Pneumonia treatment in Rome: Best Hospitals and Costs 2026

Dr. Giuseppe Speziale is a cardiac surgeon and Director of Cardiac Surgery at Santa Maria Hospital. He lives and works in Rome. He focuses on minimally invasive and noninvasive valvular surgeries. Dr. Speziale serves as the Vice President of GVM Care & Research. He treats complex conditions like atrial fibrillation and mitral valve prolapse.

• Coordinator of the GVM Care & Research Cardiac Surgery Department.
• Active member of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery.
• Member of the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery.
• Scientific Director of the Italian Association of Cardiopaths onlus.

Dr. Milutin Bulajic directs the Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Department at Mater Olbia Hospital. He specializes in therapeutic endoscopy and gastrointestinal oncology. Dr. Bulajic earned his PhD from the University of Belgrade. He focuses on innovative treatments for pancreatic diseases and colorectal cancer screening.

• Performs complex interventional procedures including EUS, ERCP, and colonoscopy.
• Provides endoscopic bariatric procedures like sleeve gastroplasty for obesity.
• Served as Assistant Medical Director at Academic Hospital Center Udine.
• Former Associate Professor of internal medicine and gastroenterology.