Giuseppe Mercante
Full Professor
Otorhinolaryngology-
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Education and Academic background:
- Staff Physician, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Carlo Poma Hospital, Mantova – Italy (2018-2019)
- Master’s Degree in Medicine and Surgery at the University of Bari – Italy (1999)
- Observership at “House Ear Institute”, Los Angeles – USA (1999)
- “Médicìn attaché” at the Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery of the University Hospital of Montpellier – France (2000-2001)
- Medical Specialization in Otorhinolaryngology at the University of Parma – Italy (2003)
- Adjunct Professor of the Speech-Language Pathology Course at the University of Parma, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery (2004-2007)
- Consultant Physician and Surgeon, Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head & Neck Pathology, University Hospital of Parma – Italy (2004-2006)
- Observership at “Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center”, New Yor City – USA (2006)
- Staff Physician, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, “Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova”, Reggio Emilia – Italy (2007-2010)
- Staff Physician, Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery of National Cancer Institute “Regina Elena”, Rome – Italy (2010-2018)
- Observership at “MD Anderson Cancer Center”, Houston, Texas – USA (2015)
- Staff Physician, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Carlo Poma Hospital, Mantova – Italy (2018-2019)
Teaching appointments:
- Coordinator of the “Head and Neck” Integrated Course as part of the Master’s Degree in Medicine and Biomedical Engineering “MEDTEC” (5th year) since Academic Year 2023/2024
- Professor of Otorhinolaryngology in the “Head and Neck” Integrated Course of the Master’s Degree in Medicine and Biomedical Engineering “MEDTEC” (5th year) since Academic Year 2023/2024
- Professor of Otorhinolaryngology in the Integrated Clinical Courses of the Master’s Degree in Nursing and Obstetric Sciences (1st year) since Academic Year 2021/2022
- Coordinator of the “Head and Neck” Integrated Course as part of the Master’s Degree in Medicine and Surgery (3rd year) since Academic Year 2020/2021
- Professor of the “Body Architecture” course as part of the Master’s Degree in Medicine and Biomedical Engineering “MEDTEC” (1st year) since Academic Year 2019/2020
- Professor of the Humanitas University Residency program in General Surgery and Tutor of General Surgery Residents performing thyroid and neck surgeries and Invited Lecturer since Academic Year 2019/2020
- Professor of Otorhinolaryngology in the “Head and Neck” Integrated Course of the Master’s Degree in Medicine and Surgery (3rd year) since Academic Year 2018/2019
- Professor of the Humanitas University Residency program in Otorhinolaryngology, Tutor of Otorhinolaryngology Residents performing ENT-Head and Neck surgeries and Lecturer on thyroid, parathyroid and salivary glands pathologies, pharynx and larynx pathology since Academic Year 2018/2019
Academic honors, awards and prices
- Member of the following Scientific Societies: European Head and Neck Society (EHNS), International Federation of Head and Neck Oncological Societies (IFHNOS), Italian Head and Neck Oncology Society (AIOCC-IHNS), Association of Otorhinolaryngologists of Italian Universities (AUORL), Italian Society of Otorhinolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery (SIOeChCF)
- Executive Committee Member of the Asia-Pacific Society of Thyroid Surgery (APTS) since 2023, representing Italy
- Scientific Secretary of the 7th World Congress of the International Federation of Head and Neck Oncologic Societies (IFHNOS) (Rome – Italy, June 21st-25th, 2023)
- Director of the ENT – Head & Neck Live Surgery Hands-On Courses held yearly at IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital since 2022
- Member of the Oncology and Reconstructive Surgery Committee of the Italian Society of Otorhinolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery (SIOeChCF) (2022 – present)
- Winner of the 2022 Call on “Unmet Medical Needs” by Regional Foundation of Biomedical Research (FRRB) as Local Principal Investigator of the project titled: “In depth analysis of salivary gland cancers: from cell lines and genomic evaluation towards clinical trials in locally advanced and recurrent/metastatic disease – INDAGA”
- Editor of the Clinical Pathways of Oropharyngeal Tumors of the Italian Head and Neck Oncologic Society (AIOCC-IHNS) (2022)
- Auditor for the Association of Otorhinolaryngologists of Italian Universities (AUORL) since 2021
- Referee for the “Sapienza Research Committee“, University of Rome “La Sapienza” for the funding request of the project “Tropism of SARS-CoV-2 in Post-COVID syndrome: a mitochondrial Tuning Multiorgan perspective” (September 2021)
- Editor of the Guidelines on Thyroid Tumors of the Italian Medical Oncology Association (AIOM) (2020)
- Vice President of the “Thyroid Nodule Therapies (T.N.T.)” Association (2019 – 2023)
- Scientific Secretary of the “7th World Congress of the International Academy of Oral Oncology” (IAOO) (Rome – Italy, August 31st – September 3rd, 2019)
- Scientific Secretary of the “8th European Congress on Head and Neck Oncology” (ECHNO) (Rome – Italy, April 11th-14th, 2018 )
- Scientific Secretary of the 102nd National Congress of the Italian Society of Otorhinolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery (SIOeChCF) (Rome – Italy, May 27th-30th, 2015)
- Winner at the 1st National Congress of the Italian Head and Neck Oncologic Society (AIOCC-IHNS) (Alba – Italy, April 7th-9th 2011) for the best presentation, titled “Study of microRNA’s expression profile in Head and Neck cancer” [Authors: V. Manciocco, F. Ganci, C. Marchese, Mercante G, Blandino, G. Spriano]