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University of Florence (Florence, Italy)

Affiliate Center Director: Sergio Castellani, MD

The clinical and experimental angiology unit - Dipartimento dell'Area Critica Medico Chirurgica, University of Florence - is chaired by Prof. Sergio Castellani, Associate Professor in Cardiovascular Diseases (Angiology). The medical staff also includes three residents attending the post-graduate course in Internal Medicine.

Upcoming Congress Activity:

ECOGRAFIA VASCOLARE IN EMERGENZA      (ULTRASOUND TECHNIQUES IN VASCULAR EMERGENCIES)

8° corso di perfezionamento in diagnostica vascolare con ultrasuoni
Florence, June 7-10,  2011

Aula Magna (303) Centro Didattico Morgagni, V.le Morgagni 40, 50134 Firenze
Course Director:  Sergio Castellani  - Unità Funzionale di Angiologia Clinica e Sperimentale

Florence  University  of  Medicine

36 CME credits by the italian health Ministery

Info: e-mail:  scaste.sergio@gmail.com; tel. +39/055 7947413

Florence  University  Weblink  (registration form etc.):    http://www.med.unifi.it/CMpro-v-p-485.html

Registrations (mon-wed-fri  9.00am-1.00pm)    Tel :  +39 055.4598772 – 4598031 - 4598779

Fax:  +39 055. 7946699;   segr-perfez@polobiotec.unifi.it

Settore Post Laurea - Polo Biomedico e Tecnologico ( NIC)  Didattica     Padiglione 3  piano I (stanza 124/125) Largo Brambilla, 3      50134 Firenze

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PAST Congress Activity:

ECOGRAFIA VASCOLARE IN EMERGENZIA(ULTRASOUND TECHNIQUES IN VASCULAR EMERGENCIES)
7° Corso di perfezionamento in diagnostica vascolare con ultrasuoni
7-10 Giugno 2010 Aula Magna Facolta' di Medicina e Chirurgia
Universita' di Firenze

ECOGRAFIA VASCOLARE IN EMERGENZIA(ULTRASOUND TECHNIQUES IN VASCULAR EMERGENCIES)
6° Corso di perfezionamento in diagnostica vascolare con ultrasuoni
9-12 Giugno 2009 Aula Magna Facolta' di Medicina e Chirurgia
Universita' di Firenze

ICTUS NEL MONDO REALE (STROKE IN THE REAL WORLD)
XVII SINV  CONGRESS  MONTECATINI TERME  Dec 11 to 13, 2008.
Meeting Organizer: SERGIO CASTELLANI, Florence University of Medicine


post-graduate course
ULTRASOUND TECHNIQUES IN VASCULAR EMERGENCIES
5° Corso di Perfezionamento in Ecografia Vascolare in Emergenza
9-12 Giugno 2008 Aula Magna Facolta' di Medicina e Chirurgia
Universita' di Firenze
Course Director Sergio Castellani


Educational Programming Opportunities:

The Angiology Unit is actively involved in the organization, coordination and promotion of "Vast Area" specialized activities in angiology and in the field of vascular imaging diagnostic techniques, in adherence with the Tuscany regional health care program.

The laboratory for vascular ultrasound investigations is situated within the area of the Institute of Clinica Medica Generale e Cardiologia and is part of a multidisciplinary unit that includes angiology as well as cardiology (transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography, exercise stress echo procedures, and echo dobutamine tests) and internal medicine (abdominal echo procedures, thyroids etc.). This multidisciplinary unit has performed some 40,000 ultrasound investigations in the last 5 years using sophisticated ultrasound technology (ATL 300 HDI and ATL 5000 HDI; Acuson Sequoia 512, Multidop x 4 DWL, Sonos 5500).

The angiology laboratory carries on the whole set of non-invasive diagnostic investigations of different vascular beds for both in- and outpatients requirements: the Duplex examination of supraaortic vessels; the evaluation of intracranial hemodynamics and the search of embolic signals in the middle cerebral arteries through transcranial doppler; the screening of nephrovascular disease in hypertensive patients; diagnosis and follow-up evaluation of patients with aneurisms of abdominal aorta; the screening of carotid artery disease and obstructive peripheral vascular disease in patients affected by coronary heart disease; diagnosis and follow-up evaluations of patients with PAVD. The scanning of lower limbs for deep vein thrombosis.

The formation activity in clinical angiology and in the field of vascular Doppler ultrasound examination is carried on within the integrated course of cardiovascular diseases for the students of the University of Medicine and through a three year post-graduate course in angiology chaired by Professor Sergio Castellani. The formation activity consists also in organizing national training courses for the permanent formation of physicians, specialists in angiology, internal medicine, cardiology and neurology.

Contact Information:

Sergio Castellani, MD
Associate Professor in Cardiovascular Diseases (Angiology)
Unita' funzionale di Angiologia Clinica e Sperimentale
Dipartimento dell'Area Critica Medico Chirurgica
Istituto di Clinica Medica Generale e Cardiologia
Universita' di Firenze
Viale Morgagni 85
50134 Florence
Phone (39) 554277679 or (39)55 4277814
Fax (39) 55 4277608
E-Mail: sergio.castellani@unifi.it