Marcello Mancini, M.D.

Date and place of Birth: 14 April 1958, Castelpoto (BN), ITALY

• Medical degree with highest marks at the University of Naples “Federico II” on the 31 October 1983
• Specialty Degree in Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases cum laude: 16 July 1986, University of Naples

• Specialty Degree in Cardiovascular Diseases cum laude: 28 October 1991,  University of Naples

• From  20 February 1989 he started a research fellowship with the Institute of Neurosurgery and Internal Medicine in the research program of   Regione Campania  n. 4120  del 14/7/1987  on the topic of diagnosis of cardiac and carotid disease.

• He was employed as medical doctor at the Hospital “San Giuseppe Moscati” Avellino from 1991 to 2001

• December 2001 to date: Consultant in Ultrasound imaging, University Hospital "Federico II" of Naples (Dir. Prof. M. Salvatore)

• First Researcher at Institute of Biostructure and Bioimaging of The National Council of Research (IBB-CNR) from 2001 to 2005

• Research Director at Institute of Biostructure and Bioimaging of the Italian National Research Council from 2005 until today.

• Contract with the A.U.P. of Naples for the medical activity in the Ultrasound laboratory of Department of Radiology of the Faculty of Medicine.

• Professor of “Physical principles and technology of ultrasound” at the School of Diagnostic Radiology at the University of Naples “Federico II”.

• Head of the Research Project DG.RSTL.017.002 / Development of methodologies and techniques for experimental imaging 2007-2010 National Research Council (n.4474)

• Ordinary Member of the Research Project "Molecular Diagnostic and Prognostic Markers of Thyroid neoplasias" Ministry of Health – General directorate of Scientific Research and Technology 2007-2010 Research Unit of the Department of Biomorphologic and Functional Sciences (Coord. Prof Marco Salvatore)

• Principal Investigator of the project "Methods for non-invasive quantitative assessment of fatty liver" code RF-2010-2314264, – Italian Ministry of Health

• Head of Research Unit of the Programme of Scientific Research of Relevant National Interest PRIN 2010-2011 N.2010XE5L2R_004 Area 06 (DM 2/ric of 12/01/2012) "New imaging techniques in the study of changes in cerebral perfusion and processes of neuronal degeneration in patients with multiple sclerosis and other neurological degenerative . Associations between genetic polymorphisms and radiological markers of susceptibility and course of neurodegenerative diseases. "

• Director Unit ME.P06.034 / Morphological and Functional Imaging in the Study of Metabolic Diseases Unit and ME.P06.034.001 / Imaging ultrasound Clinical and Experimental part of the project ME.P06 / Innovation-technological integration in medicine, Italian National Research Council

Scientific Awards 

In 1986 he was awarded with the price "Lilly Humulin 1986" for the best thesis of Specialty in Diabetology

In 1986 he was awarded with the price for the best oral communication at the International Days of Ultrasonology in Bologna-Italy, organized by the Italian Society of Ultrasonology.

In 1990 he was awarded with the price of Italian Society of Arterial Hypertension for studies on the vascular complications of the Hypertension.

 In 1992 he was granted by the American Society  of  Hypertension (ASH) for the best presentation at Seventh Scientific  Meeting of the American Society of Hypertension,  May 6-9, 1992.

Trainig activity and certification of expertise

 On Febbruary 1986 he was at the Vascular Unit  del Royal  Infirmary  of Bristol (UK) for Training  on  Echo-Doppler (Prof. J. Wells) and on May 1991 he attended the course at Mayo  Clinic in Rochester (Minnesota) on "New trends in cardiology".

On Agoust-September 1991 Fellowship Program in Ultrasound including Color Doppler at the Department   of Diagnostic Radiology - School of Medicine Yale University New Haven Connecticut.

He got the Certification of Expertise in Vascular Doppler  of Euroson School of the European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology (EFSUMB)

On October 1995 he attended the Seminars Hands-On Abdominal Imaging and Doppler Ultrasound and Peripheral Doppler at KMA Training Theatre, Irving Texas

On 19-21 November 1998 he attended "Education and training program" on Diabetes mellitus and Heart Failure" at the "European Heart House" Sophia  Antipolis Cedex - France.  

On March 1998 he attended the Postgraduate Course on Cerebrovascular disease at  Tours – France organized by the European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Membership 

Ordinary member of Italian Society of Arterial Hypertension from January 1992.

Ordinary member of Italian Society of Ultrasound (SIUMB)

Ordinary member of Italian Group of Vascular Ultrasound (GIUVV)

Ordinary member of Italian Society of Arterial Hypertension

Ordinary member of Italian Society of Diabetes (SID) and component of the executive group