About
Prof. Sergio GianesiniMD, PhD, FACS
Vascular surgeon and phlebologist. I teach venous haemodynamics, research the venous and lymphatic circulation, and operate on one simple principle: repair instead of destroy.
- Surgeon licensed in Italy, Switzerland, Taiwan and the UAE
- Associate Professor — University of Ferrara (Italy)
- Adjunct Associate Professor — USUHS University, Bethesda (USA)
- President of the World Union of Phlebology and Lymphology (WUIP)
- President emeritus of the Venous-lymphatics World International Network foundation, ONLUS
- Associate Editor, International Angiology Journal
- Honorary member of 7 international scientific societies
Education and licences
- MD, University of Ferrara — 110/110 cum laude
- Residency in Emergency Surgery, University of Ferrara — 50/50 cum laude
- PhD in molecular vascular pathophysiology
- Surgical licences in Italy, Switzerland, Taiwan and the UAE
Academic appointments
- Commissioner of the Surgery Department, King Saud University
- Professor of the angiology master's programme, University of Padua and Sapienza University of Rome
- Lecturer in venous haemodynamics, Claudiana University
- General director of the non-invasive vascular diagnostics course, UCES University
- Member of the scientific committee of the lymphology course, UCES University
- Instructor of the aesthetic phlebology course, Sociedad Española de Medicina Estética
Scientific societies
- President of the World Union of Phlebology and Lymphology (WUIP)
- First author of the multi-specialty phlebo-lymphology recommendations filed with the Italian National Institute of Health
- Honorary member of 7 international phlebology societies
- Director 2021–2023, American Vein & Lymphatic Society
- Associate fellow member, American College of Surgeons
- Member of 3 working committees of the American Venous Forum
- Reference investigator for FORST vascular studies
Research and publications
- Author of 103 scientific publications, co-author of three vascular textbooks
- Editor of the Springer textbook on advanced sclerotherapy
- Associate Editor of International Angiology and of Phlebology
- Associate Editor of 6 international scientific journals
- Awarded a competitive grant from the Italian Ministry of Health
Congresses and awards
- President of the v-WIN World Phlebology Congress 2022, 2024, 2025, 2026
- Invited speaker at 683 international congresses
- Honorary lecture at 8 international congresses
- Winner of 11 international scientific awards
- Award of merit from the Turkish government (Atatürk Recognition)
- Winner of the 2023 Italian Knowledge Award, ceremony at the Campidoglio, Rome
- Recipient of the Rotary Paul Harris Fellow recognition
Humanitarian and outreach projects
- Founding director of the v-HELP humanitarian and educational missions, active in Italy, Nicaragua, Ecuador, Panama, Brazil, Dominican Republic, Kenya, Romania and Indonesia
- Creator of the global public-health project Vein Week
- Creator, with Prof. Luca Gianaroli, of the Le.G.athering World Congress format