Edoardo Agosti is currently a PGY5 Resident in Neurosurgery at the Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy. He is part of a proficient, multidisciplinary team dedicated to endoscopic endonasal skull base surgery. His major interests in clinical and research work are skull base and cerebrovascular pathologies. Since medical school, he has received training from internationally renowned experts in endoscopic endonasal and vascular surgery. He is internationally trained, having completed a 1-year Research Fellowship in Endoscopic and Microscopic Skull Base Surgical Anatomy with Dr. Maria Peris-Celda and Dr. Carlos D. Pinheiro-Neto, and in Neurovascular Pathologies and Neurovascular Surgery with Dr. Giuseppe Lanzino at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA, in 2021–2022. Further, in 2019 he completed 2 months of International Observership in Open Vascular and Endovascular Neurosurgery with Prof. Giuseppe Lanzino, and in 2023 an observership period of 1 month in Skull Base Surgery at the Neurosurgery Department of Hopital Lariboisière in Paris directed by Prof. Froelich. He has served as an ad hoc reviewer for international journals and is an active member of the Italian Society of Neurosurgery and Italian Skull Base Society (2021–). He received a research grant in 2021 from the Beretta Foundation of Brescia for the 12-month project: “Research in cerebral oncology”.
Sara Antonietti is a 5th year medical student at the University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy. In October 2023, she started her internship at the Department of Neurosurgery, Spedali Civili, Brescia, where she has attended preoperative diagnostic evaluation of a patient candidate for neurosurgery and demonstration in clinical orientation in major neurosurgical conditions. She performed neurosurgical wound dressing and has attended surgery in the operating room and has contributed to the review of literature for medical updating. She is interested in clinical and research work in skull base pathologies.
Dr. Amedeo Piazza has a position as a Resident in Neurosurgery and currently works at the Department of Neurosurgery, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy (July 2019–present), and Azienda Ospedaliera San Camillo Forlanini, Rome, Italy (January 2023–present). He was a Resident in Neurosurgery at the Policlinico Umberto I, Rome, Italy (January 2022–May 2022), and Azienda Ospedaliera Sant’Andrea, Rome, Italy (May 2022–December 2022). He received his single-cycle master’s degree in Medicine and Surgery from the Sapienza University of Rome (2012–2018). He has published 22 papers with 103 citations and 1463 reads (ResearchGate, 14 December 2023).
Tamara Ius is a Medical Doctor and Specialist in Neurosurgery at the University Hospital in Udine, Italy. She received a Ph.D. degree in Robotics Brain and Cognitive Function from the Italian Institute of Technology, University of Genoa, Italy, in 2014. She is a member of SINch, EANS, AINO, and EANO, and is a member of the AINO board (November 2017 to present). She is the Coordinator of the SINch Neuro-Oncology Section (2020 to present). She is primarily involved in research in the field of neuro-oncology, including brain mapping and awake surgery, skull base surgery, DTI fiber tracking, glioma, brain tumor-associated stem cell research, new molecular markers in glioma, new nanotechnology frontiers in brain mapping, NGS in glioma, and application of artificial Intelligence and machine learning in glioma and meningiomas).
Alessandro Fiorindi has a position as an Adjunct Professor and a Medical Doctor and currently works at the Unit of Neurosurgery, Spedali Civili, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy. Alessandro Fiorindi’s skills and expertise are skull base surgery, endoscopic neurosurgery, pediatric neurosurgery, hydrocephalus, spine surgery, glioma, endoscopes, neurosurgical procedures, craniotomy, and neuro-oncology. Alessandro Fiorindi has published 69 papers with 1219 citations and 14,844 reads (ResearchGate, 14 December 2023) in these areas.
Pier Paolo Panciani is a Physician Specialist in Neurosurgery born in Turin. He has been working as a Medical Director at the O.U. of Neurosurgery of the Spedali Civili of Brescia since 2011. He obtained his degrees (Bachelor’s Degree Specialization in Neurosurgery and Ph.D. in Neuroscience) from the University of Turin. He is currently involved in clinical and pre-clinical research projects in the oncological and neurodegenerative fields in collaboration with the University of Turin. His clinical activity is mainly focused on the treatment of neoplastic and degenerative diseases of the brain and spine. He has conducted numerous research activities and produced a number of scientific publications. He is a member of the AIRNO (Italian Association for Neuro-Oncological Research) Scientific Technical Committee.
