Roberto Giardino

professor
Medicine and Surgery
Orthopaedic Rizzoli Institute
Italy

Academician Surgery
Biography

1970: Assistant MD at the Surgical Clinic of University of Bologna. 1975: Assistant MD at the Institute of Surgical Semeiotics, University of Bologna.1989: Director of the Laboratory of Experimental Surgery (then Laboratory of Preclinical and Surgical Studies), IOR.1994: Member of Ethic Scientific Committee, University of Bologna.1996: Coordinator of C.R.I.S.M.A. (Interuniversity Research Centre of Advanced Medical Systems), University of Bologna.2001: Member of the Ethic Committee, IOR.2002: Member of the Scientific Committee of Skeletal and Muscle Tissue Bank, IOR.2002: Coordinator of METALAB Rizzoli (National Center for Evaluation of Biocompatibility of Medical Devices).2004: President of Scientific Committee of ANT-Italia Onlus Foundation.2009: Head of Scientific Section of BITTA Laboratory. 2010: Consultant at IOR.

Research Intrest

Surgical Pathophysiology; Regenerative Medicine; Guided tissue regeneration; Tissue engineering;  Biomaterials; In vivo Models; Osteoporosis; Osteoarthritis; Tendon and ligament repair; Dentistry.

List of Publications
Barone A, Aldini NN, Fini M, Giardino R, Calvo Guirado JL, Covani U. Xenograft versus extraction alone for ridge preservation after tooth removal: a clinical and histomorphometric study. Journal of periodontology. 2008 Aug;79(8):1370-7.
Grigolo B, Roseti L, Fiorini M, Fini M, Giavaresi G, Aldini NN, Giardino R, Facchini A. Transplantation of chondrocytes seeded on a hyaluronan derivative (Hyaff®-11) into cartilage defects in rabbits. Biomaterials. 2001 Sep 30;22(17):2417-24.
Lucarelli E, Beccheroni A, Donati D, Sangiorgi L, Cenacchi A, Del Vento AM, Meotti C, Bertoja AZ, Giardino R, Fornasari PM, Mercuri M. Platelet-derived growth factors enhance proliferation of human stromal stem cells. Biomaterials. 2003 Aug 31;24(18):3095-100.