Author Biographies

Dr. Andrea Pasta works in IRCCS San Martino Polyclinic Hospital (Genoa, Italy). Dr. Pasta received a an MD in medicine and surgery from Università degli Studi di Genova Scuola di Scienze Mediche e Farmaceutiche (Genova, , Italy) in 2019. Dr. Pasta’s research interests mainly focus on hypercholesterolemia; dyslipidemic; EAS and ESC guidelines for LDL-C targets; familial hypercholesterolemia; 2016 and 2019 LDL-C targets; and lipid-lowering treatment of saturated fatty acids. Dr. Pasta’s scientific output includes 26 publications, corresponding to 274 citations (h-index 10) (Scopus, 2 January 2024).
Dr. Elena Formisano works in Ospedale Policlinico San Martino (Genoa, Italy) as a registered dietitian. Her research interests mainly focus on nutrition, nutritional and metabolic diseases, human nutrition, nutrition assessment, nutritional education, applied nutrition, malnutrition, body composition analysis, nutritional supplements, and nutritional support. Her scientific output includes 14 publications, corresponding to 71 citations (h-index 5) (Scopus, 2 January 2024).
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Dr. Maria Corina Plaz Torres works as a consultant hepatologist in the Gastroenterology Unit of the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Genoa, IRCCS–Ospedale Policlinico San Martino in Genoa, Italy. Her research interests mainly focus on nonalcoholic steatohepatitis; chronic liver disease; lifestyle intervention; diet; outcome; steatosis; steatohepatitis; liver disease; hepatocellular carcinoma; aflatoxin; and peanuts. Her scientific output includes 28 publications, corresponding to 390 citations (h-index 10) (Scopus, 2 January 2024).
Prof. Dr. Giorgia Bodini works as a researcher in the Gastroenterology Unit of the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Genoa, Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, IRCCS per l'Oncologia in Genoa, Italy. She received a degree with honors in medicine and surgery from the University of Genoa in 2006, and she qualified to practice her profession in 2007. Her research interests mainly focus on inflammatory bowel disease. Her scientific output includes 119 publications, corresponding to 2067 citations (h-index 25) (Scopus, 2 January 2024).
Prof. Dr. Elisa Marabotto works in the Gastroenterology Unit of the Department of Internal Medicine, IRCCS–Ospedale Policlinico San Martino at the University of Genoa (Genoa, Italy). Prof. Dr. Marabotto is the Guest Editor of the Special Issue "Gastrointestinal Tract Cancers, an Increasing Burden of the Modern Era: Epidemiology and Prevention" on MDPI. Prof. Dr. Marabotto’s research interests mainly focus on functional gastrointestinal disorders; eosinophilic esophagitis; gastroesophageal reflux disease; eurogastroenterology; gastrointestinal motility disorders; liver disease; and inflammatory bowel diseases. Prof. Dr. Marabotto’s scientific output includes 103 publications, corresponding to 2569 citations (h-index 27) (Scopus, 2 January 2024).
Prof. Dr. Livia Pisciotta works in the Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Unit, IRCCS–Policlinic Hospital San Martino (Genoa, Italy) and the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Genoa (Genoa, Italy). She is the Guest Editor of the Special Issue "Dietary Approach to Several Types of Primary and Secondary Dyslipidemias" on MDPI. Her research interests mainly focus on clinical nutrition; clinical lipidology; and genetics of dyslipidemias. Her scientific output includes 120 publications, corresponding to 3167 citations (h-index 31) (Scopus, 2 January 2024).
Prof. Dr. Edoardo Giovanni Giannini works as a full professor in the Gastroenterology Unit of the Department of Internal Medicine, IRCCS–Ospedale Policlinico San Martino at the University of Genoa (Genoa, Italy). He is a visiting professor at the Yale University School of Medicine. He received an MD from Università degli Studi di Genova in 1995 and earned a Ph.D. in clinical and experimental gastroenterology in 2004. He is the Guest Editor of the Special Issue "Gastrointestinal Tract Cancers, an Increasing Burden of the Modern Era: Epidemiology and Prevention" on MDPI. His research interests mainly focus on hepatocellular carcinoma; liver disease; portal hypertension; platelets; and liver function. His scientific output includes 350 publications, corresponding to 11,226 citations (h-index 54) (Scopus, 2 January 2024).
Prof. Dr. Manuele Furnari works in the Gastroenterology Unit of the Department of Internal Medicine, IRCCS–Ospedale Policlinico San Martino at the University of Genoa in Genoa, Italy. Prof. Dr. Furnari’s research interests mainly focus on gastrointestinal endoscopy, gastroesophageal reflux disease, gastrointestinal diseases, endoscopy, manometry, irritable bowel syndrome, esophageal pH monitoring, and IBS. Prof. Dr. Furnari’s scientific output includes 99 publications, corresponding to 2556 citations (h-index 28) (Scopus, 2 January 2024).
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