Professor Antonino Spinelli is the Director of the Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery at Humanitas Research Hospital.
The Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery is one of the most important centres for colorectal disease, especially for procedures of sphincter preservation for rectal tumours, but also for chronic inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn disease, ulcerative rectal colitis…) and the surgical treatment of diverticular pathologies.
Professor Spinelli carries out a constant research on minimally invasive surgeries, including the single-port surgery, mini-laparoscopy, low-impact surgery and trans-anal techniques (TATME, TAMIS, TTSS). Furthermore, the advanced postoperative recovering is another area of his interest.
He graduated as MD in 2001 at University of Milano. During his education, he won several scholarships: he trained ad University of Berlin Charitè for two years at the Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery. Also, he obtained his PhD on Surgical Phsyiopathology with a dissertation on enhanced recovery for laparoscopic colorectal surgery in 2011.
Current Teaching Activity: he is Full Professor of Surgery at Humanitas University.
Also, Professor Spinelli is general Secretary of the European Society of Coloproctology (ESCP) and Board Member of the Guidelines Committee (GulCom) of the European Crohn Disease and Colitis Organization (ECCO). He is Fellow of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery (FASCRS), Honorary Fellow of the Czech Society of Surgery (CSS) and Honorary Member of the Brazilian College of Digestive Surgery (CBCD).
He is a member of the International Organization for the study of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IOIBD) and several other national and international scientific societies.
In addition, Professor Spinelli serves as Associate Editor for Colorectal Disease (Journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain & Ireland, Royal College of Surgeons of England, of the European Society of Coloproctology and of the Spanish Society of Coloproctology – Asociación Española de Coloproctología), Diseases of the Colon and Rectum (official journal of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons), Journal of the Anus, Rectum and Colon (official journal of the Japan Society of Coloproctology).
He is Editorial Board Member of the Journal of Crohn’s Colitis (official journal of the European Crohn’s Colitis Organization), Advisory Board of Coloproctology (official journal of the German Society for Coloproctology – Deutsche Gesellschaft für Koloproktologie) and Editorial Board Member of Updates in Surgery (official journal of the Italian Society of Surgery – Società Italiana di Chirurgia).
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Professor Antonino Spinelli is the Director of the Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery at Humanitas Research Hospital.
The Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery is one of the most important centres for colorectal disease, especially for procedures of sphincter preservation for rectal tumours, but also for chronic inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn disease, ulcerative rectal colitis…) and the surgical treatment of diverticular pathologies.
Professor Spinelli carries out a constant research on minimally invasive surgeries, including the single-port surgery, mini-laparoscopy, low-impact surgery and trans-anal techniques (TATME, TAMIS, TTSS). Furthermore, the advanced postoperative recovering is another area of his interest.
He graduated as MD in 2001 at University of Milano. During his education, he won several scholarships: he trained ad University of Berlin Charitè for two years at the Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery. Also, he obtained his PhD on Surgical Phsyiopathology with a dissertation on enhanced recovery for laparoscopic colorectal surgery in 2011.
Current Teaching Activity: he is Full Professor of Surgery at Humanitas University.
Also, Professor Spinelli is general Secretary of the European Society of Coloproctology (ESCP) and Board Member of the Guidelines Committee (GulCom) of the European Crohn Disease and Colitis Organization (ECCO). He is Fellow of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery (FASCRS), Honorary Fellow of the Czech Society of Surgery (CSS) and Honorary Member of the Brazilian College of Digestive Surgery (CBCD).
He is a member of the International Organization for the study of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IOIBD) and several other national and international scientific societies.
In addition, Professor Spinelli serves as Associate Editor for Colorectal Disease (Journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain & Ireland, Royal College of Surgeons of England, of the European Society of Coloproctology and of the Spanish Society of Coloproctology – Asociación Española de Coloproctología), Diseases of the Colon and Rectum (official journal of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons), Journal of the Anus, Rectum and Colon (official journal of the Japan Society of Coloproctology).
He is Editorial Board Member of the Journal of Crohn’s Colitis (official journal of the European Crohn’s Colitis Organization), Advisory Board of Coloproctology (official journal of the German Society for Coloproctology – Deutsche Gesellschaft für Koloproktologie) and Editorial Board Member of Updates in Surgery (official journal of the Italian Society of Surgery – Società Italiana di Chirurgia).
Position Title Place of Duty Year
Medical Practitioner
Çerkeş Health Clinic (Compulsory Service)
1993
Residency Education
Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital
1994-1998
Clinical Observer Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Now York City, New York, U.S.A. November 1997 – January 1998
Clinical Observer and Trainee Ear Microsurgery and Temporal Bone Dissection, House Ear Institute, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
January 1998
Otorhinolaryngologist
Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital
1998-2001
Visiting Fellow
Department of Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. May 1999- August 1999
Chief Resident in Otorhinolaryngology
Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital
2001-..
Title of Associate Professor Department of Otorhinnolaryngology, School of Medicine, Dokuz Eylül University 2004-
Position Title Place of Duty Year
Medical Practitioner
Çerkeş Health Clinic (Compulsory Service)
1993
Residency Education
Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital
1994-1998
Clinical Observer Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Now York City, New York, U.S.A. November 1997 – January 1998
Clinical Observer and Trainee Ear Microsurgery and Temporal Bone Dissection, House Ear Institute, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
January 1998
Otorhinolaryngologist
Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital
1998-2001
Visiting Fellow
Department of Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. May 1999- August 1999
Chief Resident in Otorhinolaryngology
Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital
2001-..
Title of Associate Professor Department of Otorhinnolaryngology, School of Medicine, Dokuz Eylül University 2004-
Dr. Schlemmer is a qualified Otorhinolaryngologist with 14 years of experience in the field. He is an honorary lecturer in the Department of ENT at UKZN and has a special interest in Otology and Neurotology, as well as Lateral Skull Base and Head and Neck surgery. He has expertise in various ENT procedures such as stapedotomy, endoscopic sinus surgery, and cochlear implantation.
Read moreDr. Schlemmer is a qualified Otorhinolaryngologist with 14 years of experience in the field. He is an honorary lecturer in the Department of ENT at UKZN and has a special interest in Otology and Neurotology, as well as Lateral Skull Base and Head and Neck surgery. He has expertise in various ENT procedures such as stapedotomy, endoscopic sinus surgery, and cochlear implantation.