Luca Morelli, MD, FACS, FASCRS

Luca Morelli

Division of General Surgery, University of Pisa, Italy

Prof. Morelli received his M.D. degree from Pisa University, in 1999. Beside a formal General Surgery Residency at University of Pisa, he completed a fellowship at the same University in surgical interventional ultrasound. After working in the field of organ transplantation from 2004 to 2007 his interest has shifted more in the field of surgical oncology, new technologies and minimally invasive surgery. In 2009, he became Vice Head and referent of Minimally Invasive, Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery at General Surgery Unit directed by Prof. Franco Mosca, Full Professor at University of Pisa, Tuscany (Italy).

In 2014, he became Fellow of American College of Surgeons and in 2018 Fellow of American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons. In 2015, he become Associate Professor of Surgery at University of Pisa, and in 2018 he obtained the National Scientific Qualification as Full Professor of Surgery. His surgical experience consists of approximately 4000 surgical procedures as first operator including major oncologic surgery (pancreatectomies, hepatectomies, multivisceral resections), organ procurement for transplants (liver, pancreas and kidney), advanced laparoscopic and robotic surgery with particular interest for colorectal, HBP, upper GI and urologic (adrenal and kidney’s) surgery.

Since 2001 to present has performed over 14.000 diagnostic ultrasound and over than 1700 ultrasound guided interventional procedures such as biliary drainages, drainage of abdominal collections, chest drains, nephrostomy, definitive dialysis cateters, thermo ablations (with RF, MW, laser or HIFU), biopsy of native or transplanted organs.

Since 1999, he has written more than 280 scientific publications on several topics such as transplants, surgical oncology, interventional ultrasound, laparoscopic and robotic surgery.