Dr. Gianluca Franceschini

Biography

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 Italia”. Research and Teaching Fellow in the HopeXChange Medical Centre in Kumasi (Ghana). Permanent Member of the College of Italian Breast Surgeons..



Research Interest's

Breast Cancer; Surgical treatment of Breast cancer; Breast cancer management