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Biography

Dott. Angelo Bianchetti is the Head of the Medical Rehabilitation Department at the Istituto Clinico Sant'Anna in Brescia and serves as an Adjunct Professor for the School of Specialization in Geriatrics and Gerontology at the University of Brescia.

After earning his degree in Medicine and Surgery, Dr. Bianchetti specialized in Gerontology and Geriatrics at the University of Parma in 1987, followed by a specialization in Neurology at the University of Verona in 1991. His expertise encompasses Geriatrics, with a particular focus on Alzheimer’s disease, General Medicine, Functional Recovery and Rehabilitation, Physical Medicine, and Physiokinesitherapy.

Dr. Bianchetti is involved in managing the departments of Medicine and Rehabilitation, rehabilitation and pulmonary day hospitals, broncho-pneumology services, physical medicine, and the Alzheimer’s Evaluation Unit. He also conducts non-invasive vascular diagnostic exams using Doppler ultrasound equipment.

As a Coordinator, he leads a multicenter comparative study on Aripiprazole versus Placebo for treating psychotic symptoms in Alzheimer's patients, sponsored by Bristol Myers Squibb. In 2002, he was responsible for a Ministry of Health-funded research project focused on developing indicators of clinically significant cerebrovascular damage using structural MRI. He also led a study titled “Quality of Life in Alzheimer’s Patients,” conducted by the Geriatric Research Group of Brescia in 2009.

His research contributions are documented in a substantial bibliography, including monographs and scientific articles published in national and international journals. His work predominantly addresses dementia and depression. Since 1999, he has been an Associate Editor of the journal Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders, and he serves on the editorial boards of the Open Geriatric Medicine Journal and the International Journal of Psychology and Neuroscience.

Dr. Bianchetti provides consultancy services to various study centers across Italy. In Brescia, he is both a Council Member and the Coordinator of the Biomedical Commission of the Medical Association. He is a member of prestigious international expert groups, including the Gerontological Society of America, the Italian Association of Psychogeriatrics, and the Italian Society of Geriatrics and Gerontology.

Education

University of Verona
Specialization in Neurology - 1991

University of Parma
Specialization in Gerontology and Geriatrics - 1987

University of Brescia
Degree in Medicine and Surgery - 1983

Publications

Latest publications

Timely Detection of Mild Cognitive Impairment in Italy: An Expert Opinion

J Alzheimers Dis. 2019 Apr 3. doi: 10.3233/JAD-181253. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 30958367

Bianchetti A., Ferrara N., Padovani A., Scarpini E., Trabucchi M., Maggi S.

MCI Working Group. The instruments used by the Italian centres for cognitive disorders and dementia to diagnose mild cognitive impairment (MCI)

Aging Clin Exp Res. 2019 Jan;31(1):101-107.

Limongi F., Noale M., Bianchetti A., Ferrara N., Padovani A., Scarpini E., Trabucchi M., Maggi S.;

Italian Study Group on Delirium (ISGoD). Delirium, dementia and in-hospital mortality: the results from the Italian Delirium Day 2016, a national multicenter study

J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2018 doi: 10.1093/gerona/gly154.

Morandi A., Di Santo SG., Zambon A., Mazzone A., Cherubini A., Mossello E., Bo M., Marengoni A., Bianchetti A., Cappa S., Fimognari F., Antonelli Incalzi R., Gareri P., Perticone F., Campanini M., Penco I., Montorsi M, Di Bari M., Trabucchi M., Bellelli G.

Italian Study Group on Delirium. Recognition of Delirium Features in Clinical Practice: Data from the ""Delirium Day 2015"" National Survey.

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2018 Feb;66(2):302-308

Mossello E., Tesi F., Di Santo SG., Mazzone A., Torrini M, Cherubini A., Bo M., Musicco M., Bianchetti A., Ferrari A., Ferrara N., Trabucchi M., Morandi A., Bellelli G.;

Clinical Features Associated with Delirium Motor Subtypes in Older Inpatients: Results of a Multicenter Study.

Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2017 May 4

Morandi A., Di Santo SG., Cherubini A., Mossello E., Meagher D., Mazzone A., Bianchetti A., Ferrara N., Ferrari A., Musicco M., Trabucchi M., Bellelli G.; ISGoD Group.

Association of brain amyloidosis with pro-inflammatory gut bacterial taxa and peripheral inflammation markers in cognitively impaired elderly

Neurobiol Aging. 2017 Jan;49:60-68.

Cattaneo A., Cattane N., Galluzzi S., Provasi S., Lopizzo N., Festari C., Ferrari C., Guerra UP., Paghera B., Muscio C., Bianchetti A., Padovani A., Boccardi M., Frisoni GB et al; INDIA-FBP Group.

Assessment of the Incremental Diagnostic Value of Florbetapir F 18 Imaging in Patients With Cognitive Impairment: The Incremental Diagnostic Value of Amyloid PET With [18F]-Florbetapir (INDIA-FBP) Study

JAMA Neurol. 2016 Dec 1;73(12):1417-1424

Boccardi M, Altomare D, Ferrari C, Festari C, Guerra UP, Paghera B, Pizzocaro C, Lussignoli G, Geroldi C, Zanetti O, Cotelli MS, Turla M, Borroni B, Rozzini L, Mirabile D, Defanti C, Gennuso M, Prelle A, Gentile S, Morandi A, Vollaro S, Volta GD, Bianchetti A, Padovani A, Frisoni GB.

Delirium Day": a nationwide point prevalence study of delirium in older hospitalized patients using an easy standardized diagnostic tool

BMC Med. 2016 Jul 18;14:106.

Bellelli G., Morandi A., Di Santo SG., Mazzone A., Cherubini A., Mossello E., Bo M., Bianchetti A., Rozzini R., Zanetti E., Musicco M., Ferrari A., Ferrara N., Trabucchi M.;

Quality of life in patients with mild dementia. Validation of the Italian version of the quality of life Alzheimer’s disease (QoL-AD) Scale.

Journal of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 2017; 65:137-14

Bianchetti A., Cornali C., Ranieri P., Trabucchi M.

Cognitive reserve in granulin-related frontotemporal dementia: from preclinical to clinical stages

PLoS One. 2013;8(9):e74762. 2.76

Premi E., Gazzina S., Bozzali M., Archetti S., Alberici A., Cercignani M., Bianchetti A., Gasparotti R., Turla M., Caltagirone C., Padovani A., Borroni B.