imaging published between 2011 – 2013

2013, National Conference of the Italian College of Breast Radiologists (ICBR) by the Italian Society of Medical Radiology (SIRM).

Research paper: “Integration of 3D digital mammography with tomosynthesis for population breast-cancer screening (STORM): a prospective comparison study. Lancet Oncol, 2013; vol. 14(7): pp. 583-9. Autori: Ciatto S, Houssami N, Bernardi D, Caumo F, Pellegrini M, Brunelli S, Tuttobene P, Bricolo P, Fantò C, Valentini M, Montemezzi S, Macaskill P

Membership of Scientific Societies

• From 2012 to 2016, elected member of the coordination committee of the Italian Group for Mammography Screening (GISMa);
• From 2015 to 2018, elected councilor of the coordination committee of the Italian College of Breast Radiologists (ICBR) by the Italian Society of Medical Radiology (SIRM) covering, from October 2017, the role of vice-president;
• Since 2021 to date, elected member of the Board of Directors of the Italian Society of Medical Radiology (SIRM)

Member of: European Society of Breast Imaging (EUSOBI), European Society of Radiology (ESR), Italian Mammographic Screening Group (GISMa) and Italian Society of Medical Radiology (SIRM).

PI and co-investigator in several observational clinical trials in oncology. Scientific researches mainly concerned breast imaging, providing clinical evidence on the use of diagnostic methods such as Tomosynthesis and Contrast Enhanced Mammography. Author/co-author of 42 articles published in peer-reviewed journals (Total number of citations – source Scopus -1417), of 17 abstracts/posters presentations at national and international conferences. h-index = 16 (Scopus, 31/05/2021) Organizer of 13 scientific conferences / seminars, in 8 of them as scientific manager. Referee for: European Journal of Radiology, Clinical Breast Cancer and Acta Radiologica

1. Bernardi D, Macaskill P, Pellegrini M, Valentini M, Fantò C, Ostillio L, Tuttobene P, Luparia A, Houssami N. Breast cancer screening with tomosynthesis (3D mammography) with acquired or synthetic 2D mammography compared with 2D mammography alone (STORM-2): a population-based prospective study. Lancet Oncol. 2016 Aug;17(8):1105-13. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(16)30101-2 Ncit 132; IF: 33.900 (2016)
2. Bernardi D, Caumo F, Macaskill P, Ciatto S, Pellegrini M, Brunelli S, Tuttobene P, Bricolo P, Fantò C, Valentini M, Montemezzi S, Houssami Effect of integrating 3D-mammography (digital breast tomosynthesis) with 2D-mammography on radiologists’ true-positive and false-positive detection in a population breast screening trial. Eur J Cancer. 2014 May;50(7):1232-1238. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2014.02.004. Epub 2014 Feb 28 Ncit.39; IF: 5.417 (2014)
3. Bernardi D, Ciatto S, Pellegrini M, Tuttobene P, Fanto’ C, Valentini M, Michele SD, Peterlongo P, Houssami N. Prospective study of breast tomosynthesis as a triage to assessment in screening. Breast Cancer Res Tr. 2012 May;133(1):267-71. doi: 10.1007/s10549-012-1959-y Ncit. 64; IF: 4.469 (2012)
4. Bernardi D, Gentilini MA, De Nisi M, Pellegrini M, Fantò C, Valentini M, Sabatino V, Luparia A, Houssami N. Effect of implementing digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) instead of mammography on population screening outcomes including interval cancer rates: Results of the Trento DBT pilot evaluation. 2020 Apr;50:135-140. doi: 10.1016/j.breast.2019.09.012.Ncit: 16; IF: 3.754 (2020)
5. Ciatto S, Houssami N, Bernardi D, Caumo F, Pellegrini M, Brunelli S, Tuttobene P, Bricolo P, Fantò C, Valentini M, Montemezzi S, Macaskill P. Integration of 3D digital mammography with tomosynthesis for population breast-cancer screening (STORM): a prospective comparison study. Lancet Oncol, 2013; vol. 14(7): pp. 583-9. PMID: 23623721. doi: 1016/S1470-2045(13)70134-7. Ncit: 558; IF: 24.725 (2013)