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Best Scoliosis orthopedists in Italy: TOP 8 doctors

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Francesco Lolli
Orthopedic spine surgeon
21 years of experience
Italy, Bologna
Maria Cecilia Hospital

Francesco Lolli

Orthopedic spine surgeon
21 years of experience

Dr. Lolli is a highly accomplished orthopedic surgeon specializing in spine surgery, with over two decades of expertise in treating complex spinal conditions. Graduating with top honors in Medicine and Surgery from the prestigious University of Bologna in 2004, he further honed his skills by specializing in Orthopedics and Traumatology.

Currently, Dr. Lolli is a key member of the Neurosurgery and Spine Surgery Department at the renowned Maria Cecilia Hospital, where he focuses on advanced treatments for spinal deformities in both teenagers and adults. His extensive background includes over a decade of work at the world-renowned Rizzoli Orthopedic Institute, one of Europe’s top orthopedic centers, where he was a spine surgery specialist from 2003 to 2015.

Dr. Lolli’s surgical expertise is reflected in the more than 3.000 spine surgeries he has performed, particularly in correcting vertebral deformities such as scoliosis and kyphosis. His proficiency spans treating both congenital and neuromuscular scoliosis in children and adolescents, using state-of-the-art techniques like growing rods and VEPTR for early onset scoliosis. He is also highly skilled in advanced vertebral resection techniques, including Smith Petersen, Ponte, and pedicle subtraction osteotomies.

In addition to pediatric spine deformities, Dr. Lolli has vast experience addressing degenerative spine conditions, such as herniated discs, spondylolisthesis, and spinal stenosis, using both traditional and cutting-edge non-fusion techniques.

An active member of the AO Spine association, Dr. Lolli contributes to global education and research in spine care. His academic contributions are extensive, with over 30 publications in leading medical journals (Spine, European Spine Journal, The Spine Journal) and more than 100 reports presented at national and international conferences. He has also been a keynote speaker at numerous prestigious events, including the Global Spine Congress and the Bologna Spine Meeting.

Dr. Lolli’s dedication to advancing spine surgery and improving patient outcomes has made him a respected figure in the field, both in Italy and internationally.

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Alessio Lovi
Orthopedist
20 years of experience
5.0
14 reviews
Italy, Milan
IRCCS OSPEDALE GALEAZZI - SANT'AMBROGIO

Alessio Lovi

Orthopedist
20 years of experience
Dr. Alessio Lovi is a specialist in orthopedics, traumatology, and spine surgery, with a focus on both adult and pediatric patients. He is known for his expertise in various operations like vertebral plastic, conservative treatment of scoliosis, surgical treatment of scoliosis, kyphoplasty, anterior cervical discectomy, and endoscopic discectomy. He is an active member of several medical societies and has significantly contributed to the field with his research work, having authored numerous publications in national and international scientific journals.Read more
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Raul Zini
Orthopedist
45 years of experience
Italy, Bologna
Maria Cecilia Hospital

Raul Zini

Orthopedist
45 years of experience

Since 2007 he has been Coordinator of the Operative Unit of Orthopedics and Traumatology at Maria Cecilia Hospital and Scientific Supervisor of the Orthopedic Area of GVM Care & Research, where every year more than 1,200 cases are treated by his team of orthopedists.

He operates in the field of diagnosis and therapeutic treatment of degenerative diseases and traumatic diseases of the knee, hip, shoulder, ankle, foot, hand, spine; in the arthroscopic treatment of the wrist, hip, knee and shoulder and in major prosthetic surgery for the knee, hip, shoulder, as well as in orthopedic and physiatric rehabilitation. In particular, he specializes in the treatment of the following pathologies: femoro-acetabular impingement, pubalgia, chondropathy, Perthes disease, synovitis and the snapping hip syndrome. Author of 7 monographs of over 100 publications in national scientific journals. Among the most recent publications: "Thirty years of Arthroscopy in Italy" 2011 Argalia Publishing and "Groin Pain Syndrome" 2017 Publishing Springer-Verlag. He is the author of over 200 reports on Hip, Knee, Ankle, Shoulder Prosthetics, Hip, Ankle, Knee, Elbow, Wrist, Shoulder Arthroscopy, BioTechnology, Sports Traumatology. He was awarded twice with the Bellando-Randone Prize of the Italian Society of Orthopedics and Traumatologists (SIOT) for the best monograph of the year 1983 with the book "Radiculography Lombare - Text Atlas", Editrice Roma; and for the best monograph of the 1997 with the volume "Arthroscopy of the ankle - Practical manual of surgical technique" Editrice Fortuna.

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Vincenzo De Santis
Orthopedist
24 years of experience
Italy, Rome
Mater Oblia Hospital

Vincenzo De Santis

Orthopedist
24 years of experience

Dr. X is the Director of the Mater Olbia Hospital Orthopedics and Traumatology Complex Operational Unit. He has a degree in Medicine and Surgery from the School of Medicine, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy, and a PhD in Experimental methodologies and technological applications in Angiology, Vascular Surgery and Orthopedics. He has experience in hip and knee prosthetic surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopic surgery of the knee, computer assisted and robotic surgery. He has done over 5500 surgical procedures and has held teaching positions since 2009.

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