Silvio Danese

Prof. Silvio Danese is Director of Gatsroenterology and Gastronitestinal Endoscopy Unit at IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital. Previously, he was Director of the Immunocenter (Rheumatology, Dermatology, IBD and Pneumology), Head of IBD Center and Laboratory at Humanitas Research Hospital. His team is one of the leading groups internationally recognized in the field of IBD (Crohn's disease and Ulcerative Colitis) with more than 6000 patients followed up per year, of which half with Crohn's disease and half with ulcerative colitis of any grade of severity. The team is composed by 11 scientists in the Research Lab (3 junior PI, 3 post-doc, 2 PhD students and 3 technicians) working on mechanisms of chronic inflammation and related complications, tissue remodelling and healing, mediators of inflammation and cancer, and from the Clinical Research Staff, composed by 6 clinicians, 8 data manager, 3 nurses, who are involved in all the aspects of patients' care from diagnosis to therapy, with an excellent experience on new molecules still in clinical development. Moreover, the team is well known for the skills regarding early diagnosis, prevention of complications and bowel damage, including new non-invasive techniques to diagnose IBD. In particular, his team is a worldwide-recognized leader in the use of magnetic resonance imaging and small bowel ultrasound for Crohn's disease, and for early treatment strategies with conventional and experimental drugs. Prof. Danese and his team collaborate in a multidisciplinary setting with IBD dedicated surgeons, psychologists, nutritionists, and radiologists. It is also involved in several international research projects with the top level IBD Centres in Europe and United States. Prof. Danese is actively involved in the development of innovative pharmaceuticals for Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis at international level, and in the identification of new Italian and European guidelines for the treatment of IBD.