Marilena Fazi

Biography

- 1980 Degree in Medicine and Surgery University of Florence (110/110 and praise) and qualification for the exercise of the profession of Doctor Surgeon; - 1981 postgraduate practical training at the Istituto di Chirurgia Clinica e Surgical Therapy I of the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery of the University of Florence (Director: Prof. L. Tonelli); - 1981-1983 Professional training grant for CNR for the "Clinical Research Techniques" Sector; - since 2/1/1984 University Researcher at the Istituto di Surgical and Surgery Clinic I of the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery of the University of Florence (now the Institute of Clinic   General and DC Surgery and later Department of Critical Surgery Department); - 1985 Specialization in General Surgery University of Florence (70/70 and praise); - 1987 Confirmation of role as Researcher. - 1989 Specialization in Microsurgery and Experimental Surgery University of Milan (50/50 and praise); - 1990 Research fellow for 6 months at the Microsurgical Institute and Training Center at Mercy Hospital in San Diego, California, USA, led by Prof. Lee Lee; - 94/95 assigning, with a decree of the district, the appointment of full-time Aid; - 1996, 97 and 98 attendance in the Seminar of tutoring didactics organized for the teaching staff of the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery of the University of Florence; - since 1/11/2002 University Professor of the II fascia for the scientific-disciplinary sector F08A - General Surgery, DR 1020 of 16/10/2001 of the University of Florence - from 1/11/05 Confirmed Associate Professor, University of Florence - scientific-disciplinary sector F08A - General Surgery 
Teaching activity:  
Lecturer in the Degree Course in Medicine and Surgery: - Medical-Surgical Specialty - Intersistemic Surgery II (IV year) from 1998/99 to 2007/08; - Didactic-training module in Microsurgery and Experimental Surgery from 1997/98 - 1999/2000; - Surgical Clinic; - Professional Educational Activity; 
Holds, in the Nursing Degree Course, the teachings of: - C3 C3 General Surgery MED / 18 (aa 1996/97 - 2008/09) - CI D3 Endocrine Surgery MED / 18 (aa 1996/97 - 2005/06) - IC D3 thoracic MED / 21 (aa 1996/97 - 2003/04) - CI D3 Vascular Surgery MED / 22 (aa 1996/97 - 2002/03) - CI D3 MED / 24 Urology (aa 1996/97 - 2002/03 ) 
Holder, in the Degree Course in Dental Hygiene, of the teaching of: - CI D 2 MED / 18 General Surgery (aa2003 / 04 - 2008/09) 
Holder, in the School of Specialization in General Surgery, of the teaching of: - Microchirurgia MED / 18 (aa 1999/2000 - 2008/09) - Experimental Surgery MED / 18 (aa 2007/08 - 2008/2009) 
Holding, in the School of Specialization in Surgery of the Digestive System, the teaching of: - General MED / 18 surgery (aa2003 / 04 - 2008/09)

Research Interest

Study of surgical diseases of the digestive system with particular regard to the role, indications and results of surgical therapy in Crohn's disease, participating in both the development and conducting of national and international clinical trials; - clinical and experimental studies on gastro-esophageal and duodenal gastric reflux with particular reference to the problem of neoplastic risk in the gastro-resected patient and the role of nitric oxide in reflux gastritis; - anatomic-clinical-prognostic study of colorectal and rectal carcinomas and subsequently, in the context of colonic carcinogenesis, in collaboration with the Department of Pharmacology of Florence and IST (Institute of Tumor Research) of Genoa, preneoplastic lesions such as ACF (aberrant crypt foci); - angiogenesis studies after experimental myocardial infarction in rat and rabbit; - experimental studies on environmental carcinogenicity; - Study of the molecular mechanisms involved in acute hepatic injury induced experimentally