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About SICCR keyboard_arrow_down

The Italian Society of Colorectal Surgery (SICCR) is a scientific organization that deals with illnesses of the colon, rectum and anus.

The SICCR promotes and supports scientific research in all the clinical and biological aspects of diseases of coloproctology, in the belief that scientific progress is the essential condition for the achievement of therapeutic objectives. Further details can be found on this webpage: https://www.siccr.org/en/mission-and-vision/

Dr. Mario Pescatori 
Honorary President
Dr. Francesco Bianco 
President
Dr. Paola De Nardi
Vice President
Dr. Gaetano Gallo
General Secretary
Dr. Marco La Torre
Treasurer
Dr. Corrado Bottini 
Council Members
Dr. Renato Costi 
Council Members
Dr. Ugo Grossi
Council Members
Dr. Mauro Pozzo
Council Members
Dr. Marcella Rinaldi
Council Members
Dr. Emanuele D.L. Urso
Council Members
Dr. Domenico Aiello
Auditor
Dr. Ferruccio Boffi
Auditor
Dr. Luigi Boccia
Deputy Auditor
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Prof. Salvatore Pucciarelli Professor Salvatore Pucciarelli qualified from University of Padua in 1978. His postgraduate training was at St Mark’s Hospital and at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, USA. He was promoted as Full Professor of Surgery at University of Padua in 2017.He specializes in colorectal cancer surgery. Professor Pucciarelli and his team are internationally respected for their work in advanced rectal/anal cancer.He has published over 300 peer-reviewed articles in medical journals and contributed to several books. He has given over 300 presentations and has lectured in several countries. Colorectal Surgery
Dr. Francesco Cantarella Dr. Francesco Cantarella received his residency "cum laude" in General Surgery from the University of Perugia in 2013. He performs Screening and Treatment of HPV related Pre-cancerous Anal Lesions. In 2017, he obtained the degree of Doctor of Research (PhD) at the University of Perugia. He is Tutor for teaching the Technique of "Doppler-assisted hemorrhoidal devascularization and rectal anal repair (DG HAL RAR - TRILOGY).
He is a lecturer for the School of Rehabilitation of Defecation Disorders within the Italian Society of Colo-Rectal Surgery (SICCR). He did a period in Athens as Tutor for teaching the use of Laser (Eufoton MedicaLasers) in Proctological Interventions for the treatment of anal fistulas, pilonidal cysts, hemorrhoidal disease and genital condylomatosis. A Tutor for the Eufoton Company for Proctologic Laser Surgery, he is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeon (FACS).
He has participated in numerous congresses and courses pertaining to the proctologic pathologies he deals with, and is Co-Head of the Proctologic and Perineologic Center of Private Hospitals Forli. General Surgery