Anna Fagotti

Anna Fagotti, MD, PhD, is Full Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Rome, Italy, and Director of the Gynecologic Oncology Unit and of the Ovarian Cancer Unit at the Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS. Professor Fagotti’s main fields of interest are ovarian cancer, minimally invasive and robotic surgery, and fertility-sparing treatment of gynaecological cancers.

Professor Fagotti’s academic and research contributions are extensive, including:

• Fagotti score: Development of a laparoscopic score to predict optimal cytoreduction in advanced ovarian cancer, internationally known as the “Fagotti score”, and of a personalised treatment algorithm for advanced ovarian cancer integrating molecular and clinical signatures.
• European leadership: Elected President of the European Society of Gynaecological Oncology (ESGO) in March 2024 after serving as its Treasurer and President-Elect, and Associate Editor of the International Journal of Gynecological Cancer.
• Surgical innovation: The first procedure in Europe with the Hugo robotic-assisted surgery system, alongside studies on hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) combined with cytoreductive surgery in ovarian cancer.

Professor Fagotti has authored nearly 500 scientific articles, with an h-index of 58, and has contributed to ESGO guidelines and consensus conferences on ovarian and endometrial cancer.