Stella Gabriella Santalena

Dr. Stella Gabriella Santalena is a specialist in Rheumatology, working at the Orthopedic Rehabilitation Unit of Istituto Clinico San Siro.

She graduated with honors in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Milan in 1993 and also obtained her specialization in Rheumatology with honors in 1997.

From 1992 to 1998, she worked in the Rheumatology Unit, specifically in the "Section for Local and Systemic Therapy of Chronic Inflammatory Rheumatism" at Istituto Ortopedico G. Pini. Following that, she served at the Division of Medicine and Rheumatology Service at Ospedale S. Anna in Como from 1998 to 1999. From 1999 to 2012, Dr. Santalena held the position of Level I Medical Director, specializing in instrumental diagnostics, particularly capillaroscopy, at the Rheumatology Unit of Ospedale Luigi Sacco in Milan.

With over 25 years of clinical experience in the rheumatological, orthopedic, and physiotherapeutic fields, she has worked both in outpatient settings and inpatient care. She is also involved in capillaroscopic and densitometric diagnostics for the diagnosis and follow-up of conditions such as systemic connective tissue diseases and osteoporosis.

Currently, her practice focuses on inflammatory arthropathies (such as rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, and spondyloarthritis), degenerative arthropathies (like osteoarthritis), connective tissue diseases (such as Sjögren's syndrome, lupus erythematosus, scleroderma, and undifferentiated connective tissue disease), fibromyalgia, and osteoporosis.

Dr. Santalena has numerous publications and has contributed to the writing of specialized monographs. She is actively involved in national and international conferences, presenting posters and communications on her research.