Domenica Lorusso

Full Professor

Obstetrics and Gynecology
Full Professor

In 1995, Prof. Domenica Lorusso graduated with honours from the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery at the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Rome. In 1999, she obtained her specialisation in Gynaecology and Obstetrics cum laude at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Rome.

In 2003 she obtained a PhD in Gynaecology and Obstetrics at the University of Parma and in the same year she attended the Trials <Unit Clinic of the Department of Oncology of the “San Giovanni” Hospital in Bellinzona (CH) and the Breast Unit of the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston (USA).

From 2003 to April 2007 he held the position of head of medical treatment of gynaecological neoplasms and clinical trials at the gynaecological oncology unit of the “Centro di Ricerca e Formazione ad Alta Tecnologia nelle Scienze Biomediche – Giovanni Paolo II” in Campobasso. From May 2007 to October 2011 he held the position of head of medical treatment of gynaecological neoplasms and clinical trials at the gynaecological oncology unit of the “Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A Gemelli IRCCS” in Rome. From November 2011 to December 2018 he served as head of medical treatment of gynaecological neoplasms and clinical trials at the gynaecological oncology unit of the “Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori” in Milan. From 2019 to 2023 he headed the Clinical Research Development Unit at “Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A Gemelli IRCCS” in Rome.

From 2020 to 2023 he held the position of Associate Professor at ‘Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore’ in Rome.

Since 2024 she has held the position of Full Professor at Humanitas University in Rozzano and Director of the Operative Unit of Gynecological Oncology at Humanitas San Pio X.

Academic honours, awards and prices:

– 2021 “Adele Leone memory” ACTO prize for Ovarian Cancer Treatment merit

– ESGO 2017: Best oral presentation for “The Lyon study: Randomized phase 3 trial on the role of lynphadenectomy in Ovarian Cancer”.

– GCIG 2016 Merit Awards for Endometrial Working Group Chair

– INC Research 2016 Clinical Research Site Award

HUMANITAS GROUP

Humanitas is a highly specialized Hospital, Research and Teaching Center. Built around centers for the prevention and treatment of cancer, cardiovascular, neurological and orthopedic disease – together with an Ophthalmic Center and a Fertility Center – Humanitas also operates a highly specialised Emergency Department.