Paolo Macchiarini
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Paolo Macchiarini, M.D., Ph.D. is head and chairman of the Hospital Clínic (Barcelona Metro)
de Barcelona, University of Barcelona
in Barcelona, Spain, as well as professor of surgery at the University of Barcelona in Spain, and at the Hannover Medical School
in Hannover, Germany.
Dr. Macchiarini completed his residency in thoracic surgery at the University of Pisa
in Pisa, Italy. Dr. Macchiarini completed a fellowship in the department of thoracic surgery at the University of Alabama
at Birmingham in Birmingham, Alabama, with an additional fellowship completed in the department of thoracic and vascular surgery and heart-lung transplantation, Hôpital Marie-Lannelongue, Paris-Sud University, Le Plessis Robinson, France.
Dr. Macchiarini's interests include extended surgery for lung, esophageal, and mediastinal tumors; adult and pediatric tracheal surgery; lung and heart-lung transplantation; pulmonary endarterectomy; (bio)artificial lung; and experimental research, education, training.
Dr. Macchiarini has contributed to the field of Regenerative medicine
when in 2008 he performed the first Adult stem cell
grown trachea transplant. The first successful operation on a child followed in March 2010. On June 9, 2011 at Karolinska University Hospital in Stockholm, Sweden, doctors including Dr. Paolo Macchiarini implanted a synthetic windpipe into a 36-year-old man with late-stage tracheal cancer.
In July of 2011, Dr Macchiarini came to the United States and interviewed Rachel Phillips, a former Royal Ballet of London dancer, to assess the potential of using this procedure to help with her severe case of tracheobronchomalasia brought on by ElhersDanlos Syndrome complications. After reviewing her case, Mrs. Phillips was approved for the treatment and will likely be the first American recipient of the procedure.
Hospital Clínic (Barcelona Metro)
Hospital Clínic is a station in the Barcelona Metro network, named after the Hospital Clínic i Provincial de Barcelona which lies in its immediate vicinity, in the Eixample district of Barcelona. It serves line 5....
de Barcelona, University of Barcelona
University of Barcelona
The University of Barcelona is a public university located in the city of Barcelona, Catalonia in Spain. It is a member of the Coimbra Group, LERU, European University Association, Mediterranean Universities Union, International Research Universities Network and Vives Network...
in Barcelona, Spain, as well as professor of surgery at the University of Barcelona in Spain, and at the Hannover Medical School
Hannover Medical School
The Hannover Medical School , founded in 1965, is a university medical centre in Germany, part of a regional medical network.-International:...
in Hannover, Germany.
Dr. Macchiarini completed his residency in thoracic surgery at the University of Pisa
University of Pisa
The University of Pisa , located in Pisa, Tuscany, is one of the oldest universities in Italy. It was formally founded on September 3, 1343 by an edict of Pope Clement VI, although there had been lectures on law in Pisa since the 11th century...
in Pisa, Italy. Dr. Macchiarini completed a fellowship in the department of thoracic surgery at the University of Alabama
University of Alabama
The University of Alabama is a public coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States....
at Birmingham in Birmingham, Alabama, with an additional fellowship completed in the department of thoracic and vascular surgery and heart-lung transplantation, Hôpital Marie-Lannelongue, Paris-Sud University, Le Plessis Robinson, France.
Dr. Macchiarini's interests include extended surgery for lung, esophageal, and mediastinal tumors; adult and pediatric tracheal surgery; lung and heart-lung transplantation; pulmonary endarterectomy; (bio)artificial lung; and experimental research, education, training.
Dr. Macchiarini has contributed to the field of Regenerative medicine
Regenerative medicine
Regenerative medicine is the "process of replacing or regenerating human cells, tissues or organs to restore orestablish normal function". This field holds the promise of regenerating damaged tissues and organs in the body by replacing damaged tissue and/or by stimulating the body's own repair...
when in 2008 he performed the first Adult stem cell
Adult stem cell
Adult stem cells are undifferentiated cells, found throughout the body after embryonic development, that multiply by cell division to replenish dying cells and regenerate damaged tissues...
grown trachea transplant. The first successful operation on a child followed in March 2010. On June 9, 2011 at Karolinska University Hospital in Stockholm, Sweden, doctors including Dr. Paolo Macchiarini implanted a synthetic windpipe into a 36-year-old man with late-stage tracheal cancer.
In July of 2011, Dr Macchiarini came to the United States and interviewed Rachel Phillips, a former Royal Ballet of London dancer, to assess the potential of using this procedure to help with her severe case of tracheobronchomalasia brought on by ElhersDanlos Syndrome complications. After reviewing her case, Mrs. Phillips was approved for the treatment and will likely be the first American recipient of the procedure.
External links
- Paolo Macchiarini, M.D., Ph.D. profile from the Cardiothoracic Surgery Network
- Paolo Macchiarini articles in The LancetThe LancetThe Lancet is a weekly peer-reviewed general medical journal. It is one of the world's best known, oldest, and most respected general medical journals...