Luca Aldrighetti

Hepatobiliary surgeon with more than 25 years of experience. One of the international pioneers of minimally invasive liver surgery, having initiated and developed the San Raffaele laparoscopic liver resection program.

Doctor Luca Aldrighetti is the Head of the Hepatobiliary and General Surgery Division at the San Raffaele Research Hospital in Milan. Holds a position of Scientific Director of the Italian Group of Minimally Invasive Liver Surgery (IGoMILS). Primary clinical and research activities include surgical oncology topics on colorectal liver metastases, perihilar and intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma and hepatocellular carcinoma, techniques for liver resection, and minimally invasive hepatobiliary surgery, with a personal series of more than 3,000 liver resections, more than 900 of which performed laparoscopically.

Work experience

• Since 2014 — Director of the Hepatobiliary Surgery Unit of the San Raffaele Hospital (Italy)
• Since 1998 — Member of the team of kidney and pancreas transplantation for cadaver for therapeutic purposes at the San Raffaele Hospital 
• 2004-2014 — Head of the Liver Unit Functional Unit of the San Raffaele Hospital (Italy)
• 1997-2001 — Level I Medical Director at the Surgery Division I of the San Raffaele Hospital (Italy)
• 1992-1994 — Assistant surgeon at the Pittsburgh Transplantation Institute of the University of Pittsburgh (USA).

Education

• 1989 — University of Milan — Degree in Medicine and Surgery
• 1995 — University of Milan — PhD in Technological Applications and Experimental Methodologies in Surgery
• 1997 — University of Milan — Specialization in General Surgery
• 2002 — Vita-Salute San Raffaele University — Specialization in Thoracic Surgery.

Teaching activity

• Professor at the Vita-Salute San Raffaele University 
• Professor at the IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital.

Scientific activity

Has written over 650 research works. Initiated and developed the San Raffaele laparoscopic liver resection program — a national and international leader in this area with a series of laparoscopic resections that currently counts more of 1,000 cases. 

Membership

Prof. Luca Aldrighetti is a member of 18 national and international scientific societies including:

• The Italian Group Of Minimally Invasive Liver Surgery — Founder and former President.