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CURRICULUM VITAE PROF. PIERO PORTINCASA
Ruoli
M.D., Internista, Ph.D. (Utrecht, NL)
Professore Associato di Medicina Interna – Univ. Bari
Idoneità a Professore Ordinario (presso Univ. Bologna 2010)
Presidente Scuola di Specializzazione in Medicina Interna I
Membro Accademia Pugliese delle Scienze
Delegato Facoltà Medicina Programma LLP- ERASMUS
Honorary visiting Professor Università Cluj-Napoca (Romania)
Presidente European Society of Clinical Investication (ESCI) 2011-4
Membro Onorario Romanian Society Gastroenterol. Hepatology (2011)
Dirigente Medico I livello, Clinica Medica “A. Murri” (Università Bari)
Responsabile Unità Semeiotica Funzionale e Strumentale
Sostituto UO Complessa “Murri” 2010, 2011
Mission
Incoraggiare l’avanzamento di una Scienza di eccellenza, onesta, innovativa, attraverso la collaborazione e
la mobilità di giovani ricercatori in Europa e a livello trans-europeo.
1981
1981-86
1985-87
Laurea in Medicina e Chirurgia (laude), Università degli Studi di Bari
Specializzando in Medicina Interna, Università degli Studi di Bari.
Borsista MIUR e Research Fellow, University of London, Dept. of Gastroenterology, Guy’s Hospital, UK (Prof.
RH Dowling)
Specializzazione in Medicina Interna (Direttore: Prof. O. Albano)
Ricercatore in Medicina Interna (MED/09), Clinica Medica I
Research Fellow e visiting scientist, Academic Medical Center, Dept Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine
(Prof. GP vanBerge-Henegouwen). Università di Utrecht, Olanda
Dottorato PhD, Università di Utrecht, NL
Professore Associato in Medicina Interna (MED/09), Dip. Medicina Interna e Medicina Pubblica (DIMIMP).
Professore Associato Confermato (2004)
Borsista CNR Short Term Mobility Program per ricerche con Harvard Medical School, Boston (USA)
Idoneo a Professore Ordinario di Medicina Interna nella valutazione comparativa nazionale presso l’Università di
Bologna (13.08.2010)
• Presidente Scuola di Specializzazione in Medicina Interna I (triennio 2008-11)
• Presidente Corso Alta Formazione Permanente Ricorrente in Metodologia della Ricerca e Med icina Basata
sulle Evidenze, Università di Bari. (2009-10)
• Consigli direttivi European Society for Clinical Investigation (Vice-President 2009-10) e Liver & Biliary
Section (American Gastroenterological Association)
• Presidente della unità di Bari del Centro Interuniversitario “T. Chalmers” (Milano) per la disseminazione della
EBM.
• Consulente scientifico di alcune ditte internazionali per l’applicazione clinica dei breath test con isotopi stabili
e per l’analisi di sostanze volatili nell’espirato in condizioni fisiopatologiche.
• Componente Osservatorio della Ricerca della Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia (2007-9)
• Delegato di Facoltà - coordinatore programma europeo mobilità studenti e docenti Erasmus Longlife Learning
(2008-)
• Revisore attività ECM per conto del MIUR
• President elected 44th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Clinical Investigation (ESCI) Bari 2010
• Membro della Accademia Pugliese delle Scienze (Gennaio 2009)
• Vice-presidente European Society for Clinical Investigation – ESCI (Aprile 2009-February 2010)
• Honorary Visiting Professor presso l’Università di Cluj-Napoca (Romania) (Ottobre 2009)
• Consigliere Sezione regionale Appulo-Lucana Società Italiana Medicina Interna (SIMI) (nov. 2010)
• Presidente
European
Society
of
Clinical
Investication
(ESCI)
(http://www.esci.eu.com/default.asp?page=council) 2011-4 (Aprile 2011)
• Membro Onorario Romanian Society Gastroenterol. Hepatology (Maggio 2011, Mamaia, RO)
- Memberships Società Italiana Medicina Interna (SIMI), European Society Clinical Investigation (ESCI),
American Gastroenterology Association (AGA), British Society Gastroenterology (BSG), Europ. Association
Study Liver Disease (EASL), Dutch Society Gastroenterology (NVGE), American Association Study Liver
Diseases (AASLD), Società Italiana Gastroenterologia (SIGE), già nel Direttivo Gruppo Italiano Studio
Malattie Apparato Digerente (GISMAD, European AssociationGastroenterology & Endoscopy (EAGE, 2009),
Associazione Italiana Studio Fegato (AISF, 2011).
1986
1991
1993-95
1995
2001- oggi
2005
2010
Altri
incarichi
Ricerca
Didattica
Attività
clinicoassistenziale
[20.10.11]
- E’ personalità riconosciuta in ambito internazionale e conduce ricerche di base e clinico-sperimentali con ampie
ricadute in Medicina Interna (metabolismo lipidico e circolo enteroepatico, meccanismi di trasporto di acqua e
ioni nel tratto epato-intestinale; motilità gastrointestinale, studio non invasivo della funzione epatica residua
con nuovi biomarkers e b reath test, sviluppo della steatosi epatica e co lelitiasi nella sindrome metabolica).
Coordina progetti di ricerca di Ateneo, Nazionali ed internazionali. Ha ricevuto premi e r iconoscimenti, è
regolarmente invitato come chairman e relatore a Congressi nazionali (incluso SIMI) e internazionali.
- E’ autore di oltre 160 pubblicazioni scientifiche ad elevato impatto in riviste internazionali con peer review
system ed elevato indice di citazione tra cui emergono contributi su: Lancet (IF>30), Nature Genetics (IF>34),
Gastroenterology, Hepatology, J Hepatology, J Lipid Res, Am J Gastroenterol, Am J Physiol, Curr Medicinal
Chemistry, Digestive Liver Disease, Digestive Dis Science, Clin Biochemistry etc.) (vedi sito
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed “Portincasa P”. Autore di numerosi capitoli di libri a diffusione
internazionale e abstracts presentati a livello internazionale e nazionale. Co-editor di Immune Endocr Metabol
Disorders: Curr Drug Targets (2005), Best Practice in Gastroenterology (2006). Editorial Board dell’European
J Clinical Investigation (anche come associate editor), Current Medicinal Chemistry, World J Gastroenterology
(Bejing, China), J Gastroenterology Liver Disease, Clujul Medical – Revue of Medicine and Pharmacy,
University of Cluj-Napoca (Romania), World J of Surgery (Bejing, China), World J Hepatology (Bejing,
China), World Journal of Gastrointestinal Pharmacology and Therapeutics (WJGPT) (Bejing, China),
Faculty1000 (2008), IntWolrdlJournal (2011). Revisore di numerose internazionali ad elevato IF (NEJM,
Lancet, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Eur J Int Med, Am J Physiol, etc.).
- Presente, anche come coordinatore, in numerosi progetti di ricerca (Ateneo 2002-6, PRIN 1998, FIRB 2001,
PRIN 2004, PRIN 2006), ha ricevuto numerosi premi e riconoscimenti.
- Collaborazioni scientifiche attivate: il Prof. GP vanBerge Henegouwen e d r KJ vanErpecum, Dept
Gastroenterology University Hospital Utrecht, NL per studi sulla fisiopatologia biliare e per la mobilità
transeuropea di docenti e studenti Socrates Erasmus; con il Dr AK Groen, Liver Unit University Hospital
Amsterdam, NL e il P rof. DQ Wang, Harvard Medical School, USA per studi sul trasporto del colesterolo
intestinale; con il Dr B Lauterburg, Dept. Pharmacology, Berna per lo studio dello stress ossidativo in varie
condizioni metaboliche. Prof. G. Corazza e A. Gasbarrini (Roma) per lo sviluppo e applicazione in biomedicina
di breath test innovativi. Dr. P. Oliveira and A. Moreno (Centro de Neurociencias e Biologia celular, University
of Coimbra) per un programma di PhD (SFRH/BD/48133/2008) dal titolo “protective agents in liver steatosis
and metabolic syndrome”, Proff.ri Antonio Moreira de Ascensao e Prof. Jose Magalhaes (Research Centre in
Physical Activity, Health and Leisure Faculty of Sports, University of Porto, Portugal), progetto finanziato dal
Ministero di Scienze e Tecnologie portoghese (Fundação Para a Ciéncia e a Tecnologia – Serviço de Formação
de Recursos Humanos, Approved Grant FCT SFRH/BD/62352/2009 - PTDC/DES/113580/2009) dal titolo
“Effects of physical activity on mitocondrial function in humans”
• Corso di Laurea in Medicina e Chirurgia (2008-9, Corso B)
- I anno- Didattica e Storia della Medicina (2008-9), già Didattica Medica (2004-7, can AK).
- II anno- Semeiotica Medica (Corso Manovre Medico-Chirurgiche 2) (dal 2002, can. AK)
- IV anno- Semeiotica, Fisiopatologia Medica e Sem. Funzionale e strumentale (Corso Metodologia e
Fisiopatologia Medica (dal 2002, can. AK)07/12/2008).
- V anno- Corsi elettivi Metodologia della ricerca (dal 2004) e Metodiche innovative studio dei sintomi e disturbi
funzione biliodigestiva
• Scuole di specializzazione (Medicina Interna-Semeiotica Medica): Medicina Interna I, Farmacologia Clinica,
Medicina del Lavoro, Radioterapia, Radiodiagnostica, Reumatologia (I anno nuovo ord.)
• Docente nel Corso di Perfezionamento in Biologia della Nutrizione (2005-8) Facoltà di Biologia e corso
nutrizione umana nella prevenzione e nella terapia Facoltà di Medicina (2008-9)
• Coordinatore corso “E” BEMC (Bari English Medical Curriculum) AA 2011-12 presso l’Università degli
Studi di Bari, Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia.
• Componente panel docenti Dottorato in Ambiente, Medicina e Salute (Coordinatore Prof. L. Soleo, Università
di Bari), cicli XXI-XXVII (7 anni)
• Supervisore programma di PhD Dr Catia Diogo, Università di Coimbra, Portogallo (Coordinatore Prof. Paulo
Oliveira) (2010-13) “Steatosi epatica e funzione mitocondriale”
• Supervisore programma di PhD Dr Ines Gonçalves, Università di Porto, Portogallo (Coordinatore Prof.
Antonio Ascençao) (2010-13) “Attività fisica e funzione epatica”
• Tutor – docente Saint Nicholas School (Università di Bari), 2011
• Svolta dal 1991 presso U.O. Clinica Medica “A. Murri” (Dir. Proff. O. Albano e G. Palasciano) come
Dirigente medico I livello a tempo pieno (Reparto, DH, ambulatorio, diagnostiche).
• Responsabile del Day Hospital internistico (circa 900 ricoveri/anno)
• Responsabile Unità di Semeiotica Funzionale e Strumentale per studi di ecografia e motilità GI, test di
neuropatia autonomica, breath tests, 13C-breath test innovativi per funzione epatica residua, svuotamento
gastrico, infezione H Pylori etc. (circa 3000 prestazioni/anno)
• Nomina a sostituto di UO Complessa (anni 2010, 2011)
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CURRICULUM VITAE PROF. PIERO PORTINCASA
Appointments
M.D., Internist, Ph.D. (Utrecht, NL)
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine
Selected as Full Professor (University of Bologna – 2010)
President of the Residency Program in Internal Medicine
Member of the Apulian Academy of Science
Faculty Delegate of the LLP- ERASMUS programme
Honorary visiting Professor University Cluj-Napoca (Romania)
President European Society of Clinical Investication (ESCI) 2011-4
Honorary Member Romanian Soc Gastroenterology Hepatol (2011)
Staff Member, Head of Functional and Diagnostic Semeiology Unit,
Clinica Medica “A. Murri” (Università Bari)
Vice-director Clinica Medica “A. Murri” 2010, 2011
Mission
To encourage excellent, honest, highly innovative and sound Science achieved through collaborations and
mobility of young investigators across Europe and worldwide.
1981
1981-6
1985-7
MD degree, University of Bari Medical School (cum laude)
5-yr residency in Internal Medicine, University of Bari Medical School.
Fellowship (Italian Ministry of the University) as Research Fellow at University of London, UK
(Gastroenterology Unit at Guy's Hospital with Prof. R.H. Dowling)
Specialist in Internal Medicine, University of Bari Medical School
Research Fellow, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Bari Medical School
Academic staff member, Dept Internal Medicine, University of Bari Medical School
Researcher and staff member at the University of Utrecht, The Netherlands (Gastroenterology Unit with Prof. G.P.
van Berge Henegouwen and Dr. KJ van Erpecum,).
PhD thesis at the Utrecht University on “Gallbladder and bile in health and disease. The role of motility,
gallstones and bile lipid composition”.
Academic staff member, Clinica Medica, University of Bari Medical School. In 1999 Fellowship at the University
of Utrecht, Medical School, The Netherlands
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Bari Medical School, Dept of Internal Medicine and Public
Medicine. Established Associate Professor (2004)
Fellowship from the Italian National Centre for Research (CNR), BIDMC, Boston, USA (Dr. DQH Wang)
Winner of the national competion as Full Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Bologna, Italy (13.08.2010)
• President of the Postgraduate Course in Internal Medicine I (2008-11)
• President of the course for Higher Education “Methodology of Research and the Evidence Based Medicine,
University of Bari (2009-10)
• Member of Councils: European Society for Clinical Investigation (Vice-President 2009-10) & Liver and
Biliary Section (American Gastroenterological Association),
• President in Bari of the Inter-University Center "T. Chalmers” (Milan), for the dissemination of EBM.
• Scientific Advisor to several international companies for the clinical application of breath tests with stable
isotopes and the analysis of volatile substances in pathophysiological conditions.
• Member of the Research Observatory of the Faculty of Medicine of Bari (2007-9)
• Faculty Delegate and coordinator for the Erasmus European program (Longlife Learning) for the mobility of
students and teachers across Europe (2008-)
• Reviewer for Italian credit system (ECM) on behalf of Ministry of Education
• Elected President of the European Society for Clinical Investigation (ESCI) for the Bari 2010 44th Annual
Meeting
• Member of the Apulian Academy of Sciences (January 2009)
• Vice-president European Society for Clinical Investigation – ESCI (April 2009-February 2010)
• Honorary Visiting professor at the University of Cluj-Napoca (Romania) (October 2009)
• Councilor Apulian-Basilicata Section Italian Society Internal Medicine (SIMI)(nov. 2010)
• President
European
Society
of
Clinical
Investication
(ESCI)
2011-4
(April
2011)
(http://www.esci.eu.com/default.asp?page=council)
• Honorary Member Romanian Society Gastroenterology and Hepatology
- Memberships Italian Society of Internal Medicine (SIMI), European Society Clinical Investigation (ESCI),
American Gastroenterology Association (AGA), British Society Gastroenterology (BSG), Europ. Association
Study Liver Disease (EASL), Dutch Society Gastroenterology (NVGE), American Association Study Liver
Diseases (AASLD), Società Italiana Gastroenterologia (SIGE), already in the Italian Study Group Executive
Apparatus Digestive Diseases (GISMAD), European Association Gastroenterology & Endoscopy (EAGE,
1986
1987-91
1991
1993-5
1995
1995-2000
2001-pres.
2005
2010
Other
appointments
Research
Teaching
Clinical
activities
[22.10.11]
2009), Italian Association Study of the Liver (AISF, 2011).
- He is an established international researcher and performs basic research and clinical trials with wide interests in
Internal Medicine (lipid metabolism and enterohepatic circulation, mechanisms of transport of water and ions in
the hepato-intestinal tract, gastrointestinal motility, non-invasive study of liver function with new biomarkers
and breath testing, development of fatty liver and cholelithiasis in the metabolic syndrome). Coordinates
research projects at the Bari University, and from national and international institutions. He has received prizes
and awards, and is regularly invited as chairman and speaker at international and national Congresses (including
the Italian Society of Internal Medicine).
- Principal author of over 162 scientific publications in high impact international journals with peer review system
and high level of citation, including The Lancet (IF>30), Nature Genetics (IF>34); Gastroenterology,
Hepatology, J Hepatology, J Lipid Res, Am J Gastroenterol, Am J Physiol, Curr Medicinal Chemistry, Digestive
Liver Disease, Digestive Dis Science, Biochemistry Clin etc.) (see website http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed
"Portincasa P". He is author of several international book chapters and abstracts presented at both international
and national events. Co-editor of Immune Endocr Metabol Disorders: Curr Drug Targets (2005) Best Practice in
Gastroenterology (2006). Editorial Board of European J Clinical Investigation (also associate editor), Current
Medicinal Chemistry, World J Gastroenterology (Bejing, China), J Gastroenterology Liver Disease, Clujul
Medical – Revue of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Cluj-Napoca (Romania), World J of Surgery (Bejing,
China), World J Hepatology (Bejing, China), World Journal of Gastrointestinal Pharmacology and Therapeutics
(WJGPT) (Bejing, China), Faculty1000 (2008), IntWolrdlJournal (2011).
- Reviewer for several international journals with IF ((NEJM, Lancet, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Eur J Int
Med, Am J Physiol, etc.).
- He has been coordinator of several research projects (Bari University 2002-6, PRIN 1998, FIRB 2001, PRIN
2004, PRIN 2006), and has received numerous prizes and awards.
- Active scientific collaborations: Prof. GP vanBerge Henegouwen and Dr. KJ vanErpecum, Dept
Gastroenterology University Hospital Utrecht, NL (studies of biliary pathophysiology and the mobility of
teachers and students Socrates Erasmus). Dr. AK Groen, University Hospital Liver Unit Amsterdam, NL and
Prof. DQ W ang, Harvard Medical School, USA (studies on the transport of intestinal cholesterol). Dr B
Lauterburg, Dept. Pharmacology, Bern for the study of oxidative stress in different metabolic conditions. Prof.
G. Corazza & Antonio Gasbarrini (Roma) for the development and application in biomedicine of innovative
breath tests. Dr. P. Oliveira and A. Moreno (Centro de Neurociencias e Biologia celular, University of Coimbra)
for a PhD program (SFRH/BD/48133/2008) on protective agents in liver steatosis and metabolic syndrome;
Proff.ri Antonio Moreira de Ascensao e Prof. Jose Magalhaes (Research Centre in Physical Activity, Health and
Leisure Faculty of Sports, University of Porto, Portugal), research project ( Fundação Para a C iéncia e a
Tecnologia – Serviço de Formação de Recursos Humanos, Approved Grant FCT SFRH/BD/62352/2009 PTDC/DES/113580/2009) on “Effects of physical activity on mitocondrial function in humans”.
Medical Degree (2008-9, Course B)
- 1st year- Teaching and History of Medicine (2008-9), formerly Medical Education (2004-7, channel AK).
- 2nd year-Medical Physical Exam (Manovre Medico-Chirurgiche 2) (since 2002, channel AK)
- 4th year- Medical Pathophysiology (from 2002, channel AK) 07/12/2008).
-5th year- elective courses Methodology of Research (since 2004) and innovative methods study of symptoms and
disorders of hepatobiliary function
•
Postgraduate programs
Internal Medicine, Clinical Pharmacology, Occupational Medicine, Radiology, Radiodiagnostics, Rheumatology
(1st year, new CV)
• Teacher at the Course in Biology of Nutrition (2005-8) Faculty of Biology, and course on Human nutrition in
the prevention and treatment, Faculty of Medicine (2008-9)
• Coordinator Course “E” BEMC (Bari English Medical Curriculum) academic year 2011-12 at the University of
Bari Medical School
• Member of the panel of professors of PhD programme in “Environment, Medicine, Health (Coordinator Prof.
L. Soleo, University of Bari) cycles XXI-XXVII (7 years)
• Supervisor PhD Programme of Dr. Catia Diogo, University of Coimbra, Portugal (Coordinator Dr. Paulo
Oliveira) (2010-13) “Liver steatosis and mitochondrial function”
• Supervisor PhD Programme of Dr. Ines Gonçalves, University of Porto, Portugal (Coordinator Dr. Antonio
Ascençao) (2010-13) “Physical activity and liver function”
• Tutor – Teacher Saint Nicholas School (University of Bari), 2011
• Since 1991 at the Unit of Clinica Medica "A. Murri "(Heads Prof. O. Albano and G. Palasciano) as Full-time
internist (Ward, DH, outpatients, diagnostics).
• Director of Day Hospital (about 900 admissions/year) and Unit for Functional and Instrumental for studies of
ultrasonography and GI motility, autonomic neuropathy tests, breath tests, innovative 13C-breath tests for
liver function, gastric emptying, H Pylori infection etc. (about 3000 diagnostic tests/year)
• Nominated vice-director of Clinica Medica “Murri” (years 2010, 2011)
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