Saverio Iacopino

Specializzazione: Cardiologist
31 anni di esperienza
Lingue parlate:
English, Italian
Studio medico: Italia, Bologna, Maria Cecilia Hospital
With over 20 years of experience in the study, diagnosis and treatment of cardiac arrhythmias, dr Iacopino is one of the first surgeons in Italy to have implanted the Micra TPS, the smallest pacemaker in the world, which does not require surgery. He is also a pioneer in the field of electrophysiology, performing evolutionary and extremely minimally invasive cardiac ablation reversals, such as the
Dr. Saverio Iacopino is a cardiologist at Maria Cecilia Hospital in Italy. He was among the first surgeons in Italy to implant the Micra TPS. This is the smallest pacemaker in the world. It requires no surgery for implantation. Dr. Iacopino specializes in treating complex cardiac arrhythmias and heart failure.
- Uses DiamondTemp technology for minimally invasive cardiac ablation.
- Introduced CardioInsight to Italy for 3D heart rhythm mapping.
- Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and European Society of Cardiology.
- Works at a JCI-accredited hospital performing 15% of Italy's cardiac surgeries.

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Formazione accademica

Dr. Saverio Iacopino is an electrophysiologist and one of the first surgeons in Italy to implant the Micra TPS. This device is the smallest pacemaker in the world and requires no traditional surgery. He treats cardiac arrhythmias at Maria Cecilia Hospital.

Specialization and Advanced Techniques

Dr. Iacopino performs minimally invasive cardiac ablation. He uses DiamondTemp™ technology for catheters to improve procedure outcomes. Additionally, the doctor recently tested CardioInsight for the first time in Italy. This jacket provides 3D mapping – a technique that creates heart rhythm images without internal probes – to study rhythm disturbances.

The specialist treats various conditions:

Atrial fibrillation
Brugada syndrome
Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome
Heart failure
Dilated cardiomyopathy
Hypertension
Coronary artery disease

Professional Experience

Dr. Iacopino leads several study projects on rare syndromes associated with arrhythmias. He has shared his interventional techniques with specialists across Europe and Russia. Furthermore, the doctor served as a member of several national medical registries:

AIAC National Electrophysiology and Ablation Registry
AIAC Lead Extraction National Registry
AIAC Pacemaker and Implantable Defibrillator National Registry

Education and Training

1995 – Magna Graecia University of Catanzaro – Degree in Medicine and Surgery
2001 – Magna Graecia University of Catanzaro – Specialty in Internal Medicine
2006 – Atrial Fibrillation and Heart Failure Treatment Course under Dr. Carlo Pappone
2014 – Heart Rhythm Management Center, Brussels – Cryoballoon Training Program certification
2015 – Medtronic Training Center, Minneapolis – MICRA-TPS Training Program certification

Scientific Recognition and Research

Dr. Iacopino is a researcher with a total impact factor of 169.098. He has authored numerous publications in medical journals. The specialist has also received fellowships from cardiac organizations:

2007 – Fellowship from the National Association of Hospital Cardiologists (ANMCO)
2008 – Fellowship from the European Society of Cardiology (ESC)
2010 – Fellowship from the American College of Cardiology (ACC)

Memberships

American College of Cardiology
European Cardiac Arrhythmia Society
European Heart Rhythm Association
European Society of Cardiology