Gaetano Rocco

Gaetano Rocco (born July 15, 1960, Milan, Italy). He is Director, Chest Wall Surgery Program and Attending Surgeon at the MSKCC, New York, NY.

Born

July 15, 1960, Milan, Italy

Nationality

Italian

Education

MD, University of Milan, Italy

Fields

Thoracic Surgery, Translational medicine, Clinical guidelines, Minimally invasive thoracic surgery

Institutions

Director, Chest Wall Surgery Program, MSKCC, New York, NY

Attending Surgeon, MSKCC, New York, NY

Notes

Top Italian Scientist in Clinical Sciences

Education and career

Academic Degree

• 1985: MD, University of Milan, Italy.

Post-doctoral training =

• 1984, 1986, 1987-1988: Research Fellow in Surgical Pathology, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University, Chicago, IL.

• 1985-1990: Resident, General Surgery, University of Milan Hospitals, Milan, Italy.

• 1990-1995: Resident, Thoracic Surgery, University of Milan Hospitals, Milan, Italy.

• 1995: Visiting Resident, Section of General Thoracic Surgery, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, MN.

• 1996-1997: Clinical Fellow in Advanced General Thoracic Surgery, Section of General Thoracic Surgery, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, MN.

• 1999: Fellowship in Laparoscopic Surgery, University of Strasbourg, France, on behalf of the European Institute of Telesurgery (EITS), Strasbourg, France.

• 2000: Research Fellow, British Mesothelioma Group, British Lung Volume Reduction Group.

• 2003: Research Fellow, MRC LU-22.

Career

Academic positions

• 1992: Professor of Surgery, E. Morelli Regional Hospital, Nursing School, Sondalo, Italy.

• 1993-1999: Professor of Thoracic Surgery, E. Morelli Regional Hospital, Nursing School, Sondalo, Italy.

• 2000-2004: Hon. Senior Clinical Lecturer, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Northern General Hospital, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, Sheffield, UK.

• 2004-2006: Faculty, European School for Cardiothoracic Surgery, Bergamo level II.

• 2011-2018: Professor of Thoracic Surgery, University of Naples, Italy.

• 2011-2018: Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Naples, Italy.

• 2012-2018: Professor of Thoracic Surgery University of Bari, Italy.

Hospital positions

• 1988-1999: Staff Thoracic Surgeon, E. Morelli Regional Hospital, Sondalo, Italy.

• 2000-2004: Consultant Thoracic Surgeon, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Northern General Hospital, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, Sheffield, UK.

• 2004-2018: Chief, Division of Thoracic Surgery, National Cancer Institute, Pascale Foundation, Naples, Italy.

• 2008-2018: Head, Department of Thoracic Surgery and Oncology, National Cancer Institute, Pascale Foundation, Naples, Italy,

• 2018-Present: Attending Surgeon, MSKCC, New York, NY.

• 2021-Present: Director, Chest Wall Surgery Program, MSKCC, New York, NY

Other Employment

• 1986-1987: Medical Officer, Italian Army.