Alessandro Calarco
- Specialization: Urologist
- 19 years of experience
- Speaks:English, Italian
- Workplace: Italy, Rome, Ospedale San Carlo di Nancy
- Member of the European Board of Urology since 2013 and creator of an international patent for improving percutaneous kidney surgery for large stones.
Dr. Alessandro Calarco is a urologist at Ospedale San Carlo di Nancy in Rome. He holds an international patent for a flow reducer used in kidney stone surgery. Dr. Calarco specializes in minimally invasive and endourological procedures for complex conditions. He treats prostate cancer, kidney stones, and varicocele using surgical and reconstructive techniques.
- Member of the European Board of Urology.
- Developed a surgical device for percutaneous treatment of large kidney stones.
- Served as the National Head of Urology for the Young Surgeons Multidisciplinary Society.
- Researches prostate cancer biomarkers and exosomes at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore.
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Doctor's services
- Robotic da Vinci prostatectomy
- Prostatectomy
- Nephrectomy
- Nephrectomy with Da Vinci Robot
- Urethroscopic lithotripsy
- Urethroplasty
- Flexible ureteroscopy
- Uretheroplasty
- Transurethral resection of the bladder
- Transurethral microwave therapy (TUMT)
- Bladder removal
- Bladder removal with reconstruction
- Penile curvature correction (surgical treatment for Peyronie's disease)
- Medication therapy for urinary incontinence
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Qualifications
Dr. Alessandro Calarco is a urologist specializing in minimally invasive and endourological procedures at Ospedale San Carlo di Nancy. He is a Member of the European Board of Urology and holds an international oncology PhD. Dr. Calarco created an international patent for a device that improves surgery for large kidney stones.
Urological Specialization and Techniques
The specialist uses endourological methods to treat kidney stones and urological cancers. He performs percutaneous lithotripsy — a procedure to break up stones using a small incision in the back. The doctor also performs ureterorenoscopy with stone fragmentation. Additionally, he provides tumor ablation and reconstructive surgeries. He uses endoscopic techniques for prostate and bladder resections. His surgical practice includes penile prosthesis placement and female incontinence surgery.
Professional Achievements
Dr. Calarco holds a 2020 international patent for the “Flow Reducer for Percutaneous Nephrolithotripsy.” This device improves the safety and efficiency of surgery for large kidney stones. He has received multiple awards for the best video presentations at urological congresses. The doctor also developed clinical protocols for treating hormone-refractory prostate cancer.
Work Experience
- National Head of Urology – SPIGC (Italian Multidisciplinary Society of Young Surgeons) since 2015
- Scientific Committee Member – UROP (Italian Society of Private Hospital Urology) since 2015
- Reviewer – BMC scientific journal since 2013
- Board Member – Patients Committee of the Italian Society of Urology since 2022
- Senior Urologist – Ospedale San Carlo di Nancy, Rome
Education and Academic Background
- 2007 – Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore – MD in Medicine and Surgery, Rome
- 2013 – Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore – Specialty in Urology, Rome
- Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore – PhD in Oncological Urology, Rome
- Fellowship and Advanced Training – Institutions in Sweden and the UK
Research and Recognition
Dr. Calarco researches biomarkers for prostate cancer, specifically the role of exosomes. He serves as a clinical investigator for electronic questionnaires regarding benign prostatic hyperplasia. Furthermore, the doctor leads hands-on workshops on laparoscopic and endourological techniques for urology residents. He has published in medical journals on minimally invasive surgical techniques.
Memberships
- European Board of Urology (since 2013)
- Italian Society of Urology
- Italian Multidisciplinary Society of Young Surgeons (SPIGC)
- Italian Society of Private Hospital Urology (UROP)
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