Rinaldo Pellicano

European Helicobacter and Microbiota
Congress-Bordeaux 2017

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Born in Torino (Italy)
Date of Birth: 21th January 1965
Nationality: Italian
Licensed to Practice Medicine (M.D.) , University of Torino, 1992
Specialist in Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy, University of Torino, 1998

Current Position (October 2017): Gastroenterologist
Unit of Gastroenterology and Hepatology,
S.Giovanni Battista (Molinette) and San Giovanni Antica Sede (SGAS) Hospital (Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Città della Salute e della Scienza), Torino
Outpatient Clinic and Laboratory
E-mail: rinaldo_pellican@hotmail.com

Present Appointments:
-Clinical Activities at the Unit of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Molinette and San Giovanni Antica Sede Hospital, Torino

-Main Research Activities
→Role of Helicobacter pylori infection in the pathogenesis of gastroduodenal and extra-gastroduodenal manifestations
→ Hepatitis C virus (HCV) and its role on liver and systemic diseases
Investigator in several clinical trials and projects:
→Cure of Helicobacter pylori infection with conventional and innovative treatments
→The possible association between occult HCV infection and cryptogenic chronic hepatitis
→Cure of HCV infection in patients with chronic hepatitis
→Cure of patients with inflammatory bowel diseases

Author of 557 publications.

Working Experience
January 2005-Present: Gastroenterologist, Unit of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Molinette Hospital, Torino
2010-2011: Professor for the Master of Coloproctology, course on "Management of inflammatory bowel disease", University of Torino, Torino.
February-December 2004: Clinical research fellow, Department of Gastro-Hepatology, Molinette Hospital, Torino.
April 2003-January 2004: Gastroenterologist, Department of Gastro-Hepatology, Molinette Hospital, Torino.
January- March 2003: Consultant gastroenterologist, Department of Gastro-Hepatology, Molinette Hospital, Torino.
January-December 2002: Clinical research fellow, Department of Gastro-Hepatology, Molinette Hospital, Torino.
2001-2002, 2007-2008 and 2010: Lecturer, University of Torino.
October 2000-June 2001: Gastroenterologist, Department of Gastro-Hepatology, Molinette Hospital, Torino.
August 2000: Visiting Scientist, Faculty of Science, University of Mauritius (Mauritius).
September 1999-September 2000: Recipient of Research Grant, Chair of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Torino. Project “Correlation between Helicobacter pylori infection, type III intestinal metaplasia and gastric adenocarcinoma”.
March 1998-March 1999: Visiting Scientist, Laboratory of Bacteriology
(Prof. Francis Mégraud), University of Bordeaux (France), National Reference Center for Campylobacters and Helicobacters.
May 1993-August 1994: Medical Officer, Alpine Unit, The Italian Army, Department of Defence. Discharge as Medical Officer "with encomium”.
Medical Officer at the following operational activities:
- ONUMOZ -United Nations (UN) (Mozambique)
- ARCTIC-EXPRESS NATO (Norway)
- VESPRI SICILIANI (Sicilia, Italy).
Training as student
-Department of Surgery (Prof. F.Morino, Prof. A.Mussa), School of Medicine, University of Torino
December 1989-May 1990
-Department of Internal Medicine, (Prof. G.Emanuelli), School of Medicine, University of Torino
February-July 1992
-Department of Gastroenterology (Prof. G.Verme, Prof. M. Rizzetto), Molinette Hospital, Torino
February 1991-January 1992
August 1992- May 1993
August 1994-August 1999

ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Panminerva Medica (2000-present)

EDITOR
Minerva Gastroenterologica e Dietologica (2000-present)
Minerva Medica (2016-present)

EDITORIAL BOARD
Area E.C.M. Edizioni Minerva Medica (2010-2013)
International Journal of Celiac Disease (2013-present)
Minerva Medica (2001-2015)
World Journal of Biological Chemistry (2009-2013)
World Journal Gastroenterology (2014-2017)

MEDICAL WRITER
Adis International, Auckland, Chester, Hong Kong, Madrid, Melbourne, Milan, Osaka, Paris, Philadelphia, Sydney, Tokyo
Edizioni MediaMed, Milano
Edizioni Medis, Ascoli Piceno
Edizioni Minerva Medica, Torino
Qubi soft, Padova
Area Qualità Srl, Milano

PRIZES
Award as investigator for clinical trial on the use of Recombinant human interferon-beta in the treatment of patients with chronic hepatitis C, Ares-Serono Group, Geneva (Switzerland) 1998
Award for the best presentation: First International Workshop on "Extragastric pathologies associated with Helicobacter Infection", Roma 1997
Award, National Joint Congress of Digestive Diseases, Torino 1995

COURSES ATTENDED

"IBD ENDO 2015-2016", Torino 2016
"Prometheus. Patient journey mobile lab on innovative HCV treatment", Torino 2016

"Patologie rare in gastroenterologia"[Rare diseases in gastroenterology], Torino 2015
"Patologie rare in gastroenterologia"[Rare diseases in gastroenterology], Torino 2014
"Corso nazionale AIGO/VI Corso di epatologia congiunto AIGO-AISF", Torino 2013
"Meet the expert. Ottimizzare il trattamento dei pazienti con malattie infiammatorie croniche intestinali"[Meet the expert. To optimize the treatment of patients with chronic inflammatory bowel diseases], Torino 2013
"Appropriatezza dell'ecoendoscopia"[Appropriateness of endoscopic ultrasonography], Torino 2013

"Patologie rare in gastroenterologia"[Rare diseases in gastroenterology], Torino 2013

"Focus sul trattamento con DAA: aspetti pratici"[Focus on the treatment with DAA: practical aspects], Torino 2013

"Patologie rare in gastroenterologia"[Rare diseases in gastroenterology], Torino 2012

XIV Corso di formazione inter-regionale di Gastroenterologia ed Endoscopia Digestiva–"Gastroenterologia 2011: le sfide che ci attendono"[Gastroenterology 2011: the waiting challenges]. Torino 2011

"Patologie rare in gastroenterologia"[Rare diseases in gastroenterology], Torino 2011

"Live Endoscopy", SIED, XVII National Congress of Digestive Diseases, Torino 2011
“5th National IEC Course-2nd International EGEUS Course", Torino 2010
"Eccellenza in endoscopia operativa”[Excellence in operative endoscopy], SIED, XV National Congress of Digestive Diseases, Milano 2009
"Hot topics e casi emblematici in gastroenterologia”[Hot topics and emblematic cases in gastroenterology], AIGO-SIGE, and "Una decisione impegnativa: Endoscopia vs Chirurgia”[A binding decision: Endoscopy vs Surgery], SIED, XIV National Congress of Digestive Diseases, Rimini 2008

“Advanced cardiovascular life support-provider, Torino 2006
“Basic life support A.E.D. secondo le linee guida American Heart Association”[Basic life support A.E.D. according to American Heart Association guidelines], Torino 2006
“Il trattamento dei dati clinici, sanitari e amministrativi in medicina: progetti di raccolta, archiviazione ed elaborazione”[Management of clinical, health and administrative data in medicine: projects of collection, registration and elaboration], Università degli studi di Torino 2006
“IBD: il malato complesso”[IBD: the complex patient], AIGO-SIGE, 11th National Congress of Digestive Diseases, Genova 2005
“Health technology assessment (HTA) in endoscopia digestiva”[Health technology assessment (HTA) in digestive endoscopy], SIED, 11th National Congress of Digestive Diseases, Genova 2005
“Lymphoma and gastrointestinal diseases”, AIGO-SIGE, 10th National Congress of Digestive Diseases, Torino 2004
“Colon cancer: from genetics to pallation”, SIED, 10th National Congress of Digestive Diseases, Torino 2004
“Advanced hepatology: management of the patient with severe liver disease”, 5th AISF Pre-Meeting Course, Roma 2003
“Autoimmune gastrointestinal and liver diseases”, AGA-AIGO-SIGE, 8th National Congress of Digestive Diseases, Roma 2002
“Analyse des données en épidémiologie” École d’été de l’Institut de Santé Publique, d’Epidémiologie et de Développement, Université Bordeaux 2 (France) 1998
IV Congresso Nazionale di Colonproctologia, Roma 1993

ORGANISING CONGRESSES
2nd European Meeting European Group for Endoscopic Ultrasonography (EGEUS), Torino 2007
6th International Congress on Liver Diseases, Capri 2000
National Simposium “Helicobacter pylori: un batterio, molte patologie”[Helicobacter pylori: a bacterium, many pathologies], Torino 1997

MEMBERSHIPS
Italian Club of Echoendoscopy, Bologna (2010-2011)
The Science Advisory Board, Arlington, VA, USA (2007-present)
Gerson Lehrman Group’s Council of Healthcare Advisors, New York (2004-present)
Ordine dei Medici of Torino (1993-present)
Italian Association for the Study of the Liver [AISF], Roma (2003)
Associazione Subalpina Gastroenterologi, Torino (1998-present)

CLINICAL TRIALS and PROJECTS

Occult HCV infection and possible association with cryptogenic chronic hepatitis.
Helicobacter pylori resistance to antibiotics in Europe, 3rd European Multicenter Study (published in Gut 2013;62:34-42).
Full Immersion (SIGE) in gastroenterologia ed epatologia.
EPIC (PegIntron, Schering-Plough)/P02370-P02569-P02570, in the treatment of patients with chronic hepatitis or cirrhosis and associated C virus infection, non responders to alfa-IFN.
PegIntron (PegInterferon, Schering-Plough)/1882, in the treatment of patients with chronic hepatitis and associated genotype-1 C virus infection.
Serobif (Interferon Beta Recombinant, Serono-Ares)/21706, in the treatment of patients with chronic hepatitis and associated C virus infection.
The Helicobacter pylori SIGE Study Group on 13CO2 measurement standardization (published in Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2003;17:1291-7).
MEHPHISTO (Metaplasia H.pylori Histology), on the relationship between Helicobacter pylori infection, intestinal metaplasia and gastric adenocarcinoma.

Siamesi (Studio dell’Infarto Acuto del Miocardio e Sindromi Infiammatorie/ Study of acute myocardial infarction and inflammatory syndromes), for the evaluation of the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection in patients with acute myocardial infarction.
BA.CI (Batteri Cirrosi/ Bacteria Cirrhosis) for the evaluation of the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection in patients with cirrhosis.
BAT.MA.N (Batteri Malattie Neurologiche/ Bacteria Neurological Diseases) for the evaluation of the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection in patients with stroke.
Pylorid (Ranitidine-Bismuth, Glaxo Wellcome), in the treatment of patients with duodenal ulcer and associated Helicobacter pylori infection.
Rebif (Interferon Beta Recombinant, Serono-Ares)/7588, in the treatment of patients with chronic hepatitis and associated C virus infection, non responders to alfa-IFN
Rebif (Interferon Beta Recombinant, Serono-Ares)/7589, in the treatment of patients with chronic hepatitis and associated C virus infection, non responders to alfa-IFN
DIADE (Dimension Adverse Events, Janssen-Cilag) on side-effects during interferon treatment in patients with chronic hepatitis and C virus infection.

MEETINGS AND CONGRESSES (original language)

Novità dall'EASL. Nuove e vecchie terapie nelle popolazioni speciali. Torino 2016
HCV advances it's time for a powerful alliance, Torino 2015

Farmaci attuali e nuove terapie, Torino 2015

PDTA nel carcinoma della prostata: la qualità di vita del paziente tra malattia, terapie ed aspetti funzionali (sessualità e continenza), Torino 2015

Terapia dell'epatite B: scenario attuale, risultati, prospettive e confronto con gli altri virus epatitici, Torino 2014

Percorsi diagnostico-terapeutici assistenziali (PDTA) e nuove acquisizioni terapeutiche sul carcinoma della prostata, Torino 2014
Highlights da ENETS 2014, Torino 2014
Post AASLD. Update in HCV, Torino 2014
Thoracic NETs insight-Le neoplasie neuroendocrine del distretto toracico: un approccio multimodale, Torino 2013

Question time HBV, Torino 2013
Farmacologia clinica dei farmaci antiepatite, Torino 2013
Post AASLD. Update in HCV, Torino 2013
Le neoplasie neuroendocrine del distretto toracico: focus on, Torino 2012
Infezioni ed epatotossicità in corso di terapia biotecnologica nei reumatismi infiammatori cronici, Torino 2012
Viral-Per una diffusione di esperienze in HBV, Torino 2012
Epatite B: conoscenze consolidate e scenari emergenti. Trattamento dell'epatite cronica, rapporto costo-efficacia, origine dei nuovi casi e sottopopolazioni particolari, Torino 2012
Malattie rare: percorsi clinici e organizzativi, Torino 2012
Progetto Venerbì. HBV: rilevanza ed impatto nella pratica clinica alla luce delle recenti acquisizioni e dei nuovi scenari epidemiologici, Torino 2012
La gestione dell'epatite cronica da HBV: coniugare evidenze scientifiche e pratica clinica, Torino 2011
Malattie rare: percorsi clinici e organizzativi, Torino 2011
Il counselling nel paziente con epatite C, Alessandria 2011
XVII National Congress of Digestive Diseases, Torino 2011
2° Hospital meeting-Molinette: un'informazione scientifica del farmaco diretta, indipendente ed efficace, Torino 2010
MAB Medical approach evidence based on hepatitis therapy, Asti 2010
3e Giornate Gastro-epatologiche Cuneesi, Vicoforte 2010
Nuove frontiere in tema di IBD: probiotici e cellule staminali, Torino 2010
Appropriatezza nella scelta degli esami di laboratorio, Torino 2009
Approccio al paziente con malattia da reflusso gastroesofageo non erosiva. Gestione clinica del paziente con NERD, Asti 2009
Novità nelle malattie infiammatorie croniche dell’intestino, Torino 2009
Trapianto di fegato: quadri classici e non paradigmatici, Torino 2009
Progetto educazionale in virologia. Top seminar in HBV, Torino 2009
XV National Congress of Digestive Diseases, Milano 2009
Il fallimento terapeutico nell’epatite cronica da virus C, Torino 2009
Defining new frontiers to eradicate cancer, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston (USA) 2008
XIV National Congress of Digestive Diseases, Rimini 2008
2e Giornate Gastro-epatologiche Cuneesi, Vicoforte 2008
International Workshop “The liver: target and cause of extrahepatic diseases”, Torino 2008
2nd European Meeting European Group for Endoscopic Ultrasonography (EGEUS), Torino 2007
(Local Scientific and Organizing Committee)
Le malattie infiammatorie croniche dell’intestino dal 1985 al 2005, Torino 2006
Strumenti relazionali in endoscopia, Venosa 2006
Close Conference “E’ possibile una diagnostica non invasiva della patologia esofago-gastrica?”, Firenze 2006
International Workshop “Diagnostic flow-charts in hepatology”, Torino 2005
Aggiornamento Scientifico “Autoimmunità: dalla ricerca alla pratica clinica”, Torino 2005
Seminari di nutrizione clinica “La dispepsia funzionale”, Torino 2005
11th National Congress of Digestive Diseases, Genova 2005
II° Workshop sulle "Patologie Helicobacter pylori correlate. La carcinogenesi, l’Helicobacter pylori e le patologie digestive del tratto digestivo superiore", Torino 2005
10th National Congress of Digestive Diseases, Torino 2004
Aggiornamenti sulla terapia dell’epatite C, Novara 2003
36th Annual Meeting of the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver, Roma 2003
8th National Congress of Digestive Diseases, Roma 2002
Malattie infiammatorie del tratto gastrointestinale: clinica e laboratorio. Azienda Sanitaria Locale 5, Rivoli 2002
Terapia dell’Epatite cronica da HCV, Serono Farmaceutici, Roma 2001
6° Convegno Internazionale sulle Malattie di fegato “Capri 2000”, Capri 2000
L’emorragia digestiva da Ipertensione portale. AIGO, SIED, SIGE, Orta S.Giulio 1999
Helicobacter pylori: actualités 1999, Groupe d’études français des Helicobacter, Institut Pasteur, Paris (France) 1999
From basic sciences to clinical practice. From Helico to Barrett. 4th Venice Conference. Venice 1999
Aggiornamento di Gastroenterologia, USL 9 e Società Medica del Canavese, Cuorgnè 1998
Aggiornamenti in Gastroenterologia, Associazione Subalpina Gastroenterologi, Torino 1998
Convegno Internazionale”Malattie croniche del fegato: stato dell’arte”, Atene (Greece) 1997
I° International Workshop "Extragastric pathologies associated with Helicobacter Infection", Roma 1997
Xth International Workshop on gastroduodenal pathology and Helicobacter pylori. Lisbon
(Portugal) 1997
Simposio Nazionale “Helicobacter pylori: un batterio, molte patologie”, Torino 1997
(Scientific secretary)
VI Congresso Nazionale di Colonproctologia, Torino 1996
I° Meeting Gastroenterologico Nazionale Ospedale Civile di Modena, Modena 1996
Le logiche aziendali applicate in Sanità: l'efficienza al servizio dell'assistenza e della qualità. Il caso del Dipartimento Sperimentale di Gastroenterologia. Regione Piemonte, Compagnia di San Paolo, Ospedale Molinette, Torino 1995
Il colon irritabile, Divisione di Gastroenterologia Ospedale Mauriziano, Torino 1995
Consensus Conference su Linee Guida in Gastroenterologia, Roma 1995
Patologia non neoplastica del tratto digestivo superiore, AS.P.RI.B, Dipartimento di Gastroenterologia Ospedale Molinette e Divisione di Gastroenterologia Ospedale Mauriziano, Torino 1995
II Educational Training Workshop on Helicobacter pylori, Bologna 1995
Congresso Nazionale Congiunto di Patologia Digestiva, Torino 1995
Riunione del Gruppo HEPIG (Helicobacter pylori e patologie correlate), Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Roma 1994
Discharge as Medical Officer "with encomium”
For presence as Medical Officer during Operazione Vespri Siciliani, (Sicilia, Italy, 1994):
attestato del IV Corpo d'Armata Alpino
For presence as Medical Officer during NATO Arctic-Express Operation (Norway, 1994): NATO-AMF attestation
For presence as Medical Officer during UN (United Nations) Operation (Mozambique 1993):
→UN attestation
→attestato del Ministero della Difesa (Italia)
→croce commemorativa per la pace
IV Congresso Nazionale di Colonproctologia, Roma 1993
Workshop on “Attualità sugli aspetti clinici e terapeutici della dispepsia”, Firenze 1993
Workshop on “Immunopathological mechanisms in IBD”, Dipartimento Sperimentale di Gastroenterologia dell'Ospedale Molinette, Sestriere 1993
Endoscopia in diretta, SIED sezione Piemonte e Valle d'Aosta, Torino 1993
Aggiornamento in Reumatologia, Medicina Oggi, Torino 1992
Controllo di qualità in gastroenterologia, AIGO sezione Lombardia, Grandate 1992

VIDEO
Gestione diagnostico terapeutica del paziente con ulcera duodenale.
[Diagnostic and therapeutic management of patients with duodenal ulcer]
Award National Joint Congress of Digestive Diseases, Torino 1995
F.Palmas, L.Gardino, R.Pellicano, S.Greco, G.Miroglio, G.Verme

THESIS
Endoscopic ultrasonography in the staging of esophageal carcinoma. University of Torino, 1992, MD Thesis
Treatment with interferon of chronic HCV hepatitis: evaluation of mixed cryoglobulinemia as predictor factor of response. University of Torino, 1998, Thesis for Specialization