Andrea Cona, MD, PhD, is a Medical Doctor in the Department of Infectious
Diseases of ISMETT, a Solid Organ Transplant
center, partner of the University of Pittsburgh, located in Palermo, Italy.
Dr. Cona is an active member of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology
and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID), the Transplantation Society (TTS) and
Transplant Infectious Diseases (TID). He is member of The ESCMID "Evidence Review Group" for the development of guidelines. He is also member of two ESCMID study groups: the ESCMID Study Group for Infections in Compromised Hosts (ESGICH) and the ESCMID Study Group for Antimicrobial Stewardship
(ESGAP).
He graduated in Medicine and Surgery at the University of Palermo with a
score of 110/110 cum laude. He attended the Postgraduate School of Infectious
Disease at the University of Milan. During his university studies, he completed a PhD course focused on Clinical Research at the University of Milan. Over recent years, Dr. Cona's research activity has been focused on the prevention and management of infections in solid-organ transplant recipients, especially post-transplant viral and multi-drug-resistant bacterial infections.
