Dr.Gianluca Franceschini is a Associate Professor of General Surgery – Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Catholic University, Rome - Italy. Coordinator of integrated therapies for breast cancer at the Department of Women’ and Children’s Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome - Italy. Senior Staff Surgeon- Breast Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome - Italy. Breast Surgeon with expertise in the surgical treatment of breast tumors and oncoplastic techniques; over 4.000 surgical procedures for breast cancer from 1 January 2010 to 31 October 2020. Author of over 200 scientific papers in international journals and 15 textbook chapters (Orcid ID 0000-0002-2950-339; Scopus Author ID 23027478400). Member of Editorial Board for following scientific journals: Translational Cancer Research (IF and Scopus); Annali Italiani di Chirurgia (IF and Scopus); Minerva Chirurgica (IF and Scopus); European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences (IF and Scopus); Surgical Oncology section Frontiers in Oncology (IF and Scopus); Future Oncology (IF and Scopus); European Journal of Breast Health; Annals of Breast Surgery; Surgery in Practice and Science; Clinical Radiology and Imaging Journal; Journal of Cancer Treatment and Research (JCTR); Journal of Cancer Research Forecast; Oncogen Journal; Annals of Surgical Education; International Journal of Transplantation & Plastic Surgery. Reviewer of following journals: The Lancet Oncology; European Journal of Surgical Oncology; The Breast; Breast Care; British Journal of Surgery; Surgical Oncology; Carbohydrate Polymers; Ginecologyc and Obstetric Investigation; Annali Italiani di Chirurgia;Breast Cancer Management;- Expert System; Journal of International Medical Research; International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery (verified on Publons). Member of “REPRISE†(Register of the Scientific Experts for Italian Ministry of Education – MIUR). Winner of the Editor’s Medal for best paper published in “Clinical Radiology†in 2010 ("Diffusion-weighted imaging in breast cancer: relationship between apparent diffusion coefficient and tumour aggressiveness" (Clinical Radiology. 65; 2010; 1005-1012), as co-author. Founding Partner and Member of the non-profit Organization, “Susan G. Komen Italiaâ€. Research and Teaching Fellow in the HopeXChange Medical Centre in Kumasi (Ghana). Permanent Member of the College of Italian Breast Surgeons..
Breast Cancer; Surgical treatment of Breast cancer; Breast cancer management