FACULTY
To the 17th Pisa International Diabetic Foot Course 2026
Scientific responsibility
The faculty consists of international experts and local specialists to ensure high quality in both the theoretical and practical sessions of the courses.
Alberto Piaggesi, MD, Professor, Diabetologist (CV)
Director of the Diabetic Foot Section of the Pisa University Hospital
Dept of Endocrinology and Metabolism
University of Pisa
Pisa, Italy
International faculty
The speakers for the 17th International Pisa Diabetic Foot Course are yet to be confirmed. Please see below a list of the faculty members for the 2025 course
Nina Petrova, United Kingdom
King’s College Hospital, London
José Luis Lázaro-Martínez, Spain
Diabetic Foot Unit, University Podiatry Clinic College of Medicine Complutense University of Madrid
Vilma Urbancic-Rovan, Slovenia
MD, PhD specialist in internal medicin
University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Zaloska
Prashanth Vas, United Kingdom
King’s College Hospital and Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospitals
Caroline McIntosh, Ireland
University of Galway
Eric Senneville, France
Centre hospitalier Gustave Dron
Joeseph Mills, USA
Division of Vascular Surgery & Endovascular Therapy Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
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National faculty (Italy)
Alberto Piaggesi, Course organiser
Director of the Diabetic Foot Section of the Pisa University Hospital
Dept of Endocrinology and Metabolism University of Pisa
Giacomo Aringhieri
MD, Radiologist, Research Assistant
Pisa University Hospital
Roberto Ferraresi (CV)
Head of the Peripheral Intervention Unit and Scientific Director of the Diabetic Foot Center at the San Carlo Clinic in Paderno Dugnano, Milan, Italy
Laura Crocetti
MD, PhD, EBIR, FCIRSE
Associate Professor of Radiology
Director of the Master in Interventional Radiology
Letizia Pieruzzi
Diabetic Foot Section
Pisa University Hospital
Daniele Adami
MD, Unit of Vascular Surgery
CardioThoracoVascular Department, Pisa University Hospital
Vinicio Napoli
Vascular and Interventional Radiology Hospital and Pisa University Hospital
Luca Dalla Paola
Prof., MD, Surgeon
Specialist in Endocrinology, Metabolic Diseases and Diabetology
Expert in medical and surgical treatment of Diabetic Foot
Francesco Giangreco
Pisa University Hospital
Chiara Goretti
Consultant at Diabetic Foot Unit, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Pisa University Hospital
Elisabetta Iacopi
Diabetologist, Endocrinologist, Diabetic Foot Care Specialist
Diabetic Foot Section, Pisa University Hospital
Nicola Riitano
Pisa University Hospital
Elisa Leporati
Pisa University Hospital
Lorenza Abbruzzese
Pisa University Hospital
Claudia Giacomozzi
Instituto Superiore di Sanità, ISS – Department of Technology and Health
Manuela Pogliaghi
Infettivologa – U.O. Malattie Infettive AOUP
Laura Ambrosini Nobili
Diabetic Foot clinic, Pisa University Hospital
Elisa Amato
Pisa University Hospital
Antonio Cicorelli
MD, Department of Interventional Radiology, Pisa University Hospital
Carlo Tascini
Head of Infectious Diseases Clinic Udine University Hospital, Italy
Ilaria Ambrosini
Diabetic Foot Section, Pisa University Hospital
A. Ucci
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Valentina Dini
Department of Dermatology, Pisa University Hospital
Gianvito Candita
Pisa University Hospital