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Dr. Roberto Franco Carlo Mella

Medical Group Coordinator & Physician at Satori Recovery

Dr. Roberto Mella brings over 20 years of diverse and extensive medical experience to Satori Recovery. Born in Brussels and multilingual in English, German, Spanish, Italian, and French, he is a seasoned medical professional with a truly global perspective. His career spans military and civilian medicine, from serving as a naval doctor for the German Navy to practicing as an anesthesiologist and emergency response physician in leading medical institutions across Europe.

Dr. Mella’s expertise is complemented by his entrepreneurial ventures, including founding medical service and consulting enterprises such as the German Dream Team. His specialized training includes anesthesiology, hyperbaric and diving medicine, osteopathy, and medical quality management. His passion for holistic care makes him an exceptional guide for Satori’s mission to provide transformative recovery experiences.

In addition to his professional accomplishments, Dr. Mella's personal journey reflects a deep commitment to growth and learning. As a mentor, teacher, and advocate for lifelong education, he combines clinical expertise with empathetic leadership, embodying the values of excellence and compassion central to Satori Recovery.

He was born in 1977 in Edirne/Keşan. He graduated from Kuleli Military High School in 1995 and GATA Faculty of Medicine in 2001. He worked as a general practitioner in Kütahya between 2001-2004. He completed his psychiatry specialty training at GATA Haydarpaşa Training Hospital between 2004-2008. He worked as a psychiatry specialist at Gümüşsuyu Military Hospital Balmumcu Dispensary between 2008 and 2012 and at Diyarbakır Military Hospital between 2012 and 2013. In 2013, he voluntarily left his duty in TAF and started working at Neuropsychiatry Istanbul Hospital.

He did his thesis on "The Relationship between Temperament and Character Traits and Decision Making Processes in Patients with Antisocial Personality Disorder". She completed her training in 'Cognitive Behavioral Therapy', 'Hypnotherapy' and 'Sexual Dysfunctions'. She is interested in mood disorders, addiction, sexual dysfunctions and cognitive behavioral therapies.

WORK EXPERIENCE AT MENTAL REHABILITATION CENTRE

HEAD PHYSICIAN OF PREMIUM CARE SECTION – March 2024-present

HIGHEST LEVEL OF EDUCATION ATTAINED

First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague – M.D., General Medicine, 2009

Study program at the Faculty of Medicine, Munich – 1-year program

POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION

Ph.D. student in Medical Psychology and Psychopathology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague

Training in Systemic Psychotherapy (Art of Therapy)

Training in Psychoanalytic Family and Couples Therapy (IPPART)

PROFESSIONAL FOCUS

Combining pharmacotherapy with psychotherapy

Family and relational dynamics

Systemic, solution-oriented approaches

• Insight into mental disorders

• Specializes in opioid addiction treatment using levomethadone therapy.
• International collaboration in Italy for opioid addiction research.
• President of the Italian Scientific Society for the Study of Pathological Addictions (SITD).
• Expert in clinical supervision and organizational management in addiction treatment.
• Conducted research on levomethadone's safety and effectiveness in reducing opioid use.

A doctor with many years of successful experience, medical director of the clinic "IMPULS" , narcologist, psychiatrist. Specializes in the treatment of drug addiction and alcoholism, including coding and stitching from alcoholism and drugs. Also deals with the treatment of psychiatric disorders.

Organizes the treatment process, manages and monitors patients with mental disorders, chemical, drug, alcohol and other addictions. Provides comprehensive treatment and support at all stages of therapy, from diagnostics to rehabilitation, with an individual approach to each patient.

WORK EXPERIENCE AT MENTAL REHABILITATION CENTRE

SEXUOLOG AND PSYCHIATRIST - 2023 - present

HIGHEST LEVEL OF EDUCATION ATTAINED

First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague

PROFESSIONAL FOCUS

Development and implementation of the Psychiatric Care Reform Strategy

Clinical practice in psychiatry and sexology

Organizational and strategic planning in psychiatric care

PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP

Chairman of the Psychiatric Society of the Czech Medical Association of Jan Evangelista Purkyně (ČLS JEP) – 2013-2016

• Specializes in addiction treatment using patented techniques that have been developed over a decade.
• Has practiced in Ukraine and Serbia, improving international treatment methods.
• Licensed to practice in Ukraine, the Russian Federation, and Serbia.
• Authored over 100 articles, greatly contributing to knowledge in addiction treatment.
• Holds five medical patents related to innovations in addiction treatment.