Alessandro Durante
Biography
Dr. Alessandro Durante is the Head of the Cardiology Unit at Policlinico San Marco.
He graduated in Medicine and Surgery in 2008 from the Vita-Salute San Raffaele University in Milan and, in 2014, completed his specialization in Cardiovascular Diseases at the same institution.
Over the years, Dr. Durante has continued his education by attending advanced training courses in Italy, such as the Vascular Echocolordoppler course at the Centro Cardiologico Monzino, University of Milan, and abroad, including the European Vascular Genomic Network Summer School in Krakow, Poland.
During his specialization, he began his collaboration with IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, where he gained extensive experience in ward management, working in the Intensive Care and Semi-Intensive Coronary Units, Cardiology-Hemodynamics, and Cardiac Rehabilitation Units. He also expanded his expertise in invasive and non-invasive diagnostics, focusing primarily on performing coronary angiographies and coronary angioplasties as the primary operator, as well as sessions of percutaneous structural interventions.
His career then progressed through collaborations with hospitals in Como, initially as a resident and later as the Director of the Simple Departmental Hemodynamics Unit.
Over the years, he has honed his skills in performing coronary angiographies, complex coronary angioplasties with circulatory support systems, carotid and peripheral angioplasties. He also specializes in percutaneous treatment of congenital heart diseases, percutaneous valvular interventions, left atrial appendage closures, and the implantation of temporary and permanent pacemakers, as well as transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiograms.
In 2021, Dr. Durante began his collaboration with Policlinico San Marco, where he currently serves as the Head of the Cardiology Unit.
Throughout his career, he has participated in research internships at the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, Imperial College London, and at the Center of Excellence for Cardiovascular Biology, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University in Milan. Additionally, he has been involved in numerous clinical trials and national and international multicenter randomized studies.
He is a member of several societies:
- Italian Society of Invasive Cardiology (GISE)
- National Association of Hospital Cardiologists (ANMCO)
- European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI)
- European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging
- Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology
- Acute Cardiovascular Care Association (ACCA)
Dr. Durante serves on the advisory board of several multinational companies in the healthcare field and is an interventional cardiologist consultant for U.S. companies involved in the development, production, and sale of biomedical devices.
He has taught numerous courses at the Vita-Salute San Raffaele University in Milan and is an academic editor for the scientific journal Medicine and a reviewer for several scientific journals (Medicine, BMJ Case Reports, Angiology, Cardiology, Journal of Diabetes and Endocrinology, International Journal of Cardiology, Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy, European Journal of Clinical Investigation, and Nutrition Reviews).
He is the author and co-author of numerous scientific articles published in national and international journals and has participated in many national and international courses and conferences, also as a speaker.